Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO8306

In response to the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, the Australian Government has committed $10 million through the NHMRC to support high-quality research into the health and wellbeing of serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force (ADF) members.

This TCR aims to generate high-quality evidence and develop practical, implementable actions to improve mental and physical health and promote wellbeing among serving and ex-serving ADF members, with consideration given to the impact on their support networks, including family, dependants and carers.

The objectives of this TCR are to facilitate research that:

•            Focuses on translation and implementation, with actions and methods that can be adopted by mainstream community health services.

•            Targets prevention and early intervention strategies that improve long-term health outcomes and builds the evidence base for scalable and implementable programs and/or strategies that aim to improve holistic and functional outcomes throughout the patient journey.

•            Promotes collaborative and multidisciplinary research approaches that recognise the complex and intersecting physical and mental health needs of serving and ex-serving ADF members, and ways to improve these through prevention and early intervention.

The expected outcomes of this TCR are to:

•            Support the development and implementation of programs, policies and activities that prevent suicidality, suicidal distress and acute mental health crises among serving and ex-serving ADF members, while optimising treatment, and improving equitable access to care services.

•            Address the intersection of complex mental and physical health conditions and the needs of serving and ex-serving ADF members through collaborative and multidisciplinary approaches to care. 

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 TCR: Serving and Ex-Serving Australian Defence Force Members Mental Health and Wellbeing 2026 Guidelines.

Outcomes: Grants to be announced in November 2026, and the research output will be delivered for up to 5 years from commencement of the grant.

$10,000,000.00

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

Minimum data is due 17.00 (ACT local time) on 30 April 2026