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National CQR Automation and Innovation Capacity Building Grants

Funding Providers

Department of Health and Aged Care

Location

Australia Wide

Funding Type

Cash grant G15753

Primary Category

Health

Eligible to

  • State/Territory Governments
  • Not-for-Profits
  • Universities
  • Local Governments
  • Businesses

Funding

Amount : $150,000 to $300,000
Total pool: $1,200,000

Round(s)

  • Opened 21-Nov-2024 Closes 16-Jan-2025 2:00pm (Canberra time)

Purpose

The purpose of this grant opportunity is to build automation and innovation capacity within existing national CQRs in line with Strategy Pillar 6 (Data linkage, integration and interoperability): Priority 24.

Overview

The National Clinical Quality Registry Program (the National CQR Program) aims to improve the quality of health care and ensure better health outcomes for Australian patients.

Projects under this grant opportunity should support national CQRs to develop and pilot, contemporary digital solutions and/or technologies to: 

  • automate data capture from existing systems e.g. via Application Programming Interfaces, Natural Language Processing or other machine learning or data integration technologies; or
  • adopt electronic data collection methods e.g. via mobile apps, wearables, smart forms, or other digital capture solutions; or
  • streamline data quality processes e.g. methods to improve case ascertainment, data completeness and accuracy, or adoption of national digital health standards, definitions and/terminologies etc; or
  • automate CQR reporting e.g. via digital dashboards; interactive data tools; real time reporting, automated reports, etc; or 
  • apply innovative analytics e.g. predictive modelling, risk or outcome calculators, risk adjustment models, or other methodologies.

Funding

  • Total Amount Available (AUD): $1,200,000.00
  • Estimated Grant Value (AUD): From $150,000.00 to $300,000.00

Limitations

Eligibility

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 
  • Corporate State or Territory Entity 
  • Non-corporate State or Territory Entity 
  • Non-corporate State or Territory Statutory Authority
  • Local Government
  • Incorporated Association
  • Statutory Entity

You can also apply for this grant opportunity if you are a university that has an entity type listed above.

Contact Details

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