Current Grant Opportunity View - GO7414

The Cure for MND Foundation INC (FightMND) - Health and Medical Research for Motor Neurone Disease grant opportunity will provide 

$2 million funding to support innovative, safe, rigorous and high-quality motor neurone disease (MND) research projects to address knowledge gaps and identification of new MND therapeutics and treatments.

The funding was announced in the 2024-25 Budget as part of $22.1 million over two years from 2024–25 to continue support for preventive health and chronic conditions research including consumer and clinician services for Australians with chronic conditions, in support of the National Preventive Health Strategy 2021–2030. The grant supports the Government’s preventive health agenda to ensure all Australians stay well for longer and to reduce pressure on the health and aged care system.  

The purpose of the grant opportunity is to support the continuation of innovative, safe, rigorous and high-quality MND research projects to address knowledge gaps and identification of new MND therapeutics and treatments.

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

Cure for MND Foundation INC (FightMND) ABN 62 740 350 704

This organisation was determined as eligible as Cure for MND Foundation INC (FightMND) is a leading MND research non-profit organisation and one of the world’s largest independent funders of MND research. It has previously received funding from the department to deliver MND research programs (Our Research Investments - FightMND) and has demonstrated its ability to successfully deliver outcomes. This funding is to support the continuation of research funding to Cure for MND Foundation INC (FightMND) to facilitate clinical trials and test therapeutic drugs for MND.

Cure for MND Foundation INC (FightMND) has invested $84.9 million into vital MND research since 2014. Cure for MND Foundation INC (FightMND) supported 23 research projects in 2023, including one clinical trial, seven drug development projects and four projects that focused on identifying the cause(s) of MND. In addition, six outstanding researchers were awarded scholarships and fellowships.

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.

$2,000,000.00

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