Apply for FHRI Fund Enabling Scheme – Australia

The FHRI Fund Enabling Scheme will provide support for capital costs associated with undertaking health and medical research and/or innovation in Western Australia.

The FHRI Fund Enabling Scheme (the Program) is a funding program of the Western Australian (WA) Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund.

The FHRI Fund provides a secure source of funding to drive health and medical research, innovation and commercialisation and through these activities, improve the health and prosperity of all Western Australians. It also provides an opportunity to diversify the economy, create jobs, improve the sustainability of the health system and position WA as a leader in research and innovation.

Purpose

• The purpose of this Program is to increase the scale and excellence of health and medical research and innovation in WA by supporting accessible local infrastructure.
• The aim of the Program is to:
  • support state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, that are available to the broader WA health and medical research and/or innovation sector (the sector) that will facilitate a strong foundation for research and/or innovation developments, translation, commercialisation, and economic growth in WA.
• The objectives of the Program are to partner with entities to:
  • increase the availability and use of research and innovation infrastructure (e.g. facilities or equipment)
  • enable collaboration within the WA research and innovation community (academia, industry, government, non-government organisations)
  • support greater research and/or innovation output, translation or commercial outcomes
  • build a sustainable foundation for supporting research and innovation excellence that makes WA a place of choice
  • promote the attraction and retention of high-quality researchers and innovators in WA, including through the creation of employment opportunities.

Funding Information

• Co-funding amounts between $500,000 and $1,500,000 are available to successful applications over a period of up to 3-years.

Eligibility Criteria

• The Program is available to all eligible WA entities that undertake or support health and medical research and/or innovation activities in WA. Entities may include universities, research or innovation institutions, public or private health service providers or hospitals, non-government organisations, private entities, or consortia that operate research and/or innovation infrastructure that is accessible to the broader sector.
• To be eligible for this Program all of the following criteria apply:
  • The Responsible Entity must:
    • provide health and medical research and/or innovation services in WA
    • have an active Australian Business Number (ABN) with a minimum 3-year trading history
    • have a physical and operational presence in WA
    • not be supported by National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) funding.
  • The Activity Lead must:
    • be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, a permanent resident of Australia, or have an appropriate work visa in place for the duration of the Activity
    • be based in WA for a minimum of 80 per cent of the period of the Activity
    • have no overdue reports for any OMRI or FHRI Fund grant funding programs from any year (excludes authorised extensions)
    • ensure that an OMRI or FHRI Fund grant has not been awarded for any component of the Activity
    • be an employee at the Responsible Entity for the period of the Activity.
  • Evidence of matched funding from the Applicant (can include funding from other partner sources) must be provided
  • The grant funding must not constitute the entire financial base of the Responsible Entity i.e. the Responsible Entity must have other sources of income
  • The proposed Activity must not have received funding from other sources including the Department of Health and FHRI Fund
  • The Responsible Entity must ensure applications meet all eligibility criteria as set out in these guidelines
  • Applications must be submitted in accordance with the ‘Application instructions’ section of this document
  • An Activity Lead may submit more than one application to the Program, providing that there is no overlap in the Activity

Ineligible

• An application may be deemed ineligible and excluded from further consideration if OMRI identifies that:
  • it does not meet all eligibility criteria as set out in these guidelines
  • the proposed Activity duplicates activity previously or currently receiving Department of Health or FHRI Fund funding for the same outputs and/or outcomes
  • it includes any incomplete, false or misleading information
  • it was submitted after the advertised closing date and time.

For more information, visit Government of Western Australia.