Every day, point-of-care staff improvise and problem-solve to meet the growing demands of an aging demographic. Clinical staff, managers, researchers, and caregivers hold key insights into potential improvements or transformations in seniors’ care delivery.

CABHI’s Spark program empowers point-of-care staff to translate their insights into innovative and scalable solutions that can improve the lives of older adults, persons with dementia, and their care partners in Canada and worldwide.

To be considered for funding, your proposed solution must address one or more of CABHI’s five Innovation Themes:

Proposed solutions must:

• Must be pre-commercial and not be owned by a third-party company unless two criteria are met:
  • The vendor/owner of the solution is not involved in the project in any way.
  • The solution is being used in a novel way and/or being adapted to an older adult population.

Projects must:

• Focus on the development/testing of an innovative solution with a real-world population.
• Include a commitment of at least 20% of CABHI’s contribution in matching funds (either cash or in-kind) from the host organization and/or other partners (if applicable).
• Appears reasonable to complete in a 12-month period with $50,000 (plus any additional funds committed from other sources.
• Spark does not fund foundational research or pharmaceutical trials; projects must advance the development and implementation of innovations.
• Spark does not provide funding for incubators or capital investments for companies (see MC2 for investment opportunities).

Applications will be evaluated based on the following selection criteria: