Health funders’ dissemination and implementation practices: results from a survey of the Ensuring Value in Research (EViR) Funders’ Forum

Table 3 Funder characteristics related to level of activity in four^a D&I categories (N=31)

Funder characteristics	Knowledge exchange/partnering %	Building capacity %	Implementation %	Implementation research %
Funder size^b
Small n=16	75	62	43	37
Medium n=9	88	66	88	44
Large n=5	80	80	80	80
(No budget indicated =1)
Region
Europe (other than UK) n= 16	88	50	56	44
UK n=8	63	88	50	38
North America n= 4	100	75	100	100
Australia/Pacific n=3	66	100	100	33
Public/Philanthropic
Public n=18	83	72	72	61
Philanthropic n=13	77	62	54	31

The percentage of funders is shown per funder size, region, and public/philanthropic nature that report some or significant activity in a D&I category
^aCategories release of findings and dissemination not included as almost all respondents engage in these activities
^bFunder size based on reported annual budgets. Small: <€100 M, medium: €100M–€500M, large: > €500M. See Additional file 1: Appendix Table 3 for data per funder

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