Grants


Name Description Grant amount Initiative
N95 Mask Decontamination (Algonquin College) CHEO research partnership to determine whether N95 masks, usually intended for single use, can be treated and safely used again.   $55,000 PPE Decontamination
Shielding Heroes (Sens Foundation) Produce and distribute 40,000+ PPE Face Shield Frames and 120,000 Face Shields to frontline workers in the Ottawa region for 12 weeks. $45,000 PPE Sourcing
Conquer COVID-19 (IDRF) Grassroots incubator facilitating access to priority products in short supply for Canadian healthcare communities. $1,000,000 PPE Sourcing
Fast Grants
Thistledown provided $5M to support fast funding to academic institutions for projects that could help with the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding helped support 23 awards to Canadian institutions. Grantees are listed at FastGrants.org
$5,000,000 Research