Primary Health Care Transition Fund

The Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) recently released an invitation for applications for grant funding under the Primary Health Care Transition Fund (PHCTF).

Current funding is available chiefly for the following project types:

  • Interdisciplinary projects (demonstration, mental health, rehabilitation, research and evaluation)
  • Accreditation projects
  • Leadership training projects

Priority areas for research include:

  • Funding and delivery models for interdisciplinary primary health care practice
  • Processes and outcomes of care linked to primary health care models

Value: Not specified. Both large and small projects are eligible to apply.

Duration: Projects are to be completed by March 31, 2006.

First deadline (compete for 70 per cent of available funds): June 30, 2003.

Second deadline (compete for 30 per cent of available funds): October 10, 2003.

Further details and application criteria can be found on the Ontario PHCTF Web site: http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/providers/project/phctf/phctf_mn.html.