MRFF Announcements, news and new grant calls

Some combined news in this media release from the Minister today:

https://www.health.gov.au/ministers/the-hon-greg-hunt-mp/media/169-million-investment-for-australian-health-and-medical-research

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1) Primary Health Care Research grants are now officially announced. Congratulations to Danielle Mazza and her team (a grant of almost $2M)

2) The 2020 Australian Health Research Alliance: National Women's Health Research, Translation and Impact Network Grant. Congratulations to the AHRA network on this proposal led by Helena Teede ($5M)

FORECAST CALLS (Clinical Trials) - These 4 clinical trial calls may open today- please watch Sapphire and Grant Connect

• $24 million for the Million Minds Mission Mental Health Research supporting access to new approaches to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and recovery.
• $3 million for clinical trials to examine the benefits of medicinal cannabis for managing pain, symptoms and side effects for cancer patients
• $25.2 million for International Clinical Trial Collaborations There is likely to be a second round of this call before the end of the year)
• $25 million for clinical trials of new or improved treatments for Rare Cancers, Rare Diseases and other illness with Unmet clinical Need (RCRDUN)

OTHER  FORECAST CALLS (Coming soon)

• $4.8 million for Primary Health Care Research
• $4.5 million from the MRFF and NHMRC for research into Silicosis, a preventable lung disease related to inhalation of fine silica dust from artificial stone bench tops.

This is all the information at the moment. More information will follow on the calls as they roll out on Grant Connect and via MRFF Gov. teams.