National Critical Research Infrastructure initiative
This initiative provides funding for research infrastructure that will be used to conduct world-class health and medical research. It includes funding for facilities in rural and remote areas so that people can participate in clinical trials without the need to travel to a major city.
What is the National Critical Research Infrastructure initiative?
This initiative will increase Australia’s capacity to conduct health and medical research, including improving access to clinical trials for patients in rural, regional and remote Australia by investing in:
- facilities
- research equipment
- systems
- services.
It will provide $605 million over 10 years.
Why is the National Critical Research Infrastructure initiative important?
To ensure Australia remains at the international forefront of advances in health and medical technology, Australian researchers need access to first-class facilities, research equipment, systems and services.
What are the goals of the National Critical Research Infrastructure initiative?
This initiative aims to establish and extend infrastructure of critical importance that will be used to conduct world-class health and medical research.
How will we meet these goals?
Our early funding priority areas include providing $100 million for the Rural, Regional and Remote Clinical Trial Enabling Infrastructure grant opportunity.
See the initiative snapshot for details of how we plan to meet these goals.
MRFF snapshot – National Critical Research Infrastructure
This snapshot shows this initiative at a glance. It includes budgets, early funding priorities and grant timelines, as at November 2019. Researchers and other stakeholders can use it to plan for upcoming opportunities and see how the initiative will be established, expanded and embedded over time.
Who works with us on the National Critical Research Infrastructure initiative?
The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) funds the initiative.
Our Health and Medical Research Office oversees this and other MRFF initiatives.
The Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources administers this initiative.
Apply for funding
We will list grants on GrantConnect when they open. If you want GrantConnect to notify you about future MRFF grants:
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- enter ‘MRFF’ in the keyword section of your GrantConnect profile.
Status
Upcoming grants
There are currently no upcoming grant opportunities.
Open grant rounds
There are currently no open grant opportunities.
Grants being assessed
No grant rounds are currently being assessed.
Grants awarded
We have awarded or announced the following grants under this initiative, as at 25 March 2021.
| Funded Institution | Project Name | Chief Investigator/s | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Centre For Eye Research Australia Limited |
Artificial intelligence to detect eye and cardiovascular diseases |
Not applicable |
$4,988,487 |
|
St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research |
Transforming Breast Cancer Screening with Artificial Intelligence |
Not applicable |
$2,260,100 |
|
University of Sydney |
Explainable machine learning to improve youth mental health care |
Not applicable |
$3,107,627 |
|
University of Sydney |
TRanslating AI to Support Clinical Excellence in Neuro Diseases |
Not applicable |
$4,016,415 |
|
University of New South Wales |
Optimising treatments in mental health using AI |
Not applicable |
$4,995,434 |
|
Border Medical Oncology Research Unit |
ReViTALISE Project Bridging the metro - regional trials gap by 2025 |
Craig Underhill |
$18,583,563 |
|
Department of Health, Queensland |
The Australian Teletrial Program - access to clinical trials closer to home |
Karen Thompson |
$75,240,166 |
|
Ministry of Health, NSW |
Improving access to innovative healthcare in RRR NSW and ACT |
Anita van der Meer |
$30,548,185 |
|
Australian Clinical Trials Alliance |
Embedding clinical trials for “Better health through best evidence” |
Professor John Zalcberg |
$5,000,000 |
|
Total |
$148,739,977 |
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Related information
See a list of all MRFF grant recipients.
Contact
For more information contact us.
Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) contact
Contact for more information about the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), or to provide feedback on the MRFF website.
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
Contact the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources from 8am to 8pm, Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays).