For 2019-2020 the University of Ottawa received $1,781,149 from the Incremental Project Grants. The grant was allocated to cover expenses for specific projects, and it was distributed accordingly. The University used these funds in three areas of the program:
- Improve facilities renewal such as animal care, core laboratories and core facilities;
- Support commercialization and knowledge mobilization; and
- Increase support to broader EDI-related initiatives for research
IPG Institutional Objective and Performance Report Table
| IPG Priority Area |
Project title |
Budget Actuals |
Perfomance Objectives |
Peformance Indicators |
Reported Outcomes |
|---|
| Facilities renewal |
Renewal of Animal Care Facilities |
$1,229,234 |
Improve uOttawa animal care facilities |
- Project plan developed
- Financing secured
- Work commenced
|
In progress:
These projects have been re-scoped to better address all regulatory compliance concerns within existing infrastructure. This project will continue over the next two years.
|
| Facilities renewal |
Improve support for core facilities |
$500,000 |
Support efficiency and effectiveness of individual core facilities to increase researchers’ access to high cost and specialized equipment. |
- Increased number of users of core facilities compared to previous year
- Core facilities execute operational plans
- Researchers have access to new specialized equipment and services through new core facilities
|
Achieved:
An in-depth review and assessment of the University of Ottawa’s core facilities support program was initiated in spring 2018 and completed in fall 2018. Among its 15 recommendations, the top 3 priority actions enabled by IPG funding were:
- to develop a more inclusive definition of core facilities,
- to enhance support for the management of core operations, and
- to provide more tailored financial support proportionate to the scale of each core facility.
|
| Innovation and commercialization activities |
Commercialization and knowledge mobilization (KMb) |
$47,732 |
Supporting commercialization and knowledge mobilization |
- Increase the total number of KMb support activities for uOttawa researchers and students
- Increase the total number of KMb incentives for uOttawa researchers and students
|
In progress:
- Hired 1 FTE Knowledge Mobilization Advisor
- Offered new KMb support activities (training sessions, KMb webpage, KMb celebration
- KMb integrated into the institution’s strategic documents
- Developing a KMb institutional strategy
- Inaugurated KMb incentives: the KMb Excellence Award and KMb grant for a total investment of $91,000
|
| Equity, diversity and faculty renewal |
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion |
$4,184 |
Continue implementing the CRC Institutional EDI Action Plan
|
Activities of the uOttawa CRC Institutional EDI Action Plan will be completed and targets will be met. |
In progress:
In 2019-2020, uOttawa started recruitment of an EDI advisor to lead EDI in research activities, both for the CRC program and the broader uOttawa research community. Due to a scarcity of candidates, the first rounds of recruitment were unsuccessful and therefore were ongoing into 2020-2021. Activities funded through the IPG in 2019/2020 included establishing a women’s research chairs mentoring group and EDI professional certificate training.
During this year, uOttawa progress on its CRC Action Plan was substantial. As of December 2019, the CRC program reported that uOttawa had surpassed its equity targets in the categories of women and visible minorities (with 23 women and 11 members of visible minorities, thus exceeding the projected goals of 18 and 8, respectively). With respect to persons with disabilities and Indigenous peoples, in keeping with the Privacy Act, the University could not publicly disclose numbers for these areas, of which fewer than 5 held chairs. Further, in early 2020, the CRC program gave a “Satisfies” rating to the uOttawa EDI Action Plan. |
