Health care for people with disability
The 2026 Improving the Health of People with Disability grant opportunity will provide up to $30 million for research that improves health outcomes and access to care. This includes addressing the health needs of people with disability who face multiple barriers to good health and improving access to:
- inclusive and effective health care for people with disability across the lifespan
- preventive health care for people with disability
- information and support that enable people with disability to make informed decisions about their health and care.
Funding is provided through the MRFF's Emerging Priorities and Consumer-Driven Research initiative.
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Putting evidence into practice
Up to $20 million is available through the 2026 Improving Health Interventions and Services through Implementation Research grant opportunity for medical research and innovation projects that undertake:
- proof of concept or pilot studies that test whether intervention strategies are feasible, affordable, acceptable and effective
- small- or large-scale multidisciplinary implementation research that improves the adoption, sustainability, and scaling of evidence-based health and wellbeing interventions.
The Improving Health Interventions and Services through Implementation Research grant opportunity funding is the Emerging Priorities and Consumer-Driven Research initiative.
Translating research into health care
The 2026 Rapid Applied Research Translation grant opportunity will provide up to $48.1 million to support large-scale research programs that improve health care and health system effectiveness. Funding will support projects that:
- deliver late-stage research relevant to clinical care, health services and practices which has the potential to be translated into existing policies and practices
- use existing knowledge and evidence to quickly turn research findings into improved health care and health interventions
- address gaps in best practice health care or health interventions, as identified by collaborating health services, to improve health outcomes
- involve health care consumers, providers and other relevant stakeholders in designing, delivering and translating the research.
Funding is from the MRFF’s Rapid Applied Research Translation initiative.
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