The funding will support research on key housing affordability issues
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has announced $4.8 million in grants to support research partnerships aimed at examining key issues in housing affordability.
The partnership grants will provide $410,000 for the first year and up to $1.1 million for the following five years, with the funding to be split between two research teams, the Crown corporation said.
“Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) will administer the grant and work with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council to attract researchers of the highest calibre,” CMHC said in its announcement.
“[Researchers] will examine the long-term health, socio-economic, and climate change outcomes of investments in affordable housing, and the links between housing, health, socio-economic, and environmental factors at the household and community levels.”
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The grants are expected to support future policy decisions on the delivery of affordable housing programs, as well as evaluating the outcomes related to the National Housing Strategy and other affordable housing investments, CMHC said.
Applications for the grants must be submitted via the SSHRC website no later than Nov. 22. CMHC will be announcing successful candidates on March 2023.
