Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC – Tactical Research Fund

This program aims to provide a source of funding for short-term, end-user focused projects, addressing strategic issues for the sector having national significance. It encourages the development of short duration research projects meeting near term needs of CRC end-user partners.

Funding of up to $100,000 (excluding GST) is available per project.

A total funding pool of $250,000 (excluding GST) is available in 2019.

Eligible applicants end-user partners who make cash contributions as part of their membership of the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC.

Not everyone can apply. Only those proposals that can demonstrate a need for the proposed research outcomes and have a fully developed (ready-to-start) project plan endorsed by CRC end-user partners will be accepted for consideration.

Priority will be given to project proposals that improve Australia’s disaster resilience, close capability gaps, align with the National Research Priorities for Natural Hazards and Emergency Management and have a clear pathway to utilisation by supporting end-user partners.

Eligible projects include:
- New research initiatives, including scoping studies, synthesis studies and literature reviews.
- Project extensions that increase the value and benefit of existing research projects, but are not utilisation projects.
- Represent continuations or extensions of previously funded projects.
- Provide an avenue for new partners to link to the CRC.

The main assessment criteria include the extent to which proposals meet the CRC and Tactical Research Fund program objectives and will be prioritised in order of a proposal’s capacity to meet the following:
- Generate new knowledge leading to improved outcomes for the sector and community.
- Promote effective transfer of research outcomes into policy and practice.
- Capacity to meet the Tactical Research Fund compulsory application requirements.

Please refer to the website for the complete list of the assessment criteria.

The following are ineligible for funding:
- Short term purely consultative activities
- Product testing