MRFF – Emerging Priorities and Consumer Driven Research Initiative – 2026 Improving the Health of People with Disability Grant Opportunity

The objective of the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) – 2026 Improving the Health of People with Disability 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 large-scale, multidisciplinary projects, through co-design with the health and disability sector and people with lived experience, to develop, optimise and/or evaluate person-centred approaches to support health care transitions across life stages for people with disability
  • Stream 2 (Targeted Call for Research): develop, implement and/or evaluate preventive health interventions for people with disability, through co-design with the health and disability sector and people with lived experience
  • Stream 3 (Targeted Call for Research): develop and/or evaluate approaches that support people with disability to build stronger health self-efficacy, improve health literacy and/or make informed decisions about their care through co-design with the health and disability sector and people with lived experience.
  • Stream 4 (Targeted Call for Research): develop, implement and/or evaluate interventions that address the health needs of people with disability experiencing intersectional disadvantage, through co-design with the health and disability sector and people with lived experience.

The intended outcomes of the research is to:

  • Stream 1: improving understanding of, and access to, inclusive and effective healthcare across the lifespan for people with disability
  • Stream 2: improving understanding and uptake of inclusive preventive healthcare for people with disability
  • Stream 3: developing evidence-based interventions that support people with disability to develop stronger health self-efficacy, improve health literacy and/or make well informed decisions about their care  
  • Stream 4: supporting the diverse health needs of people with disability experiencing intersectional disadvantage.

This grant opportunity is being administered by NHMRC on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.

Further information on the MRFF is available from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing's MRFF website.  

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