Table 1.
Overview of funding agencies studied
| Country | Abbreviation | Organisation | Source of funds; Regional focus | Annual budget (CAD millions converted at time of contact) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Funding Agency Sample (n = 26) | ||||
| Australia (n = 3) | CCA | Cancer Council Australia | Charitable; National | 16.5 (research specific) |
| NHFA | National Heart Foundation of Australia | Charitable; National | 71 | |
| NHMRC | National Health and Medical Research Council | Public; National | 774.5 (research specific) | |
| Canada (n = 9) | AI (formerly AHFMR) | Alberta Innovates (formerly Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research) | Public; Provincial | 91.9 |
| CHSRF | Canadian Health Services Research Foundation | Public; National | 15.2 | |
| CIHR | Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Public; National | 1000 | |
| FRSQ | Fonds de recherche en santé du Quebec | Public; Provincial | 100 | |
| MSFHR | Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research | Public; Provincial | 33 | |
| CCRI (formerly NCIC) | Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute (formerly National Cancer Institute of Canada) | Charitable; National | 41 | |
| NSHRF | Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation | Public; Provincial | 4.9 | |
| SHRF | Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation | Public; Provincial | 6 | |
| SSHRC | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Public; National | 350.9 | |
| Netherlands (n = 1) | ZonMW | Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development | Public; National | n/a |
| Denmark (n = 1) | FSS | Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation – Danish Council for Independent Research – Medical Sciences | Public; National | 44 |
| Norway (n = 1) | RCN | Research Council of Norway | Public; National | 1261 |
| United Kingdom (n = 7) | AS | Alzheimer’s Society | Charitable; National | 124 |
| CSO | Chief Scientist Office | Public; National | 106 | |
| HF | Health Foundation | Charitable; National | 42 | |
| NHS HTA | National Health Service – Health Technology Assessment | Public; National | 14 | |
| NIHR HS&DR | National Institute for Health Research; Health Services and Delivery Research | Public; National | 18 | |
| UK MRC | UK Medical Research Council | Public; National | 1215 | |
| WT | Wellcome Trust | Charitable; National | 968 | |
| United States (n = 4) | AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | Public; National | 370 (research specific) |
| NIH-NCI | National Institutes of Health – National Cancer Institute | Public; National | 5300 | |
| RWJF | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Charitable; National | 400 | |
| VA | U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs | Public; National | 18 | |
| Agencies not included from Tetroe et al. [6] (n = 7) | ||||
| France | AFM | Association Française Contre les Myopathies | Charitable; National | n/a |
| INSERM | Institute National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale | Public; National | n/a | |
| MOH | Ministry of Health: Programme Hospitalier de la Recherche Clinique | Public; National | n/a | |
| Netherlands | ZN (Formerly CVZ) | Zorginstituut Nederland (formerly College voor Zorgverzekeringen) | Public; National | n/a |
| Sweden | SMRC | Swedish Medical Research Council | Public; National | n/a |
| United Kingdom | UK DH | United Kingdom Department of Health Policy Research | Public; National | n/a |
| United States | CDC | Centre for Disease Control | Public; National | n/a |