MRFF – Preventive and Public Health Research Initiative – 2025 Maternal Health and Healthy Lifestyles Grant Opportunity
Tender ID: 591585
Tender Details
Tender Description
The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Preventive and Public Health Research Initiative aims to enable or support research into new ways to address preventive and public health issues in Australia.
The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support medical research and medical innovation projects that:
- Stream 1 (TCR): develop, implement and/or evaluate interventions to prevent or manage perinatal mental ill-health
- Stream 2 (TCR): develop, implement and/or evaluate holistic approaches that support healthy development for children aged 2-5 years
- Stream 3 (TCR): develop, implement and/or evaluate new co-designed and scalable health and wellbeing promotion and/or preventive health approaches to address modifiable risk factors in:
- Topic A: adolescents and young adults
- Topic B: middle-aged people.
The intended outcome of the research is to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians by:
- Stream 1: improving prevention and management of perinatal mental ill-health
- Stream 2: improving healthy development in early childhood to support a strong start to life
- Stream 3: promoting healthy lifestyle and preventive health approaches that address modifiable risk factors in adolescents, young adults and middle-aged people.
Applicants to this grant opportunity must propose research that addresses one of the 3 Streams of research. An application may only be submitted to one of the above 3 Streams. 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, 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 Eligible Organisations can be found on the NHMRC List of MRFF Eligible Organisations webpage.
Eligibility:
Applications will only be accepted from approved MRFF Eligible Organisations. A list of approved MRFF Eligible Organisations is available from the MRFF Eligible Organisations List on the NHMRC website.
Applications must satisfy all the requirements set out in the Medical Research Future Fund – Preventive and Public Health Research Initiative - 2025 Maternal Health and Healthy Lifestyles Grant Opportunity Guidelines.
Grant Activity Timeframe:
Within 5 years of execution of the grant schedule.
Total Amount Available (AUD):
$30,000,000.00
Estimated Grant Value (AUD):
From $0.00 to $3,000,000.00
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.
Other Instructions:
Minimum Data closes at 5:00pm (ACT Local Time) on 19 November 2025
Questions should be submitted no later than 1:00pm (ACT Local Time) on 26 November 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