Grant: Planning Grants - Priority Announcement: Infection and Immunity

Health Services/Population Health Research The North American Housing and HIV/AIDS Research Summit is an innovative annual event for showcasing CIHR funded research in the field of HIV housing and health in Canada. The Summit will provide a forum for policy makers, researchers service providers, community members and people with HIV to discuss issues related to HIV, housing and health and inform health housing policy. In particular, the Summit will promote evidence based practice to address challenges, inform the development of the first coordinated national housing strategy, share and synthesize research to support and expand public investment in housing as HIV prevention and care. It will also expand our understanding of housing need among populations disproportionately impacted by HIV such as Aboriginal and ethno-racial communities in Canada, people re-entering the community from prison or jail, military veterans, and victims of violence and other forms of trauma. The Summit aligns with two of CIHR's HIV/AIDS Research Initiative priorities: (1) Health Services/Population Health Research and (2) Community Based Research General by providing a forum for community-academic partners to present findings on housing, HIV related issues and social determinants of health with an emphasis on specific populations disproportionately affected by HIV to stakeholders. The OHTN will enhance its capacity for effective KTE by involving stakeholders in the planning of the event and developing and disseminating policy papers, toolkits, digital briefing books and journal articles to share research findings before, during and after the event via documents and presentations promoted and posted on the Summit website. For every dollar CIHR invests, Summit organizers plan to raise eight dollars in additional funding. CIHR funds will be used to support scholarships for people living with HIV, students, community members and service providers in Canada to attend the event.