Funding Opportunity: Collaboration Starter Grants


Purpose:

TRANSFORM HF is offering Collaboration Starter Grants (CSGs) to encourage and support collaborations between new partners – either within or outside the TRANSFORM HF network – on early-stage projects that advance our mission of advancing equitable access to heart failure care through digital innovation.

Three types of supports are available:

  • Grants up to $10K for proposal development meetings, collaborative project activities, patient or Knowledge Keeper compensation and facilitation. 
  • Grants up to $10K for scoping and preliminary project research and data collection.
  • Grants up to $10K for research proposal writing and editing. 

Funding will be reserved for at least one CSG that seeks to explore opportunities in alignment with TRANSFORM HF’s Horizon Principles: 

  • Wholistic Health: Solutions that see the whole person, not just the condition. 
  • Global Reach: Breakthroughs that benefit people everywhere – not just in our backyard. 

Value: 

Up to $10,000.

Duration: 

One year from April 2026-2027 

Eligibility:

Primary applicants must be investigators or trainees affiliated with the University of Toronto and/or the institutions within the Toronto Academic Health Science Network.

Application Deadline:

Feb 1, 2026 at 11:59PM EST

Submission:

Refer to the CSG Guidelines for more details and complete the online application form.