Innovation Fund Provincial Oversight Committee
The Innovation Fund Provincial Oversight Committee (IFPOC) manages the Innovation Fund. IFPOC is chaired by Dr. Richard Weisel (University Health Network), and includes Dr. Davy Cheng, Vice-Chair (London Health Sciences Centre), Dr. Blake Woodside (OMA representative and Toronto General Hospital) / Dr. Tim Redmond (OMA representative and Former NOSM Chair), Dr. Victor Han (London Health Sciences Centre), Neeta Sarta (The Ontario Ministry of Health), Dr. Rachel Holden (Kingston General Hospital), Dr. Stephen Holzapfel (Women’s College Hospital), Dr. Rajin Mehta (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre), Dr. Roy Masters (The Ottawa Heart Institute), Dr. Paul Moayyedi (Hamilton Academic Health Sciences Organization), Andrea Proctor (The Ontario Ministry of Health), and Alan Karovitch (TOHAMO Governance Chair, Ottawa).
YEAR XVII (2024-2025) FRAMEWORK
Latest Framework Version
Download FrameworkThe Funding Request Form (G1) has two purposes:
a) To confirm that previously funded projects are on track and should receive their second year funds
b) To confirm that projects selected by the Governance Organization have been reviewed and approved by the relevant hospital and university.
A G1 is required annually from EACH Governance Organization, regardless of whether or not they are submitting new projects for funding.
NEW: The G1 has been split into two components and both are required for funding approval.
- G1 – Declaration is a high-level approval form for the funding requested (Adobe)
- G1 – Supplementary is a detailed by-project financial summary of projects being requested for funding (Excel)
Use of the G2 Form is intended for the purposes of substitution of either project leads or entire projects. It is only to be used when required.
Specific rules regarding how and when substitutions may occur can be found in the Framework.
PLEASE NOTE that no substitutions will be permitted:
a) If no “contingency” projects have been previously reviewed by IFPOC
b) If any Innovation Fund money has already been spent
Policy Confirmation Form G3 confirms a Governance Organization’s: selection process, conflict of interest guidelines, definition of innovation (if different or more specific than those of IFPOC), and health care priorities (if you have any for Innovation Fund).
Download Form G3A new form (G4) is being implemented, to facilitate requests for Leave (maternity, paternity, medical, family medical) and COVID-19 related extensions. The G4 aims to standardize the information being requested of Project Leads and their Governance Organizations. We hope this will reduce the number of questions, speed up the process and make it more transparent.
Download Form G4Deadlines vary and are dependent on local Governance Organization rules. Please contact your local Governance Organization for details.
| AMOSO (Academic Medical Organization of Southwestern Ontario) | Patricia Telfer or AMOSO Team | patricia.telfer@lhsc.on.ca or amoso@lhsc.on.ca |
| Baycrest (Baycrest Medical Services AFP Association) | Lora Tachjian | ltachjian@baycrest.org |
| Bruyere (Bruyere Academic Medical Organization) | Jo-Anne Dusseault | jdusseault@bruyere.org |
| CAMH (CAMH Medical Services Association) | Contact CAMH or | https://ifpoc.org/contact-us/ |
| CHEO (Children’s Hospital Academic Medical Organization) | Samira Chamaa | schamaa@cheo.on.ca |
| Hamilton (Hamilton Academic Health Sciences Organization) | Clare Mitchell | mitchc@mcmaster.ca |
| Holland Bloorview (Bloorview MacMillan Services Association) | Dr. Golda Milo Manson | gmilomanson@hollandbloorview.ca |
| MSH UHN (Mount Sinai Hospital – University Health Network Academic Medical Organization) | Richard Getty or Jeff Murphy | richard.getty@uhn.ca or jeff.murphy@uhn.on.ca |
| NOAMA (Northern Ontario Academic Medicine Association) | Mark Facca | Mfacca@noama.ca |
| Royal Ottawa Hospital (Royal Ottawa Health Care Group Academic Medical Organization) | Christopher Brown | cbrown@medco.ca |
| SEAMO (Southeastern Ontario Academic Medical Organization) | Chloe Robinson or Danielle Claus | seamo@queensu.ca or danielle.claus@queensu.ca |
| St. Michael’s (St. Michael’s Hospital Medical Services Organization) | Marcos Pinto | Marcos.Pinto@unityhealth.to |
| Sunnybrook (Sunnybrook Medical Services Alternative Funding Plan Association) | JC Kirk | jc.kirk@sunnybrook.ca |
| The Ottawa Heart Institute (University of Ottawa Heart Institute Academic Medical Organization) | Richard Batty | rbatty@ottawaheart.ca |
| The Ottawa Hospital (The Ottawa Hospital Academic Medical Organization) | Connie Colasante | ccolasante@toh.on.ca |
| Women’s College Hospital (Women’s College Hospital Academic and Medical Services Group) | Contact Women’s College Hospital or | https://ifpoc.org/contact-us/ |
| Association médicale universitaire de l’Hôpital Montfort / Hôpital Montfort Academic Medical Organization | Sébastien Landry | sebastienlandry@montfort.on.ca |
A complete Project Proposal consists of two documents: the Project Proposal P1 and the Project Budget P2. In order to be eligible for funding, both elements must be included in the submission to your Governance Organization. To download a P1, for details about the P1, please see page 15 of the Year VII Framework.
Download P1 Word (P1W) – Project ProposalDownload Form P1 Word - HAHDownload Form P1 Word - NOA
Proposal submission dates vary and are dependent on local Governance Organization rules. Please contact your local Governance Organization for details.
A complete Project Proposal consists of two documents: the P2/4 – Proposal and Final Budget and the Project Proposal P1. In order to be eligible for funding, both elements must be included in the submission to your Governance Organization.
Deadlines – a final budget should be submitted within 60 days after completion of the project first to your AHSC AFP Governance Organization. Once the Governance Organization has reviewed and approved the budget, they will submit it to IFPOC. All Final Budgets must be received by IFPOC within 2 years after the end of the term of Innovation Funding (e.g. Projects receiving one year of funding in March 2023 must report by March 2026, and Projects receiving two years of funding in March 2023 must report by March 2027). At the end of this period, regardless of the status of the project, a budget and report are required and unspent funds must be returned. If no budget or report is received, an explanation should be provided to IFPOC and the Ministry and ALL IF funding for the project will be returned.
A complete Final Report consists of two documents: the P2/4 – Proposal and Final Budget, and the Final Report P3. Both elements must be included in the reporting to your Governance Organization.
Download Form P2/4 – Proposal and Final BudgetInstructions on how to insert a new row in the form
Deadlines – a final report should be submitted within 60 days after completion of the project first to the AHSC AFP Governance Organization. Once the Governance Organization has reviewed and approved the report, they will submit it to IFPOC. All Final Reports must be received by IFPOC within 2 years after the end of the term of Innovation Funding (e.g. Projects receiving one year of funding in March 2023 must report by March 2026, and Projects receiving two years of funding in March 2023 must report by March 2027). At the end of this period, regardless of the status of the project, a report is required and unspent funds must be returned. If no report is received, an explanation should be provided to IFPOC and the Ministry and ALL IF funding for the project will be returned.
A complete Final Report consists of two documents: the Final Report P3, and the P2 / Interim / P4 – Proposal and Final Budget. Both elements must be included in the reporting to your Governance Organization.
Download Form P3Due Date: December 31 annually
May only be used in the year immediately following the funding year, to extend a one-year project to a two-year project.
It indicates that a project status has changed from a one-year project to a two-year project, tells us how much Year 2 funding is being approved, and changes the due date of the final report. It then also requires that the GO fill in an online “Interim Report”.
Download Form P5Instructions on how to insert a new row into P5
D is a declaration by Project Leads whose projects were selected as “alternates” during the initial round of any given competition. If these Projects Leads are later invited to proceed with their project, they must first fill in Form D for review and approval by their Governance Organization and by IFPOC.
Download Form D