{"id":9368,"date":"2020-11-27T14:04:03","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T14:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=9368"},"modified":"2020-11-27T14:04:03","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T14:04:03","slug":"4-million-for-new-covid-19-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/11\/27\/4-million-for-new-covid-19-research\/","title":{"rendered":"$4 million for new COVID-19 research"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Morrison Government is supporting six new COVID-19 research projects across four institutions, allowing researchers continue to examine the virus and our response to the pandemic.
\nMore than $4 million will be distributed from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) through two grant rounds to institutions including Monash University, Deakin University and Macquarie University.
\nThese grants aim to develop high priority digital health infrastructure, improving the speed and features of health system responses during acute crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
\nEach of these projects has the ability to assist and inform government responses to the pandemic and continue our improvements to health outcomes for all Australians.
\nThree projects will receive funding through\u00a0the 2020 Rapid Response Digital Health Infrastructure Grant Opportunity,<\/i>\u00a0worth approximately $3.5 million.
\nThis includes $1.9 million to support Monash University\u2019s work to create a national data management platform and Learning Health System, alongside real-time monitoring of Australia’s COVID-19 response.
\nA further three projects will also share in $600,000 through the\u00a02020 Communication Strategies and Approaches during Outbreaks Grant Opportunity,<\/i>\u00a0focusing on understanding people\u2019s communication needs, in order to improve community engagement and responsiveness to information and advice about pandemics.
\nA project through Deakin University will identify communication priorities and effective support for people with an intellectual disability living in high risk specialist disability accommodation during disease outbreaks.
\nAs part of the Morrison Government\u2019s Coronavirus Research response, over $96 million from the MRFF has been invested in COVID-19 research, including vaccine, anti-viral and respiratory medicine research.
\nInvesting in health and medical research is a key priority of our Government\u2019s Long Term National Health Plan. Research continues to play a critical role in ensuring Australia maintains its world-class health system, particularly as the world continues to respond to COVID-19.
\nThe Morrison Government\u2019s MRFF is a $20 billion endowment fund, allowing for long-term investment and support for Australia\u2019s best and brightest researchers. Further information about the MRFF is available at\u00a0www.health.gov.au\/mrff<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2020 Rapid Response Digital Health Infrastructure Grant Opportunity<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Administering Institution<\/strong><\/td>\nProject Title<\/strong><\/td>\nFunding<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sydney Local Health District<\/td>\nIntegrating remote monitoring technology into digital health infrastructure<\/td>\n$670,406.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monash University<\/td>\nTowards a national data management platform and Learning Health System<\/td>\n$1,922,584.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monash University<\/td>\nReal-time modelling of Australia’s COVID-19 response<\/td>\n$810,300.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2020 Communication Strategies and Approaches during Outbreaks Grant Opportunity<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Administering Institution<\/strong><\/td>\nProject Title<\/strong><\/td>\nFunding<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monash University<\/td>\nEffectiveness of tailored COVID-19 message for vulnerable Australians<\/td>\n$315,961.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deakin University<\/td>\nInclusive Health Communication in Specialist Disability Accommodation<\/td>\n$109,047.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Macquarie University<\/td>\nHarnessing the health communication power of the early childhood sector<\/td>\n$174,992.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Morrison Government is supporting six new COVID-19 research projects across four institutions, allowing researchers continue to examine the virus and our response to the pandemic. More than $4 million will be distributed from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) through two grant rounds to institutions including Monash University, Deakin University and Macquarie University. These … Continue reading “$4 million for new COVID-19 research”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9368\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}