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National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) administers Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grants. Organisations can apply to NHMRC to become an MRFF Eligible Organisation (MRFF EO). This will allow them to be separately identified in NHMRC's grant management system and to apply for MRFF grant funding.
The Infant Feeding Guidelines are written to assist health workers provide consistent advice about breastfeeding and infant feeding. They provide a review of the evidence, and clear evidence-based recommendations on infant feeding for health workers.
Consumer and community representatives bring their lived experience to the peer review process that helps identify the best and most relevant research to improve the health of Australians.
We are committed to improving the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
The Targeted Call for Research (TCR) into Nutrition in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples was suggested as a priority unmet need by NHMRC’s Principal Committee Indigenous Caucus. NHMRC opened this TCR on 14 November 2018 and applications closed on 6 March 2019.
The seventh meeting of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) Dietary Guidelines Expert Committee (Expert Committee) was held in March via videoconference.
Resilience to environmental change, emerging health threats and emergencies was one of NHMRC's strategic priorities for action in 2018–2021. NHMRC delivered on this priority by boosting research capacity and capability through a special initiative that would improve Australia’s preparedness and responsiveness to human health threats from changing environmental conditions and extreme weather events.NHMRC opened a Special initiative in Human Health and Environmental Change on 18 November 2020. Applications closed on 7 April 2021.
In 2020, NHMRC invested $10 million to fund a National Network for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health researchers as part of responding to Road Map 3: A strategic framework for improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health through research. The application process commenced in December 2019 through an Expression of Interest (EOI) stage and a National Network was established in December 2020.
The Targeted Call for Research into End of Life Care was prioritised by the Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (AHMAC) Working Committee, which works with NHMRC to identify areas of priority research that could be funded, possibly jointly with States and Territories. NHMRC opened this TCR on 2 September 2020 and closed on 28 October 2020.
NHMRC opened the Targeted Call for Research (TCR): Ensuring the quality and safety of telehealth on 5 July 2023. Applications closed on 30 August 2023.