The purpose of this grant opportunity is to build on the success of the 2021-2025 BBV and STI Research Program, by continuing to fund eligible organisations to undertake critical BBV and STI research activities.

The objectives of the grant opportunity are:

• Support research and innovative program design that advances the goals of the National BBV and STI Strategies, including the aims and objectives of the National BBV and STI Research Strategy, and improves the impact of research to inform effective social and health policies.
• Generate a comprehensive evidence base, informed by multi-disciplinary research, to guide policy development and co-designed health promotion, prevention strategies, and health services and programs.
• Address gaps in data and knowledge, identify emerging issues and challenges, inform future priorities, and aid the development of effective health policy.
• Drive collaboration and linkage across BBV and STI research activities and encourage future adoption of research outcomes in policy and practice.
• Inform and provide evidence for a continuum of service delivery (i.e. community and peer led prevention interventions, diagnosis, treatment, care and social support services) to maximise impact and improve population health outcomes.

For this grant opportunity up to $4.8 million per annum is available over four years (2026-27 to 2029-30).

To be eligible you must be one of the following entity types:

• Indigenous Corporation (registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and /or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006)
• Company
• Cooperative
• Incorporated Association
• Sole Trader
• Statutory Entity, or
• Partnership

• Email: Grant.ATM@health.gov.au