Grants in VIC
MRFF – Emerging Priorities and Consumer Driven Research Initiative – 2026 Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19
$23 million funding pool
The MRFF 2026 Post‑Acute Sequelae of COVID‑19 Grant Opportunity supports medical research and innovation focused on improving outcomes for Australians experiencing Post‑Acute Sequelae of COVID‑19 (PASC), commonly referred to as Long COVID. The initiative aims to advance understanding of disease mechanisms, develop and evaluate treatments, and strengthen evidence‑based, integrated models of care.
The program prioritises research that translates discoveries into clinical practice, improves health system readiness, and reflects consumer and lived‑experience perspectives.
NHMRC Targeted Call for Research: Childhood Dementia 2026
up to $5,000,000
The Targeted Call for Research (TCR): Childhood Dementia 2026 aims to accelerate research that transforms the diagnosis, care and therapeutic landscape for children living with dementia and their families. Childhood dementia refers to a group of rare, progressive and life-limiting neurodegenerative disorders, and this call seeks to support coordinated, high-impact research addressing critical gaps across diagnosis, care, treatment development and family support.
The initiative supports multidisciplinary and translational research that can deliver system-level impact, improve equity of access to care and strengthen Australia’s health system readiness to respond to childhood dementia.
Visual Arts Major Commissioning Projects (Individuals and Groups)
Funding up to $100,000 is available.
The Visual Arts Major Commissioning Projects program supports Australian visual artists and craft practitioners to create significant new commissions for presentation in publicly accessible institutions in Australia or internationally. Delivered by Creative Australia under the Visual Arts, Craft and Design Partnership Framework, the program provides substantial investment to enable ambitious, high-quality new work. Applicants must have a confirmed invitation from a gallery or institution to present the new commission, including a commitment to pay a cash artist fee. The program supports risk-taking, experimentation and the development of new bodies of work, with funding intended to cover the creation and delivery of the commissioned project rather than costs already supported by presenting institutions.
News Innovation Fund Grant Program
Funding from $10,000-$9,000,000.
Grants of $10k–$9m for Australian news producers to fund innovative digital journalism and sustainability projects.
Australian Forest and Wood Innovations (AFWI) – National Open Call for Research
Grants between $50,000 and $2.5 million
The Australian Forest and Wood Innovations (AFWI) National Open Call for Research supports investigator-led or industry-led research and innovation partnerships addressing nationally significant challenges and opportunities across the forest and wood products value chain. AFWI seeks projects that demonstrate strong industry collaboration, cross-disciplinary research capability and a clear pathway to industry adoption. Funding focuses on research that delivers measurable economic, environmental and social benefits, builds national innovation capacity and supports Australia’s transition to a more productive, resilient and climate-adapted forest and wood products sector.
AFL Breaking New Ground Program
Grants from $50,000-$250,000
AFL Breaking New Ground supports planning and delivery of new or upgraded football facilities on schools and innovative sites.
Reconnection, Employment and Learning (REAL) Innovation Fund
Funding typically from $430,000-$5.1 million
Federal REAL Program Phase 2 funds culturally safe mentoring for First Nations people exiting justice settings.
COGGO Research Fund 2027
Funding up to $150,000 is available.
Funding of up to $150,000 for innovative R&D projects benefiting Western Australian grain growers.
Carbon Capture Technologies Program – Round 2
Funding up to $10 million is available.
Grants of $1m–$10m for pilot/demonstration carbon capture, utilisation and removal tech; co-funding required.
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