About the Traumatic Brain Injury Mission
The Traumatic Brain Injury Mission is investing $50 million to improve the lives of patients with traumatic brain injury.
This Mission supports research to improve patient recovery after brain injury. This includes projects that predict recovery outcomes or identify effective care and treatments, to reduce barriers to living the best quality of life after a traumatic brain injury.
Why it is important
Traumatic brain injury is a major cause of disability and death in Australia. Common causes are falls, car accidents and assault. These injuries can lead to complex, long-term problems affecting patients’ personalities, relationships and independence.
Objectives
The objectives of this Mission are to:
- better predict recovery outcomes after a traumatic brain injury
- identify the most effective care and treatments
- reduce barriers to support people to live their best life after a traumatic brain injury.
Meeting our objectives
The Traumatic Brain Injury Mission Expert Advisory Panel has refreshed the Mission’s Roadmap and Implementation Plan. This is to advise the Minister for Health and Aged Care on the strategic priorities for research investment through the Mission. These documents will inform future Traumatic Brain Injury Mission grant opportunities.
We published the current Roadmap and Implementation Plan in April 2025.
The draft Roadmap and Implementation Plan received community feedback through a national consultation between 8 January 2025 and 10 February 2025. See the Traumatic Brain Injury Mission Roadmap and Implementation Plan Refresh National Consultation Report – January 2025.
An international panel of experts also provided feedback on these documents on 6 February 2025. See the Traumatic Brain Injury Mission International Review of the Roadmap and Implementation Plan report.
MRFF Traumatic Brain Injury Mission strategic documents
Who we work with
The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) funds the Mission.
The Traumatic Brain Injury Mission Expert Advisory Panel advised the Minister for Health and Aged Care. This guidance included strategic priorities for research investment through the Mission by refreshing the Roadmap and Implementation Plan.
Our Health and Medical Research Office oversees this and other MRFF initiatives.
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) administers this Mission.
Apply for funding
View the MRFF grants calendar to see which grants are open, when applications close and when we expect to award funding.
Register with GrantConnect to receive notifications about future funding opportunities under this initiative.
Grants awarded
See a list of all MRFF grant recipients.
Mission documents
- MRFF Traumatic Brain Injury Mission strategic documents
- MRFF Traumatic Brain Injury Mission Roadmap and Implementation Plan Refresh National Consultation Report – March 2025
- MRFF Traumatic Brain Injury Mission International Review of the Roadmap and Implementation Plan – February 2025
- MRFF Traumatic Brain Injury Mission Roadmap – September 2021
- MRFF Traumatic Brain Injury Mission Implementation Plan – September 2021
- MRFF Traumatic Brain Injury Mission Roadmap and Implementation Plan National Consultation Report – September 2021
- MRFF Traumatic Brain Injury Mission International Review of the Roadmap and Implementation Plan – October 2020
Contact
For more information contact us.
Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) contact