Funding for medical research and innovation infrastructure

Grants to fund Australian medical research and innovation infrastructure projects across three streams, supporting development, expansion and translation of research infrastructure and technologies to deliver health benefits for Australians.

An eligible organisation who can support innovative medical research projects to improve health benefits for Australians.

The program is a 3 stream program that will fund organisations to undertake innovative project solutions to complex health problems in areas of unmet need to improve Australians' quality of life and the health system sustainability.

Stream 1: Address an area of unmet need by promoting the development and implementation of new research methodologies or applications including ‘omics’-led approaches and enhanced infrastructure linkage strategies by supporting development and/or expansion of research enablers such as biobanks, tissue repositories, novel platforms, secure health data environments to create valuable research resources.

Stream 3: Utilise co-investment with the research sector, state and territory governments and industry in significant critical research infrastructure (eg facilities and equipment) to support development of research capacity, capability and/or effectiveness in an area of need and easily accessible facilities and platforms for the wider research community, including within industry.