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Core competencies for strategic grantmaking: lessons learned from the Innovation Strategy
Charlene Cook1, Shannon Bradley Dexter2,3
1Independent research consultant, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Summary
Strategic grantmakers need core competencies in strategic grantmaking, intervention research, and public administration to effectively manage population health programs. Cultural safety is also vital for program success and knowledge mobilization.
Area of Science:
- Public Health Research
- Health Services Research
- Innovation Management
Background:
- The Public Health Agency of Canada Innovation Strategy (PHAC-IS) was a national program funding complex population health interventions.
- PHAC-IS aimed to understand how interventions create change, their optimal contexts, and target populations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify core competencies for strategic grantmakers managing national population health intervention research programs.
- To reflect on the PHAC-IS experience to inform future funding initiatives.
Main Methods:
- A comprehensive review including literature search, PHAC-IS content analysis, document review, and semi-structured interviews.
- Competencies were organized into specific domains to foster team improvement and evidence application.
Main Results:
- A set of core competencies was identified, crucial for advancing the goals of strategic funding programs.
- These competencies span strategic grantmaking, intervention research and evaluation, and public administration.
Conclusions:
- Population health promotion funding programs require competencies in strategic grantmaking, intervention research, and public administration.
- Cultural safety competency is essential for effective leadership, management, and knowledge mobilization in public health innovation.
Keywords:
Octroi de subventions stratégiquescompétences en ressources humainesinnovationpoids santépromotion de la santérecherche interventionnelle en santé des populationsrenforcement de l’esprit d’équiperenouvellement du secteur publicressources humaines en santé publiquesanté des populationssanté mentalesanté publiquesubventions et contributions
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