MRFF – PPHRI & EPCDRI – 2022 Effective Treatments and Therapies Grant Opportunity
Tender ID: 489511
Tender Details
Tender Description
The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support medical research and medical innovation project that:
- Stream 1: develop, implement and/or validate scalable approaches for personalised exercise programs to maximise disease risk factor reduction and adherence in adults aged over 45 years who are not currently meeting physical activity guidelines.
- Stream 2: develop, implement and/or validate approaches for effective community-led physical activity programs co-designed with a priority population.
- Stream 3: develop, implement and/or validate approaches that use physical treatments and therapies to improve the quality of life of children and adolescents with childhood dementia, an umbrella term used to describe progressive neurological deterioration and mental impairment in children.
The intended outcome of the research is to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians by:
- Stream 1: supporting the development and implementation of effective exercise programs that reduce the risk of disease in Australian adults aged over 45 years.
- Stream 2: supporting the development and implementation of evidence-based community-led programs that increase physical activity amongst priority populations.
- Stream 3: supporting the development and implementation of evidence-based programs that ameliorate symptoms of progressive neurological deterioration and mental impairment in children and adolescents.
Applicants to this grant opportunity must propose research that addresses one of the three Streams of research. An application may only be submitted to one of the above three Streams only. Applicants must specify the Stream to which they are applying in their application.
This grant opportunity is being administered by NHMRC on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health.
Further information on the Medical Research Future Fund is available from the Department of Health website.
Location
New South Wales : Central West : Far North Coast : Far West : Hunter : Illawarra : Mid North Coast : Murray : New England : Orana : Riverina : Southern Highlands : Sydney
Queensland : Cairns & Far North Queensland : Gladstone : Mackay Whitsunday Region : Mount Isa & North West Region : Rockhampton : South East Queensland : South West & Darling Downs : The Central West : Townsville : Wide Bay Burnett
Victoria : Barwon South West : Gippsland : Grampians : Hume : Loddon Mallee : Melbourne
South Australia : Adelaide : Eyre & Western : Far North : Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island : Limestone Coast : Murray & Mallee : York & Mid North
Northern Territory : Big Rivers : Central Australia : East Arnhem : Greater Darwin
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania
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