MRFF - EPCDR Initiative - 2022 Mitochondrial Donation Pilot Program Grant Opportunity
Tender ID: 490667
Tender Details
Tender Description
In April 2022 the Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Act 2022 (the Act) commenced. The design and conduct of the project must be consistent with the requirements of the Act.
Consistent with the Medical Research Future Fund Act 2015 and the Act, the objective of this grant opportunity is to provide a grant of financial assistance to support one Australian medical research and medical innovation project that conducts a pilot program, including a clinical trial, for the purposes of building the evidence base to determine the safety, efficacy and feasibility of implementing mitochondrial donation reproductive technology in clinical practice settings.
In line with the Act, mitochondrial donation techniques will initially be legalised for certain research and training purposes, and for the purposes of a mitochondrial donation clinical trial to provide a pathway for impacted families to access the technology.
Applicants must have a detailed understanding of the Act. Applicants are encouraged to propose novel and/or innovative approaches and describe how the outcomes of the research will be translated into health benefits for Australians.
The intended outcome of the research funded by this grant opportunity is to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians by:
- assisting women whose mitochondria would predispose their potential children to mitochondrial disease to have a biological child who does not inherit that predisposition
- building a body of knowledge through research and ongoing monitoring of trial participants (including children born as a result of mitochondrial donation) to support future government policy decisions regarding broader implementation of mitochondrial donation reproductive technology in clinical practice in Australia.
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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