The aim of implementing the call was to provide funding for rigorous, culturally-safe, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led research into improving the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples by addressing poor nutrition and its social determinants.

Applications received during the call were peer reviewed by an expert panel. Following peer review, four applications were funded by NHMRC. Details of the awarded grants are provided in the Funding outcomes table.

Table: Funding outcomes
App ID Chief Investigator A Application Title Administering Institution Budget Grant duration 
1178993 Associate Professor Kym Rae Winanga-li: Indigenous worldview's incorporated into m-health approaches for Indigenous women and children The University of Queensland $1,127,874.50 2020 to 2024 
1179689 Professor Daniel McAullay An early start to nutritional health: Improving breastfeeding of Western Australian Aboriginal babies. University of Western Australia $1,345,275.00 2020 to 2024 
1179848 Doctor Megan Ferguson Giving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children the best start in life: improving healthy food affordability and food security in remote Australia The University of Queensland $2,102,692.00 2020 to 2025 
1179067 Professor Beverley-Ann Bigg Evaluation of a community-led nutrition and lifestyle program for weight loss and metabolic health: a randomised controlled trial University of Melbourne $1,508,143.99 2020 to 2023