MRFF – EPCDRI – 2026 Improving the Health of People with Disability 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 (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. 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.