MRFF - Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission - 2023 Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Grant Opportunity

Overview

The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support medical research and medical innovation projects that: Stream 1 (Targeted Call for Research): conduct implementation research to test interventions that are designed to improve uptake of holistic primary and secondary prevention activities to delay the onset and severity of dementia Stream 2 (Targeted Call for Research): develop new tools, technologies and strategies to support adoption of the key components of high-quality care for older Australians. The intended outcome of the research funded by this grant opportunity is to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians by: Stream 1 (Targeted Call for Research): improving access to effective preventive health interventions that delay the onset and severity of dementia Stream 2 (Targeted Call for Research): improving the quality of care provided to older Australians. Applicants to this grant opportunity must propose research that addresses one of the two Streams of research. This grant opportunity is being administered by NHMRC on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care. Further information on the Medical Research Future Fund is available from the Department of Health and Aged Care’s website.