Research Support Fund Incremental Project Grants (RSF-IPG)
The Incremental Project Grants (IPG) funding opportunity is a stream of the Research Support Fund (RSF) to provide further support for the indirect costs of research, in addition to the RSF grant.
IPG is aligned with the RSF’s objective to help Canadian postsecondary institutions ensure their federally funded research projects are conducted in world-class facilities with the best equipment and administrative support available. By directing funds to specific investments and to annual or multi-year projects initiated by institutions, the IPG will help with tracking and reporting, to better demonstrate the impact of these investments.
IPG supports projects in four priority areas:
- Innovation and Commercialization activities (Intellectual Property & Knowledge Mobilization)
- Facilities renewal, including deferred maintenance (Research Facilities)
- Information resources, including digital resources, open access and databases (Research Resources)
- Equity, diversity and faculty renewal (in the context of equity, diversity and inclusion) (Management & Administration)
-
$1.4 M
IPG received in 2022-2023
-
$7.2 M
Total IPG funds received since 2018
-
$1.5 M
IPG funds received in 2023/2024
IPG Criteria & Reporting
2023-2024 IPG Distribution
UM received $1,521,226 in federal IPG support.
The following chart provides an overview of how UM proposes to allocate its funds under the priority areas.
| Innovation & Commercialization |
Facilities Renewal |
Information Resources |
Equity, Diversity & Faculty Renewal |
|---|---|---|---|
| $0 | $1,160,710 | $360,516 | $0 |
2023-2024 Performance Indicators and Target Outcomes
| Project Title | IPG Priority Area | IPG Proposed Allocation | Performance Objectives | Performance Indicators | Target Outcomes |
| Plant Science - Vernalization Cooler Room Renovations - Rms 008 A, B & C | Facilities Renewal | $300,710 | • Conduct cold treatment studies in any crops (winter annual and perennial) • Meet Health and Safety requirements |
Infrastructure upgrade and controlled environment facilities | Complete renovations by March 2024 |
| Medicine - Chown Basement Fish Facility Renovations | Facilities Renewal | $645,000 | • Meet accreditation standards for animal facilities • Provide recruited researchers the fish facility required for their research programs |
• Passed the accreditation standards for animal facilities • Research programs proceeding and are competitive for national funding |
Complete renovations by March 2024 |
| Science - Parker Lab Renovations - Rm 306 | Facilities Renewal | $215,000 | • Repurpose a 50+ year old teaching lab into a flexible research laboratory for biochemistry research • Increase collaborative grant applications |
• Integration of common space and instrumentation needs for research groups • Modern space with a positive impact on training and innovation |
Complete renovations by September 2024 |
| Research Administration System (RAS) Project | Information Resources | $360,516 | Implementing new software to track grant applications, contracts, certificates and awards, more efficiently and electronically | Phase 1 - Human Ethics FG | Currently live |
| Phase 2 - Grants and Contracts | Phase 2 - re-planned for July 2023 | ||||
| Phase 3 - Animal Care | Phase 3 - replanned for Dec 2023 to June 2024 | ||||
| Phase 4 - Human Ethics Bannatyne | Phase 4 - Research Manitoba plan for production June 2023 - Sept 2023 | ||||
| Regular status reports from Project Management Team | April 2023 - March 2025 |
Public Acknowledgement, Objectives & Outcomes
You may also be interested in
Contact us
Research and International
Office of the Vice-President (Research and International)
Room 410/406 Administration Building
66 Chancellor's Circle
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada
204-474-6915