The Alberta Nations Information, Governance Centre

Purpose

The Indigenous Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (I-HeLTI) was developed as an extension to the HeLTI to support Indigenous-focused Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) cohorts in collaboration with First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. It consists of three components: 1. Development Grants; 2. Team Grants; and 3. Team Grant Cohort Research Study. In 2022, the Alberta and British Columbia teams were granted funds to establish one I-HeLTI Intervention Cohort Research Study, as well as an I-HeLTI Collaborating Centre to support the activities of the cohort research study. With additional funds now available, CIHR has decided to offer supplemental funding to these teams through directed grants. The total amount available is for two (2) grants of $408,333 each, over a period of four (4) years, with a funding start date of January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2029. This supplement is intended to: 1. Sustain and expand upon I-HeLTI community programs; 2. Deliver high-quality knowledge translation (KT) for family and community support programs; 3. Address needs for long term sustainability; and 4. Maintain data collection and engagements in First Nation communities.