It is with our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) that our ideas and actions, as an organisation and as individuals, can contribute to the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.
This is NHMRC's third Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).
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NHMRC’s commitment to improving the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people covers all aspects of NHMRC’s responsibilities, as well as contributing to the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.
We support and promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health by:
- investing in research that addresses issues of importance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- providing unique funding opportunities for research into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s health
- increasing participation by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers in health and medical research, specifically NHMRC’s grant schemes.
It is with our RAP documents that our ideas and actions, as an organisation and as individuals, can contribute to the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.
We have used the principles of relationships, respect and opportunities to assist us. Our RAP has allowed us to focus on building relationships, both internally and externally, and to raise awareness with our stakeholders to ensure there is shared understanding and ownership of our RAP. To achieve our vision for reconciliation, our future RAPs will continue to be developed in consultation with staff across NHMRC, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and other internal and external stakeholders.
The complete NHMRC Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan May 2026 – May 2028 is available in the Downloads section below.
See also, our second Reconciliation Action Plan 2022–24. Our Reconciliation Action Plan 2016–2018, is available on the National Library's Australian Government Web Archive