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Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) - Coronavirus Research Response - 2020 Rapid Response Digital Health Infrastructure
Australian Government · Australia
Funding for Australian researchers to develop digital health infrastructure that helps health systems respond rapidly to high-need emerging challenges such as COVID-19. The grant supported innovative digital health approaches across acute and non-acute settings.
Funding
$500K – $2M
Location
Australia
Who Can Apply
• Applicants were eligible organisations seeking to develop new approaches to digital health infrastructure.
• The opportunity was aimed at Australian researchers.
• Applications had to demonstrate strong broader applicability to users, other disciplines, and national scalability.
• Applications had to show alignment with, and an identified priority need within, existing digital health systems and investment.
• Applications had to demonstrate sustainability.
• Applicants could apply to either the Acute stream or the Non-acute stream, including non-health care settings.
The page states the grant is for eligible organisations seeking to develop new approaches to digital health infrastructure. Applications had to demonstrate strong broader applicability to users, other disciplines and national scalability, alignment with and an identified priority need within existing digital health systems and investment, and sustainability. The opportunity was aimed at Australian researchers and covered either an Acute or Non-acute stream.
What's Funded
Development of digital health infrastructure and tools, including predictive modelling, remote screening, diagnostics, monitoring, and other innovative digital health approaches for acute and non-acute settings.Expected Outcomes
Projects are expected to deliver innovative digital health approaches with broader applicability, alignment to priority needs within existing digital health systems, national scalability, and sustainability to improve the speed and quality of health system responses during acute crises.Key Information
Applicant Types
universitynon_profitother
Stage
any
Funding Purposes
researchinnovationcommunity
Keywords
digital healthCOVID-19coronavirusmedical researchhealth infrastructurepredictive modellingremote screeningdiagnostics
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) - Coronavirus Research Response - 2020 Rapid Response Digital Health Infrastructure?
The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) - Coronavirus Research Response - 2020 Rapid Response Digital Health Infrastructure is a business grant offered by Australian Government in Australia, providing $500K – $2M in funding. Funding for Australian researchers to develop digital health infrastructure that helps health systems respond rapidly to high-need emerging challenges such as COVID-19. The grant supported innovative digital health approaches across acute and non-acute settings.
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How much funding does the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) - Coronavirus Research Response - 2020 Rapid Response Digital Health Infrastructure provide?
The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) - Coronavirus Research Response - 2020 Rapid Response Digital Health Infrastructure provides $500K – $2M in funding.
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Who is eligible for the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) - Coronavirus Research Response - 2020 Rapid Response Digital Health Infrastructure?
- Applicants were eligible organisations seeking to develop new approaches to digital health infrastructure.
- The opportunity was aimed at Australian researchers.
- Applications had to demonstrate strong broader applicability to users, other disciplines, and national scalability.
- Applications had to show alignment with, and an identified priority need within, existing digital health systems and investment.
- Applications had to demonstrate sustainability.
- Applicants could apply to either the Acute stream or the Non-acute stream, including non-health care settings.
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What activities are funded?
Development of digital health infrastructure and tools, including predictive modelling, remote screening, diagnostics, monitoring, and other innovative digital health approaches for acute and non-acute settings.
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