Current Grant Opportunity View - GO7399

The purpose of this grant opportunity is to fund Healthdirect Australia to develop and host a virtual contraception decision support tool for consumers and health professionals. The tool will empower and support individuals by increasing their knowledge about contraceptive choices available in Australia. It will also address knowledge gaps and provide guidance for individuals to have a discussion with their health professional based on their circumstances and needs. The tool will also link to further existing resources on contraception for more detailed information. The development of the tool will be a collaboration between the Department of Health and Aged Care and Healthdirect Australia.

The grant opportunity was announced as part of the 2024-25 Budget which allocated funds to support the development and hosting of a platform for a virtual contraception choice decision support tree

For this grant opportunity up to $1.046 million is available over four years, commencing 2024/25.

To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.

To be eligible, you must be one of the listed organisation/s and have received an invitation to apply from the department:

Healthdirect Australia Ltd (HDA) ABN 28 118 291 044 

Healthdirect Australia (HDA) is invited to apply for this grant opportunity as it is considered to have: 

• capability to deliver the project activities
• existing infrastructure including a clinical governance framework and existing relationships to support the project activities, and
• knowledge of and capability to deliver to the project objectives and outcomes. 

Since its establishment, HDA has grown from a single telephone helpline to multi-channel digital service network that encompasses telephonic, telehealth and web capabilities. Their information partner network encompasses more than 180 leading health organisations. HDA is a well-established, trusted source of health information among Australians. HDA also has a robust underlying clinical governance framework that forms the foundation of the health information and advice they provide. 

HDA’s established administrative arrangements and industry experience makes it uniquely suited to carry out the required services and will help the department deliver these services efficiently and effectively. HDA have experience hosting similar tools, such as the Symptom Checker, which is a set of questions on a person’s symptoms that provides the respondent with advice on what actions they should take (e.g. Call 000 or visit a GP) based on their answer.  

HDA have provided a proposal which outlines their capabilities and confirms that they are well placed to meet the grant opportunity objectives and outcomes. 

Potential grantees are advised that an election for the House of Representatives may be called before this grant process has been concluded. If an election is called and the House of Representatives is dissolved, then caretaker arrangements will apply to the business of Government. By convention, decisions are not taken during this period that would bind an incoming Government and limit its freedom of action. Consequently, potential grantees need to be aware that any grant processes which have not been concluded before the caretaker period, or which commence during the caretaker period, may experience delays in finalisation and could potentially be revised or cancelled.

$1,046,000.00

From $0.00 to $1,046,000.00

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