Deadline: 23-Mar-25
The End of Life and Palliative Care Research Grant Program (the Research Grant Program) provides funding for research activity that will contribute to improving end of life and palliative care (EOLPC) services for patients, carers, families and communities in NSW.
The NSW Government’s commitment to ensuring high quality end of life and palliative care across NSW. New funding is being invested in a range of initiatives to increase access and deliver services that respond to the needs of people with life limiting conditions.
The Research Grant Program is an initiative that will build the evidence base to support NSW Health to respond to EOLPC needs of patients, carers, families and communities.
Objectives
- The objectives of the Research Grant Program are:
- Contribute to the evidence base of service delivery that improves health, social and experience outcomes for people with EOLPC needs in NSW.
- Support research projects that have potential to be translated into EOLPC policy and practice, providing broad benefits for patients, carers, families, and/or communities across NSW.
- Build the capacity of collaborative EOLPC research involving research institutes, NSW Health agencies, non-government organisations and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations.
Priorities
- The Research Grant Program priority areas are:
- Pharmacological and non-pharmacological symptom management for EOLPC patients
- Collaborative care models across teams and settings to improve patient, carer, family and community experience and outcomes
- Culturally and socially inclusive care for Aboriginal, culturally and linguistically diverse, and LGBTIQ+ patients, carers, families and communities
- Psychosocial support for grief, loss and bereavement for patients, carers, families and communities.
Funding Information
- An amount of up to $2.7 million over three years is available for research grants in NSW that respond to the Research Grant Program priorities and demonstrate potential to be translated into EOLPC policy and practice, with broad benefits across NSW.
Duration
- Successful grant applicants will be contracted through a NSW Health funding agreement or funding allocation for a period of up to three years up to June 2027.
Eligible Activities
- The types of small and larger size research activity eligible to be undertaken as part of the Research Grant Program include:
- Translational research that takes existing evidence and applies it to improve EOLPC practice. This type of research bridges the gap between discovery and practical application in clinical settings.
- Implementation research which focuses on how to effectively introduce and scale evidencebased EOLPC interventions in real-world healthcare settings, ensuring they are practical, sustainable, and impactful.
- Health services research focused on optimising health systems to improve the integration of EOLPC across community and hospital-based services provided by NSW Health and partners.
- Population health research that addresses health and social disparities and explores strategies to improve access to EOLPC services for underrepresented and vulnerable populations, including in rural and regional communities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- The lead agency is a NSW based research institute, university, local health district, specialty health network, non-government organisation (NGO) or Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (ACCO)
- Where the lead agency is a local health district, specialty health network, NGO or ACCO, the research project is undertaken in partnership with, or demonstrate a formal affiliation with, a NSW based research institute or university.
- Research is to be conducted in NSW.
Ineligibility Criteria
- The types of research not eligible to be undertaken as part of the Research Grant Program include:
- Clinical trials – all phases of clinical trials are excluded, as the program focuses on using existing evidence to inform and improve care rather than testing new interventions.
- Program or service monitoring – research that primarily focuses on monitoring or evaluating existing programs or services.
- Secondary research – systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and other forms of secondary research, as the program prioritises research that directly contributes new knowledge or applies existing evidence in innovative ways.
For more information, visit NSW Government.