MRFF – Cardiovascular Health Mission - 2025 Cardiovascular Health Grant Opportunity
The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) – 2025 Cardiovascular Health Grant Opportunity will support medical research and medical innovation projects that:
- Stream 1 (Priority Area 1.2; Targeted Call for Research): reduce the number of Australians experiencing cardiovascular disease and stroke by developing and implementing early, more effective preventive health interventions, by co-designing and developing strategies with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to embed best-practice, culturally secure cardiovascular disease and stroke prevention for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people into care.
- Stream 2 (Priority Area 2.2; Targeted Call for Research): conduct Phase 1 and Phase 2 clinical trials to demonstrate safety and potential efficacy of novel devices and therapeutic approaches for cardiovascular disease and stroke.
- Stream 3 (Priority Area 3.2; Targeted Call for Research): conduct a large-scale multiomics project focused on improving understanding of recovery trajectories and phenotypes, underpinning recovery and survivorship in cardiovascular disease and stroke.
- Stream 4 (Priority Area 1.2; Targeted Call for Research): reduce the number of Australians experiencing cardiovascular disease and stroke by developing and implementing early, more effective preventive health interventions.
Funding under Stream 4 is available as follows:
- Topic A: developing and implementing novel therapeutics/technologies for the prevention of cardiac disease caused by chronic diseases
- Topic B: developing and implementing novel discoveries and markers to improve risk prediction
- Topic C: developing and implementing novel approaches to tailor preventive care, support adherence and reduce inequalities.
The anticipated outcomes of the research are to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians by:
- Stream 1 (Priority Area 1.2; Targeted Call for Research): improving uptake of best-practice and culturally safe cardiovascular disease and stroke prevention for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
- Stream 2 (Priority Area 2.2; Targeted Call for Research): generating evidence to improve treatments and interventions for cardiovascular disease and stroke.
- Stream 3 (Priority Area 3.2; Targeted Call for Research): improving the recovery and survivorship of people with cardiovascular disease or stroke.
- Stream 4 (Priority Area 1.2; Targeted Call for Research): reducing the incidence of cardiovascular disease and stroke through better prevention.
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.
