At a Glance: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Departmental Evaluation Plan 2024-24 to 2028-29

Table 1: 2023-24 Achievements and 2024-25 Activities

2023-24 DEP Achievements Projects (Lead)
Completed 1. Evaluation of the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (CIHR)
2. Evaluation of CIHR's Operating Support Program (CIHR)
3. Evaluation Framework for the Centre for Research on Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies (CIHR)
4. The Talent Evaluation: An Evaluation of the Tri-Agencies' Support for Research Training and Talent Development (NSERC)
5. Horizontal Evaluation of the Canadian Drug and Safety Strategy (Health Canada)
6. Independent Evaluation of the Canada Gairdner Awards (The Evidence Network and Gairdner Foundation)
2024-25 DEP Activities Projects (Lead)
Ongoing 1. Evaluation of the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program (CIHR)
2. Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Resistance Research Initiative (CIHR)
3. Evaluation of CIHR's HIV/AIDS and STBBI Research Initiative (CIHR)
4. Assessment of CIHR's COVID-19 Research Investments (CIHR)
5. Evaluation of the Clinical Trials Fund (CIHR)
6. Evaluation of the New Frontiers in Research Fund (SSHRC)
7. Evaluation of the Canadian Excellence Research Chairs (SSHRC)
8. Canada First Research Excellence Fund Evaluation (SSHRC)
9. Evaluation of the College and Community Innovation Program (NSERC)
Planned 10. Evaluation of the Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research Program (CIHR)
11. Evaluation of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (CIHR)
12. Evaluation of the Centre for Research on Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies (CIHR)

Table 2. Evaluation Coverage of Program Spending 2024-25 to 2028-29

Program (2024-25 Program Spending)Footnote 1 Planned and Ongoing Evaluations for the next 5 years Fiscal Year of Approval 2024–25 Evaluation Coverage 2024-25 Program CoverageFootnote 3

Investigator-Initiated Research: $870,843,213

G&A: $832,405,352

Operating: $38,437,861

1. Canadian Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) 2025-26 $13,609,779 $864,773,101
(99.3%)
2. Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) Evaluation 2025-26 $60,504,963
3. Canada Research Chairs Program (CRCP) Evaluation 2027-28 $125,269,324
4. Evaluation of Project Grant Program (PGP) Evaluation 2028-29 $665,389,034

Training and Career Support: $80,976,604

G&A: $73,267,587

Operating: $7,709,017

5. Evaluation of the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program 2024-25 $3,610,376 $80,976,604
(100%)
6. Evaluation of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships ProgramFootnote 2 2025-26 $9,228,564
7. Evaluation of CIHR Training and Career Support (TCS) ProgramFootnote 2 2027-28 $21,887,083
8. Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) ProgramFootnote 2 2027-28 $46,250,581

Research in Priority Areas: $417,741,236

G&A: $378,927,421

Operating: $38,813,482

9. Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Resistance Research Initiative (AMRI) 2024-25 $1,991,369 $382,326,469
(91.5%)
10. Evaluation of the CIHR HIV/AIDS and STBBI Research Initiative 2024-25 $23,945,665
11. Evaluation of the College and Community Innovation (CCI) Program 2024-25 $2,247,420
12. Evaluation of the Clinical Trials Fund 2024-25 $77,033,170
13. Evaluation of the Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) Program 2025-26 $2,765,791
14. Evaluation of Centre for Research on Pandemic Preparedness and Health EmergenciesFootnote 3 2025-26 $20,051,500
15. Review of Climate Change Health Research Initiative 2025-26 $1,372,725
16. Evaluation of the CIHR Institutes 2027-28 $161,094,277
17. Evaluation of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) 2026-27 $9,624,951
18. Evaluation of the Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment in Aging Initiative including CCNA 2026-27 $10,168,890
19. Evaluation of the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) 2028-29 $65,767,867
20. Evaluation of the Canadian Drugs and Substances (CDSS) Strategy 2028-29 $5,663,575
21. Evaluation of the Gairdner FoundationFootnote 2 2023-24 $719,106

Internal Services:

Internal Services are allocated to the Operating Budget for each Program/Initiative (see above)

22. Strategic Plan Implementation Review 2026-27 N/A N/A

Total Budget: $1,369,560,721

    $1,328,076,173 $1,328,076,173
(97.0%)
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