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2026 NHMRC-Horizon Europe
The 2026 NHMRC-Horizon Europe grant opportunity supports Australian participation in international collaborative research under Horizon Europe. Horizon Europe facilitates collaboration and strengthens research impact and innovation while tackling global challenges. NHMRC will invite Australia-based researchers who are listed on eligible applications deemed fundable by the European Commission (EC) to apply to NHMRC for support of the Australian component of research under the following topics submitted under the Horizon Europe topics listed in section 2.4 of the 2026 NHMRC-Horizon Europe Guidelines.
AustraliaEarly Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Worker Retention Payment
Funding to support a wage increase for all eligible ECEC workers
AustraliaGeneral Practice Incentive Fund
The Primary Health Networks (PHN) Program General Practice Incentive Fund (GPIF) grant opportunity (the grant opportunity) will enable the design and implementation of health care services in communities where primary care and related service systems: fail are at imminent risk of failure, or are characterised by ongoing instability. The department will identify intervention sites for where the grant opportunity may be targeted. Once a site is identified, the Decision Maker will agree for the relevant PHN to be invited to the grant opportunity. The site identification process includes consultation with relevant jurisdictions (state and territory governments). It will consider information available to the department regarding community impact of service instability or failure. The PHN and/or Rural Workforce Agency (RWA) specific to the identified site may also be consulted to understand local issues. Phase 1: Planning/co-design PHN undertakes consultation with relevant stakeholders for planning and co-design of a service system recovery plan (SSRP). Phase 2: Implementation Implement and evaluate approved SSRP activities. Funding for implementation activities will be determined through assessment of applications (i.e. SSRPs submitted according to the Application Form). Note: Please refer to the most recent version of the Attachment Pack (Implementation Plan, Engagement Strategy, Budget and Risk Management Plan) published on 4 December 2025. To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.
AustraliaMRFF – Clinical Trials Activity Initiative – 2026 International Clinical Trial Collaborations Grant Opportunity
The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Clinical Trials Activity Initiative (the Initiative) aims to increase clinical trial activity in Australia in order to improve the evidence base supporting clinical care and to help patients access trials relevant to their health circumstances and enable researchers to bring international trials to Australian patients. The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support medical research and medical innovation projects that: Promote Australian involvement in international collaborative investigator-initiated clinical trials research through the establishment and co-ordination of clinical trial site/s in Australia. Provide high-quality evidence of the effectiveness of novel health treatments, drugs or devices in ‘usual care’ settings, which will support a decision on whether to deliver the intervention in an Australian setting. The intended outcome of the research is to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians by investing in new clinical trials that support increased access to high-quality, evidence-based and effective health care. Applicants to this grant opportunity must propose a clinical trial in Australia in collaboration with international counterparts. The clinical trial should not have commenced recruitment at the Australian trial site/s. Please note the 2026 MRFF International Clinical Trial Collaborations grant opportunity will be open for one round only. This grant opportunity is being administered by NHMRC on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. Further information on the Medical Research Future Fund is available from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing's website. A list of Eligible Organisations can be found on the NHMRC List of MRFF Eligible Organisations webpage
AustraliaFirst Nations Clean Energy Advice Grants Round 1
The First Nations Clean Energy Advice Grants Round 1 was announced as part of the implementation of the Government’s First Nations Clean Energy Strategy. The objectives of the program are to support First Nations communities to participate in clean energy development and: build clean energy project skills and knowledge access technical and professional support make informed decisions as per principles of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC). The intended outcomes of the program are for First Nations communities to gain increased: access to technical and professional support confidence in engagement with clean energy developers and clean energy development opportunities collaboration and engagement with the clean energy industry clean energy project skills and knowledge participation in clean energy projects benefits from participation in clean energy development. Round 1 of the program will run from 2025-26 to 2026-27.
AustraliaMRFF – Genomics Health Futures Mission – 2026 Genomics Health Futures Grant Opportunity
The objective of this GO is to provide grants of financial assistance to support medical research and medical innovation projects that: Stream 1 (TCR): develop genomic tools and technologies to identify genetic predisposition to cancer and improve screening and targeted intervention. Focus on increased access to genomic testing and on liquid biopsy. Stream 2 (TCR): conduct scalable research to enhance novel gene discoveries, increase diagnostic rates and enable disease modelling to support development of targeted therapies or prevention strategies. Stream 3 (Incubator): develop novel methods for using polygenic risk scores to identify subgroups of the population at high risk of common and complex diseases. -Topic A: Cardiovascular disease -Topic B: Diabetes -Topic C: Other common and/or complex diseases Stream 4 (Incubator): develop novel methods for improving accuracy and usefulness of polygenic risk scores to stratify people with common cancers for surveillance and treatment. -Topic A: Breast Cancer -Topic B: Colorectal cancer -Topic C: Prostate cancer -Topic D: Other common cancers Stream 5 (TCR): undertake research to enhance or streamline uptake of clinical genomics into practice. Stream 6 (Accelerator): develop and maintain infrastructure to support research collaboration by enabling data sharing, portability, longevity and connectivity of analysis across Australia. Research conducted should address emerging ethical, legal and social issues associated with the governance of clinical and genomic datasets with particular focus on the application of advanced analytics (e.g. AI) to enhance the diagnostic utility of genomics. Applicants must propose research that addresses these objectives and those of the Genomics Health Futures Mission as outlined in the Roadmap and Implementation Plan. 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 here.
AustraliaMRFF – Preventive and Public Health Research Initiative – 2026 Consumer-Led Research Grant Opportunity
The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support medical research and medical innovation projects that: Stream 1 (Incubator): identify health priorities, develop new approaches and/or methodologies and conduct pilot studies addressing health issues and/or barriers that: are co-led, co-produced and/or co-designed with consumers are in partnership with health services increase consumers’ understanding of, and involvement in, research. Stream 2 (Targeted Call for Research): develop and/or test scalable and sustainable approaches, in partnership with consumers, that enable self-care interventions or improve quality of life and/or survivorship care. Approaches are for individuals from one or more priority populations, who have experienced or are experiencing long-term diseases and conditions. Approaches may, where appropriate, also deliver for the individual’s families, carers and communities. Topic A: Research projects that focus on cancer Topic B: Research projects that focus on long term physical diseases and conditions other than cancer Topic C: Research projects that focus on mental health challenges, diseases or conditions. Applicants to this grant opportunity must propose research that delivers against the above objectives and those of the Preventive and Public Health Research Initiative. This grant opportunity is being administered by NHMRC on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. Further information on the Medical Research Future Fund is available from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing's website. A list of Eligible Organisations can be found on the NHMRC List of MRFF Eligible Organisations webpage.
AustraliaMRFF 2026 BioMedTech Incubator
The 2026 BioMedTech Grant Opportunity is part of the Medical Research Future Fund under the Medical Research Commercialisation Initiative. This opportunity looks to fund suitable organisations to identify, select and support Australian SMEs undertaking early-stage medical research and medical innovation projects that have commercial potential. The intended outcome of the research funded by this grant opportunity is to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians by increasing the number of SMEs developing novel biomarkers, diagnostics, therapeutics, assistive devices and/or digital technologies that have progressed through the early stages of research and development to the point where they are 'de-risked' and attractive to private investment for commercialisation. Applicants may propose to support development of innovations in their area/s of strength (i.e. applicants are not required to propose a program that covers the breadth of the biomedtech sector).
AustraliaMRFF 2026 National Critical Research Infrastructure
The 2026 National Critical Research Infrastructure initiative invests in research infrastructure to ensure Australian researchers find innovative solutions to complex health problems in areas of unmet medical need. This grant opportunity has four streams. Stream 1 - Innovation enablers Address an area of unmet medical need by promoting the development and implementation of new research infrastructure by supporting development and/or expansion of research enablers such as biobanks, tissue repositories, novel platforms, and secure health data environments to create valuable research resources. Stream 2 - Digitisation of health care Translate or implement innovative artificial intelligence technologies into health applications that: benefit multiple health disciplines/areas involve consumers in the research journey to ensure the research is applicable to the needs of the Australian community; and increase artificial intelligence workforce capacity and capability, particularly in relation to health, through cross-sector and interdisciplinary collaboration. Stream 3 - Co-investment partnerships Utilise co-investment (cash only) with the research sector, state and/or territory governments, and industry, in significant critical research infrastructure (e.g. facilities, personnel and equipment): to support development of research capacity, capability and/or effectiveness in an area of unmet medical need, or to enable Australian research using new platforms, systems and services in an area of unmet medical need. Stream 4 - mRNA technology enablers Leverage and enhance emerging mRNA technologies, platforms, and/or equipment to accelerate development of mRNA-based vaccines and therapeutics in an area of unmet medical need. An application may only be submitted to one of the above four streams. Applicants must specify the stream to which they are applying in their application.
Australia2026 NHMRC-European Partnership for Brain Health
The 2026 NHMRC-European Partnership for Brain Health (EP BrainHealth) Grant Opportunity supports Australian participation and collaboration in transnational research projects through European Partnership for Brain Health (EP BrainHealth) Call for Proposals. The EP BrainHealth offers 2 calls: one in the field of neurological, mental disorders and sensory disorders (EP BrainHealth Call 1) and one in the field of neurodegenerative disorders (EP BrainHealth Call 2). Further information on the EP BrainHealth Call for Proposals is available from the EP BrainHealth website.
AustraliaIndigenous Languages and Arts – Strategic Projects 2025-26
The ILA Program supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to express, conserve and maintain their cultures through Indigenous languages and arts activities. Grant funding allocated through the ILA Program supports activities that: Conserve, revitalise and sustain Indigenous languages by: Supporting the use of spoken language in everyday life by facilitating language transmission and practise in a range of contexts through culturally appropriate learning and teaching activities. Supporting community members to improve their language knowledge and skills and build capacity in the sector by providing language learning and teaching pathways that include opportunities to gain formal qualifications in learning and teaching an Indigenous language. Recording, conserving and making available Indigenous languages using digital technology in an innovative and culturally appropriate way. Facilitating the use of Indigenous languages in everyday life by producing and providing access to language materials used in activities that facilitate the transmission of language, enabling community to enjoy, learn, use and teach their languages. Create, promote and celebrate Indigenous community-based arts activities by: Developing, producing, presenting, exhibiting or performing a diverse range of traditional and contemporary Indigenous art forms which could include dance, theatre, film, literature, music and traditional Indigenous arts and crafts. Promoting and celebrating Indigenous art forms and providing access to arts activities that enable community to enjoy, connect and take pride in their cultures.
AustraliaResolution payments under the Youpla Support Program
This grant opportunity is part of the Youpla Support Program, which was announced by the Australian Government on 8 February 2024 as its enduring resolution for people impacted by the collapse of the funeral insurance provider, the Youpla Group. The Youpla Group (formerly the Aboriginal Community Benefits Fund) was a funeral expenses insurer that primarily marketed its products to First Nations people. The Youpla Group entered liquidation in March 2022, leaving many people without cover, inflicting significant cultural, emotional and financial harm on many First Nations people and communities. The Youpla Support Program will provide a Resolution Payment to Eligible Persons to help them recover from this harm. Subject to the exclusions set out in the Youpla Support Program Guidelines an Eligible Person will be offered as a Funeral Bond (delivered as a procurement) as the default option with the right to opt out and receive a Cash Payment (delivered as a grant). The Funeral Bond will be procured by NIAA on behalf of the Eligible Person. The Cash Payment will be made to the Eligible Person as a grant under the Youpla Support Guidelines.
AustraliaPrescribed Bodies Corporate (PBC) Capacity Building Grant Opportunity
Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBC) Capacity Building Grant Funding is available to support PBCs to maximise the economic and social potential of native title through the effective and sustainable management of their land. The objectives of the PBC Capacity Building Grant are to: 1. Increase the capacity of PBCs to take advantage of economic opportunities 2. Build long-term organisational capacity within PBCs through training and obtaining professional expertise 3. Support effective native title agreement-making The outcomes of the PBC Capacity Building Grant are to: · Build capacity of PBCs to maximise the social, cultural and economic aspirations of their native title holding group Build capacity of PBCs to meet corporate compliance and native title obligations, and promote greater efficiency in land use decision-making
AustraliaIndigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program, Closed Non-Competitive Grant Round 2025-26
Funding will be provided to organisations for activities that best contribute to delivery of the following Program outcomes: a professional, viable and ethical Indigenous visual arts industry that features strong participation by, and provides economic opportunities for, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people the continued production, exhibition, critique, purchase and collection of Indigenous visual art.
AustraliaPerformance of representative body functions
The Native Title Act 1993 (the Act) provides for the Australian Government, through the National Indigenous Australians Agency, to fund entities to perform the ‘representative body’ functions listed in section 203B of the Act. These functions include assisting native title claimants and holders to progress native title claims, negotiate native title agreements and resolve native title disputes. This grant opportunity will continue the delivery of these services by funding selected entities to perform these functions.
AustraliaGrants to the United Nations and related peacebuilding and peacekeeping organisations
The purpose of the grant is to provide funding to the United Nations and related peacebuilding and peacekeeping organisations to support peacebuilding and peacekeeping activities outside Australia. The objective of the grant is to provide funding to be used by the UN and related peacebuilding and peacekeeping organisations to support: • education, training and capacity building activities for civil or military personnel on peace related activities; • the provision of equipment or services to support foreign countries’ participation in peace operations; • research and policy development on peace related issues; • the engagement of civil or military personnel in peace operations and institutions; and • improvement of infrastructure used in peace operations.
AustraliaLocal Environmental Projects
The Local Environmental Projects program will run from 2025–26 to 2027–28 as part of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water's Outcome 2, supporting nature-positive conservation and sustainable management of Australia’s natural resources. Announced during the 2025 federal election, the program funds locally informed, place-based projects that protect and restore threatened species and habitats, enhance coasts and waterways, and improve community access to nature, especially in urban green and blue spaces. Projects must show long-term environmental and social benefits through sustainable management and local engagement, aligning with national goals under the EPBC Act and Australia’s Strategy for Nature 2024–2030. The program also supports Australia’s international commitments under the Convention on Biological Diversity. Participation by First Nations groups is encouraged, including sharing ecological knowledge. Projects promoting women’s workforce participation are also supported.
AustraliaLocal Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) Program - Phase 4
Funding under Phase 4 of the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) Program is available from 1 July 2023 to support Eligible Funding Recipients to deliver priority local road and community infrastructure projects across Australia. LRCI Phase 4 continues the objective of the program to provide temporary, targeted support for creating and maintaining local jobs through road infrastructure and construction activities in communities across Australia. The intended outcomes of the program are to: deliver benefits to communities, such as improved road safety, accessibility and visual amenity; and create local short-term employment opportunities through funding construction projects
AustraliaCommunity Development Grants (CDG) Programme
The Australian Government established the CDG Programme in 2013. The program will be delivered under Outcome 3: Strengthening the sustainability, capacity and diversity of our cities and regional economies including through facilitating local partnerships between all levels of government and local communities; through reforms that stimulate economic growth; and providing grants and financial assistance. The objective of the CDG Programme (program) is: to support needed infrastructure that promotes stable, secure and viable local and regional economies. The intended outcomes of the program are: to construct and/or upgrade facilities to provide long term improvements in social and economic viability of local communities to create jobs in the delivery of projects and ongoing use of the infrastructure to improve social amenity, increased health and wellbeing and social cohesion by utilisation of the infrastructure by community groups This program delivers the government’s election commitments and other identified projects for community and regional infrastructure. Only projects identified by the Australian Government will be considered for funding under the CDG Programme, including the Government Election Commitments since 2013 and other government initiated projects. The CDG Programme is a non-competitive grants program. If a project has been identified to receive grant funding the relevant person/organisation will be contacted by the Australian Government. The Programme is administered in accordance with the Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines (CGRGs).
AustraliaAged Care Services - Specialist Dementia Care Program
The Specialist Dementia Care Program (SDCP) is an Australian Government initiative that provides care for people exhibiting very severe behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, who are unable to be appropriately cared for by mainstream aged care services. The program offers specialised, transitional residential support, focussing on reducing or stabilising symptoms over time, with the aim of enabling people to move to less intensive care settings. Under the SDCP, the intention is that there will be 35 SDCP units established, with a unit in each of the 31 Primary Health Network (PHN) regions. To date 10 SDCP units have been established nationally across 9 PHN regions as part of the Phase One Grant Opportunities. The purpose of the Phase Two SDCP Grant opportunity is to identify aged care providers with capacity to establish the remaining SDCP units through the use of targeted competitive and non-competitive approaches commencing from December 2021. Eligibility Targeted Competitive grant opportunity For the targeted - competitive grant opportunity, all eligible organisations located within the designated PHN region may apply. A Department of Health, Disability and Ageing - Your Aged Care Newsletter article will be used to advise organisations of the Grant Opportunity through GrantConnect. Closed non-competitive grant opportunity For the closed non-competitive grant opportunity, only the organisation invited by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing will be eligible to apply for the Grant Opportunity through GrantConnect. To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "GO Documents" button on the left hand side of GrantConnect.
AustraliaIndigenous Australians' Health Programme Northern Territory Pathways to Community Control
This grant opportunity enables the awarding of grants under the Pathways to Community Control (P2CC) program. The purpose of this grant opportunity is to support an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCHO) to transition health service delivery to Aboriginal community control under the P2CC Program and specifically targets ACCHOs in the Northern Territory. The grant supports the planning and implementation of the transition, which can include: development of corporate and clinical governance models and systems; development of a health plan for the region; community engagement and stakeholder consultation; Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs); required changes to the legal entity of the organisation and related governance structures; capacity building activities; and agreement of an evaluation strategy. The objectives of this grant opportunity are: to support the organisation to build its capacity and capabilities to deliver culturally safe, sustainable and high quality comprehensive primary health care services; no or limited impact on service delivery during the transfer period with all planned programs, staff, and services transferring on the agreed date; and the completion of a successful transition, resulting in the transfer of Indigenous Australians’ Health Programme primary health care funding for the ongoing operation of health services from the Northern Territory Government to the organisation. To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red Grant Opportunity Documents button on the left-hand side. Note: Total Funding for this grant is $13.75m since originally published in 2021. Earlier funding from previous financial years has been expended.
AustraliaIndigenous Advancement Strategy: Support for Community Sector Organisations Grant Opportunity Guidelines
As a part of the October 2022-23 Budget, the NIAA has been allocated $190 million over four years (2022-23 to 2025-26), to support Community Sector Organisations (CSOs) already receiving an Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS) grant for an eligible activity. The purpose of this funding is to support these organisations at need of funding supplementation due to additional staff wages pressures and high inflations rates. Funding amounts and the length of grant agreements available to each eligible CSO will be based on: § the duration of existing IAS funding agreements for eligible grant activities § a percentage of the current IAS funding granted to each eligible CSO for each eligible grant activity § the location of service delivery for each eligible grant activity, noting that eligible grant activities delivered in remote and very remote areas may receive a higher percentage of supplementation funding The NIAA expects to conduct annual grant rounds under this grant opportunity to allow the NIAA to refresh its list of eligible organisations and eligible grant activities, and to reflect emerging economic circumstances in its funding calculations. The NIAA may conduct additional, smaller-scale rounds if these are required.
AustraliaLocal Investments Funding Grant Opportunity
The Local Investments Funding Grant Opportunity enables strategic and rapid response to address local issues to benefit First Nations people and facilitate improved community and government engagement. The objective of a Local Investments Funding grant is to deliver outcomes, aligned to community needs government priorities and Closing the Gap targets by providing funding of no more than $125,000 (GST exclusive) for: • generally small scale, short-term, one-off proposals to address immediate local need and which have community support; • a variety of activities, ranging from small scale infrastructure and cultural activities, through to a co-contribution to larger projects; and • activities that leverage other government funding and may include co-contributions for larger projects with other governments, local councils or organisations. To be eligible, applicants just be invited by the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) to apply for funding.
Australia2026 NHMRC-Swiss National Science Foundation
The 2026 NHMRC-Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) grant opportunity supports Australian participation in an international collaboration with Switzerland through the Australian - Swiss Joint Research Programme Call for Proposals 2026. NHMRC is working with SNSF to support Joint Research Projects to promote collaborative projects with clearly defined goals, involving at least one partner based in Switzerland and one based in Australia. The research field for this collaboration is: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare for populations of diverse sex, gender or sexual orientations or other underrepresented population groups. Applicants are required to justify how their target population is considered underrepresented in the context of this funding opportunity. Possible topics include but are not limited to: • AI for medical decision support for diagnosis and treatment planning, with a focus of underrepresented population groups • Addressing bias in medical training data • Enhancing trust and trustworthiness in AI-based decision support • Interpretability of AI applications in gender medicine The following topics are excluded: • Theoretical AI approaches that do not tackle any relevant problem of gender medicine or for underrepresented population groups • AI not including any underrepresented population groups or data bias • Studies focusing on underrepresented population groups that are only relevant in Australia or Switzerland. Further information about the SNSF is available from the SNSF website.
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