$1 MILLION GRANT AWARDED FOR RESEARCH ON CO-OPERATIVES
Canada's co-operative sector, in partnership with four Canadian universities, has been awarded funding of $1 million over five years to conduct research on the social, economic and environmental impact of co-operatives. The Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA) announced today that its application to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to create a Community-University Research Alliance (CURA) has been successful. The funding is conditional on SSHRC's review of CCA's "institutional eligibility", for example, confirmation of CCA's legal status, governance structure and financial statements, but that is expected to take place in the near future. SSHRC's CURA program supports the creation of alliances between community organisations and post-secondary institutions to foster innovative research, training and the creation of new knowledge in areas of importance for Canada's social, cultural or economic development. John Anderson, CCA's Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy and the lead co-op sector researcher on the CURA project, said Canada's co-operative sector plays a significant role in helping Canadian communities meet social, economic and environmental challenges, but that the extent of that role has not been quantified. For more information about the CURA visit www.coopscanada.coop/en/info_resources/CURA.
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