Results – Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA) Phase III

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and partners are pleased to share the funding decisions for the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA) Phase III Operations Centre and Research Teams.

Thank you to all funding partners involved in the CCNA:

CIHR Institutes of: Aging (CIHR IA), Circulatory and Respiratory Health (CIHR-ICRH), Gender and Health (CIHR-IGH), Indigenous Peoples Health (CIHR-IIPH), Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (CIHR-INMD), the CIHR Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment in Aging (BHCIA) Research Initiative, Canada's Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) and the Government of Canada (dedicated CCNA funding); and in partnership with the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), the Azrieli Foundation and its Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence (CCCE) and Brain Canada Foundation.

Howard Chertkow
NPI & Scientific Director
Natalie A Phillips
Associate Scientific Director

CCNA Operations Centre

The CCNA Operations Centre Funding Opportunity (directed grant) was launched, under the leadership of the CIHR Institute of Aging (CIHR-IA), to build on the accomplishments of CCNA Phase II for a national operations centre to provide leadership, and to strengthen and synergize innovative and collaborative Canadian research in neurodegenerative diseases, through dedicated infrastructure and support.

The CCNA Operations Centre, led by Dr. Howard Chertkow, Nominated Principal Investigator (NPI) and Scientific Director, and Dr. Natalie Phillips, Associate Scientific Director, was awarded $20.6M over 5 years with funding beginning April 2024. Learn more: CCNA Phase III.

CCNA Research Teams

The CCNA Research Teams Funding Opportunity was launched, under the leadership of the CIHR Institute of Aging (CIHR-IA), to support the diverse neurodegenerative disease research community to carry out research projects that align with the CCNA research themes of primary prevention, secondary prevention and treatment, and quality of life of people living with dementia and their care partners, in alignment with the National Dementia Strategy (NDS). The CCNA Research Teams will be formally associated with, and meaningfully linked to, the CCNA Operations Centre, and will be poised to support the fulfillment of CCNA's overall objectives.

With the support of funding partners, a total of 16 research teams across Canada, including two International Australia-Canada Indigenous Health Research collaborative teams, were funded for a total investment of more than $19.7M over 4 years beginning April 2025.

An overview of the funded recipients is detailed below. The full list of team members, including principal investigators, knowledge users and collaborators, will be detailed on CIHR's Funding Decision Database.

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General Pool (co-funded by the Government of Canada, BHCIA, IA, IGH, INMD and Brain Canada Foundation, and with SPOR Supplement) – Grantees

Australia-Canada Indigenous Health Research Pool (co-funded by IIPH and NHMRC, and with SPOR Supplement) – Grantees

Biomarkers Pool (funded by IA and with SPOR Supplement) – Grantee

Cardiovascular Disease and Age-Related Cognitive Changes Pool (funded by ICRH and with SPOR Supplement) – Grantee

Health Equity in Caregiving Pool (co-funded by the Azrieli Foundation, CCCE and Brain Canada Foundation, and with SPOR Supplement) – Grantees

Nutrition and Metabolic Health in Aging Pool (funded by INMD and with SPOR Supplement) – Grantee

Sex, Gender and Dementia in Black and/or Racialized Communities Pool (funded by IGH and with SPOR Supplement) – Grantee

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