MRFF – Cardiovascular Health Mission – 2021 Cardiovascular Health Grant Opportunity

Overview

The MRFF Cardiovascular Health Mission’s intent is to accelerate Australian-led research to advance cardiovascular health through the creation of a world-class sustainable eco-system underpinned by excellence, collaboration, innovation, consumer engagement and commercialisation, and embedded in the health care system. The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support Australian medical research and medical innovation projects that:  Stream 1 (Targeted Call for Research): improve understanding of cardiovascular disease risk, including biological mechanisms Stream 2 (Targeted Call for Research): support effective adoption and adherence of preventive health interventions for cardiovascular disease and stroke  Stream 3 (Targeted Call for Research): accelerates equitable patient access to best care that results in best possible outcomes Stream 4 (Incubator): conduct small-scale development projects will establish feasible, evidence-based approaches for identifying and targeting personalised lifelong care approaches, to prevent further stroke or heart events Stream 5 (Incubator): conduct small-scale development projects will establish feasible, evidence-based approaches for developing new treatments for recovery with better understanding of the biology of recovery, leading to improved monitoring and new treatments.  Applicants to this grant opportunity must propose research that addresses one of the five Streams of research. An application may be submitted to one of the above five 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