MRFF – Emerging Priorities and Consumer Driven Research Initiative – 2024 Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 Grant Opportunity
The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) – 2024 Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 Grant Opportunity will support research medical research and medical innovation projects that:
- Stream 1 (Aim 2 of Research Plan; Incubator): conduct small scale developmental projects that:
- Topic A: investigate the molecular mechanisms, pathways or biomarkers that are central to the cause and progression of PASC.
- Topic B: build knowledge of key factors that impact PASC prognosis, including but not limited to psychosocial, physical and behavioural contributors.
- Stream 2 (Aim 4 of Research Plan; Targeted Call for Research): evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of multidisciplinary, consumer-centred, scalable, cost-effective and sustainable models of care for people with PASC, through co-design with consumers, clinicians and health services (including primary care services).
Funding under Stream 2 is available as follows:- Topic A: the organisation that will undertake or oversee the majority of the proposed research must be located in, and the Chief Investigator A and 65% or more of all Chief Investigators must be primarily resident in, a metropolitan or regional area (MM1 and 2 according to the 2019 Modified Monash Model)
- Topic B: the organisation that will undertake or oversee the majority of the proposed research must be located in, and the Chief Investigator A and 65% or more of all Chief Investigators must be primarily resident in, a rural or remote area (MM 3–7 according to the 2019 Modified Monash Model)
- Topic C: the proposed research focuses on First Nations health and includes demonstrated leadership by First Nations individuals and communities in the design and implementation of the research
- Topic D: the proposed research focuses on the health of people living with a disability and includes co-leadership by people living with a disability in the design and implementation of the research
- Topic E: the proposed research focuses on the health of people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and includes co-leadership by individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in the design and implementation of the research
- Topic F: the proposed research must have a focus on frail older people and includes co-leadership by older people in the design and implementation of the research.
The anticipated outcome of the research is to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians by:
- Stream 1 (Aim 2 of Research Plan; Incubator): generating knowledge to support the development of novel diagnostic or monitoring tools, or therapies for individuals living with PASC
- Stream 2 (Aim 4 of Research Plan; Targeted Call for Research): improving the quality of care received by people who have symptoms consistent with PASC and/or who are living with PASC, including priority populations.
This grant opportunity is being administered by NHMRC on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care.
Further information on the MRFF is available from the Department of Health and Aged Care.
