The purpose of the End of Life Care TCR was to identify best practice approaches to end of life care that are meaningful for patients, families and carers as well as coordinated and sustainable in the health system.

Applications received during the call were peer reviewed by an expert panel. Following peer review, 4 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 
2006061 Associate Professor Glenn Arendts A randomised trial of a Carer End of Life Planning Intervention (CELPI) in people dying with dementia University of Western Australia $1,486,231.50 2021 to 2025 
2006283 Dr Craig Sinclair The Enhanced Advance care planning and life Review Longitudinal Intervention (EARLI) study: Increasing proactive care planning in Australian community aged care settings University of New South Wales $955,827.82 2022 to 2026 
2006121 Professor Wen Lim IMPART - IMproving PAlliative care in Residential aged care using Telehealth National Ageing Research Institute $1,047,057.77 2022 to 2025 
2006170 Professor Peter Hudson Improving the wellbeing of people with advanced cancer and their family carers: An effectiveness-implementation trial of an Australian dyadic digital health intervention (FOCUSau) University of Melbourne $1,095,278.03 2022 to 2025