MRFF 2020 Rapid Applied Research Translation Grant Opportunity

Overview

The 2020 Rapid Applied Research Translation Grant Opportunity was announced as part of the Medical Research Future Fund and the Rapid Applied Research Initiative. This initiative is investing in research projects that encourage academic researchers and health service providers to collaborate to improve health care delivery, services and systems sustainability.  The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support Australian medical research and medical innovation projects that: use existing knowledge to develop, test and implement new approaches for the translation of research findings into health care and health interventions that have potential for broader applicability; address a clearly defined gap in the implementation of best practice health care and health interventions to improve health outcomes; and involve all stakeholders relevant to the research and its translation in its conceptualisation, design and implementation, including health care consumers and providers. Two streams of funding are available based on the geographic location of the lead organisation: Stream 1: Organisations based in urban areas (any area according to the Modified Monash Model Locator) Stream 2: Organisations based in rural areas (MM2 or above according to the Modified Monash Model). Each will be a separate funding stream. For each stream, applications will be funded based on rank until the total funding available for the stream is reached. An application may be submitted to one of the above two Streams only. The intended outcome of the research funded by this grant opportunity is to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians by accelerating implementation of research knowledge and outcomes into health care and practice.