Rapid Response Infrastructure Funding - Supplement

To keep on the cutting edge of technological advances, the CRBS runs an annual collaborative breakthrough equipment competition to enable purchase of equipment just beyond the budget of other opportunities. For example, if a new and important piece of infrastructure costs $180K and a federal or provincial equipment competition has a maximum budget of $150K, a team of 2 or more CRBS members can apply for the $30K required to complete the purchase. If the team is successful in the federal or provincial equipment competition, the $30K is supplied by CRBS, but if the federal or provincial equipment competition is unsuccessful the CRBS funds will not be awarded.

Applications describe how the proposed equipment will be the most impactful for the research and training endeavours of several CRBS members. The infrastructure committee will evaluate and rank applications based on the potential impact of the equipment in advancing the research programs of several CRBS investigators and promote cross-disciplinary collaboration.

The next competition will launch in September 2025.