The Targeted Call for Research: Commercial determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health 2023 grant opportunity aims to conduct innovative, ground-breaking research that recognise and adjust for the interplay between social, cultural, economic, and commercial determinants of health and how it positively or negatively influences health outcomes.

Applications received during the call were peer reviewed by an expert panel. Following peer review, 5 applications were funded by NHMRC. Details of the awarded grants are provided in the Funding outcomes table.

Table: Funding outcomes
App IDChief Investigator AApplication TitleAdministering InstitutionBudgetGrant duration
2035274Professor Yin ParadiesAddressing Commercial Health-determinants: Indigenous Empowerment and Voices for Equity (ACHIEVE)Deakin University$1,566,842.005 years
2035347Professor Sandra EadesLiving the commercial determinants of health: A remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experience.University of Melbourne$1,273,513.604 years
2035564Associate Professor Mark WenitongA co-designed framework to drive action to promote health and equity in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community storesThe University of Queensland$1,408,201.003 years
2035577Professor Raymond LovettDeveloping an Indigenous Commercial Determinants of Health index and community implementation frameworkAustralian National University$977,532.403 years
2035579Ms Carol-Lynne ChristophersenProject White-ant: co-creating knowledge with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities about mobilising to protect against commercial determinants of healthMenzies School of Health Research$2,034,231.805 years