Demonstration Projects:
As part of OCRINT's mandate to conduct research towards building the evidence base for the improvement of substance use programs and systems, OCRINT has undertaken and led a number of community-based 'demonstration projects'. Demonstration projects are typically small-scale or 'pilot' studies with limited funding that aim to build research relationships with communities and organizations, and to examine the effects of community-based research projects in a 'real world' scenario or situation. These studies can ideally lead to large-scale adoption of evidence-based interventions, with the overall goal of improving the delivery and effectiveness of substance use services. To this end, in 2019, OCRINT initiated a Community Competition Grant, where Ontario-based community organizations could apply for internal OCRINT funding to support community-based research projects focused on substance use. A total of 6 OCRINT-led projects were awarded. In 2023, OCRINT initiated another Community Competition Grant, where three projected were awarded.
OCRINT launched a community-based competition grant, where three members could submit project proposals to apply for up to a maximum of $15,000 to support a 1-year community-based project aligned with the goals of the Ontario CRISM Node. The criteria used to determine approval for funding included:
The likelihood that the project described in the application would create and disseminate useful resources and/or activities within the substance use field provincially. The likelihood that the project described in the application would facilitate communication and collaboration among substance use researchers, service providers, people with lived and living experience, community organizations, and policy makers provincially. The likelihood that the project described in the application would lead to further evidence-based products and/or resources for Ontario. The likelihood that the project described in the application would lead to further funding applications from OCRINT members. The extent to which the project described in the application was timely, impactful, and related to substance matters in Ontario.
| Please click the following links to find out more about the projects that were funded 2023
Beyond Program Outcomes: The Lived Experience of People on Safer Supply in Northern Ontario Casey House Foundation The Four Pillar Model: Community-Led Capacity Building and Priority Setting 2019
Best Practice Document on Harm Reduction Programs for PWUD
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