Research Support Fund-Research Security
The Research Security funding opportunity is a stream of the Research Support Fund Incremental Project Grants (RSF-IPG) to provide further support to the indirect costs of research security and to support the National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships.
Research Security is aligned with the RSF’s objectives 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 multiyear projects initiated by institutions, research security funding will help to build capacity within postsecondary institutions to identify, assess and mitigate the potential risks to research security.
Research security must focus on a subset of activities within the five existing categories listed in the Research Support Funds:
- Assist and coordinate research security activities across the institution
- Aid in identifying risks and risk mitigation measures across risk areas (physical, cyber, partnerships, intellectual property, people)
- Train faculty and research personnel
- Acquire research security systems to track grant applications, certifications and awards
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$642 K
Res Security funds received in 2026-2027
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$3.2 M
Total Res Security funds received since 2023
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$646 K
Res Security funds received in 2025/2026
Research Security Criteria & Reporting
2026-2027 Distribution
UM received $642,327 in Federal RSF Research Security support.
The following chart provides an overview of how UM proposes to allocate its funds under the priority areas.
| Management & Administration | Information Resources |
|---|---|
| $642,327 | $0 |
2026-2027 Performance Indicators and Target Outcomes
Project Title | Priority Area | Output (Investment of research security funds) | Performance Objectives | Performance Indicators | Target Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Security Office Capacity Building and Risk Mitigation Initiative | Research Security | $642,327 | Retain and expand RSO staffing and expertise; increase training on sanctions and export controls; enhance education and outreach; conduct due diligence and risk assessments; support compliance and risk mitigation | Number of training sessions and workshops; number of organizations and individuals trained; number of outreach sessions held; number of research security risk assessments completed; number of partners assessed; policy and guidance documents developed; system usage and software maintenance | Strengthened institutional research security capacity; increased awareness and compliance; improved risk identification and mitigation; enhanced due diligence processes; establishment as a provincial leader in research security |
Public Acknowledgement, Objectives & Outcomes
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