MRFF – PPHRI – 2025 TTRA – Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Risk Prediction and Data Solutions Grant Opportunity
Tender ID: 588941
Tender Details
Tender Description
The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support medical research and medical innovation projects that:
Stream 1: conduct small-scale projects that identify predictive markers (including, but not restricted to, biomarkers) of disease or complications in:
Topic A: any type of diabetes, including atypical or mixed phenotypes
Topic B: cardiovascular disease in patients with type 1 diabetes
Topic C: cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Stream 2: conduct multidisciplinary projects that use novel methods to harness multiple existing data infrastructure types in developing and implementing new approaches for the prevention and/or treatment of cardiovascular disease, diabetes (types 1 and/or 2) and/or complications of these diseases
Two topics of funding are available, based on the disease foci:
Topic A: Focused on, but not limited to, cardiovascular disease
Topic B: Focused on, but not limited to, diabetes (type 1 or 2).
The intended outcomes of the research funded by this grant opportunity is to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians by:
Stream 1: identifying predictive markers to improve risk stratification.
Stream 2 : generating new approaches to improve health care and health outcomes for people living with cardiovascular disease, diabetes and their complications.
Applicants to this grant opportunity must propose to conduct research that delivers against the above objectives and those of the Preventive and Public Health Research Initiative.
This grant opportunity is being administered by NHMRC on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.
Further information on the Medical Research Future Fund is available from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing's website.
A list of approved MRFF Eligible Organisations is available via the MRFF Eligible Organisations webpage on NHMRC’s website.
Eligibility:
Applications will only be accepted from approved MRFF Eligible Organisations. A list of approved MRFF Eligible Organisations is available via the MRFF Eligible Organisations webpage on NHMRC’s website.
Applications must satisfy all the requirements set out in the Medical Research Future Fund – PPHRI – 2025 Targeted Translation Research Accelerator – Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Risk Prediction and Data Solutions Grant Opportunity Guidelines.
Grant Activity Timeframe:
For Incubator grants (Stream 1): within 2 years of execution of the grant schedule
For Targeted Call for Research grants (Stream 2): within 5 years of execution of the grant schedule
Total Amount Available (AUD):
$17,000,000.00
Estimated Grant Value (AUD):
From $0.00 to $2,500,000.00
Instructions for Application Submission:
Applicants are advised to read the Grant Guidelines thoroughly and liaise with the MRFF Eligible Organisation that will submit the application to identify any specific requirements that the Organisation might have.
Applications must be submitted electronically using NHMRC’s online granting system (Sapphire).
Other Instructions:
Minimum Data closes at 5:00pm (ACT Local Time) on 08 October 2025.
Questions should be submitted no later than 1:00pm (ACT Local Time) on 29 October 2025.
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 : Barkly : Big Rivers : Central Australia : East Arnhem : Greater Darwin : Top End
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania