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CMHDARN Innovation & Evaluation Grant 2025/26- Applications Now Open!

CMHDARN is excited to invite member organisations of Mental Health Coordinating Council (MHCC) and/or the Network of Alcohol and Other Drugs Agencies (NADA) to apply for the 2025–2026 Innovation and Evaluation Grant.

This $20,000 grant supports community-managed organisations working across mental health (MH) and alcohol and other drugs (AOD) to undertake a project that:

  • Champions innovation and evaluation
  • Addresses both MH and AOD service delivery contexts
  • Builds sector knowledge and capacity

We especially welcome projects that explore intersections with key areas such as:

  • Lived experience collaboration and leadership
  • Neurodivergence
  • Carer involvement
  • Gaming and/or gambling
  • Criminal justice interface
  • Trauma-informed practice and organisational change
  • Human rights

Whether you’re evaluating a new program, addressing a service gap, or exploring recurring questions in your practice, this grant is for you.

Grant Details:

  • Funding Period: November 2025 – November 2026
  • Grant Amount: One grant of $20,000 (ex GST)
  • Applications Close: COB 16 October 2025
  • Notification Date: 7 November 2025
  • Submission: Complete the APPLICATION FORM and email to info@cmhdaresearchnetwork.com.au

📌 Note: Organisations may submit multiple applications for different project proposals.

aPPLICATION fORM 

application guidelines

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CMHDARN Innovation and Evaluation Grant 2024/2025 – Congratulations to Royal Flying Doctor Service!

CMHDARN is pleased to be supporting the Royal Flying Doctor Service (South East Division) with their project ‘Mapping Cultural Safety Frameworks: Informing Best Practice for Mental Health and AOD Care in Regional and Remote First Nations Communities in Far West NSW’. Congratulations to RFDSSE!

CMHDARN Innovation and Evaluation Grant 2024/2025 – Congratulations to One Door Mental Health!

CMHDARN is pleased to announce that One Door Mental Health are the recipient of the 2024/25 Innovation and Evaluation Grant, for their project: Identifying and addressing barriers to Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) support for mental health consumers from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Congratulations to One Door Mental Health!

Congratulations to the recipients of the CMHDARN Innovation and Evaluation Grant 2023/2024 

CMHDARN has the pleasure of announcing the latest recipient of the Innovation and Evaluation Grant of $20,000 is ICLA. The grant will allow ICLA to evaluate their Prevention and Recovery Centre model.

Congratulations to ICLA!

Congratulations to the recipients of the CMHDARN Innovation and Evaluation Grant 2022/2023 Round 2

CMHDARN has the pleasure of announcing the latest recipient of the Innovation and Evaluation Grant of $20,000 is Glebe House. Their project, ‘Glebe House residential and outreach support evaluation’ will explore the impacts of Glebe House’s residential therapeutic alcohol and other drug recovery program and their transitional outreach support program for our clients who are in recovery from addiction and living with complex trauma, mental illness and impacts of incarceration.

Congratulations to Glebe House!

Congratulations to the recipients of the CMHDARN Innovation and Evaluation Grant 2022/2023

CMHDARN has the pleasure of announcing the recipient of the Innovation and Evaluation Grant 2022-2023 of $20,000 is Youth Solutions in partnership with Stride and University of Wollongong. Their project, Barriers to access and engagement of young people with co-morbid substance use and mental health struggles: what are we missing?’ will engage young people with lived experience of substance use and/or mental health concerns, along with parents and carers, in considering the unique challenges in accessing care and engaging with services. The researchers are keen to engage in co-production research, and hope that this project may lead to new insights and innovations in service provision and potential community oriented solutions.

Congratulations to Youth Solutions, Stride, and University of Wollongong

 

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