MRFF – Primary Health Care Research Initiative – 2021 Primary Health Care Research Grant Opportunity

Overview

The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Primary Health Care Research Initiative aims to enable or support an increase in Australia’s evidence base in primary health care through research to improve service delivery and patient outcomes and translate this knowledge into action.  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: test and implement new applications of existing wearables in primary health care practice, with potential for scalability Stream 2: test the effectiveness of new point-of-care testing delivery models: in rural, regional and/or remote areas (MM3-7 according to the Modified Monash Model locator) and/or through mobile delivery.  Applications to this grant opportunity must propose research that addresses one of the two Streams of research. The intended outcome of the research funded by this grant opportunity is to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians by increasing the quality and efficiency of primary health care systems and services through new uses for existing wearables, or increasing patient access to point-of-care testing. 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.