Current Grant Opportunity View - GO7367

A Targeted Call for Research (TCR) is a one-time request for grant applications designed to stimulate research in a particular area that will benefit the health of Australians or address a specific health issue. A TCR specifies the scope and objectives of the research to be proposed, application requirements and procedures, and the review criteria to be applied in the evaluation of applications submitted in response to the TCR.

The TCR: High Health Care Service Utilisation grant opportunity aims to effectively create a more balanced and efficient health care system. The proposed opportunity needs to be considered as an integral part of general health in primary care services. Addressing the needs of patients with high health care service utilisation, aiming to facilitate research that will improve understanding of where critical issues are for people to access timely and efficient health care services 

The objectives of the TCR: High Healthcare Service Utilisation are to facilitate research that:

• examine high healthcare service utilisation from the points of view of people with lived experience and relevant stakeholders.  (i.e acute and primary care clinicians, funders, policy makers, service providers). 
• gains in-depth understanding of the challenges facing people with different types of high healthcare service utilisation when managing their health, and the challenges facing clinician and health systems in trying to meet the needs of these vulnerable patients.
• investigate the effectiveness of existing services and models of care that are proven to improve patient outcomes and patient journeys. 

Applications will only be accepted from NHMRC approved Administering Institutions. A list of NHMRC approved Administering Institutions is available at:

NHMRC’s Administering Institutions | NHMRC

Applications must satisfy all the requirements set out in the Targeted Call for Research: Addressing the Needs of People with High Healthcare Service Utilisation 2024 Guidelines.

Outcomes: Grants to be announced in November 2025, and the research output will be delivered for up to 5 years from commencement of the grant.

$5,000,000.00

Applications must be submitted electronically using Sapphire (unless otherwise advised by NHMRC).

Minimum data is due 1700 (ACT local time) on 26 February 2025