The keys to ageing well will come under the spotlight as part of new research in South Australia, with $150,000 in grant money up for grabs.

South Australian researchers and research organisations are encouraged to apply for a share of the grant funding to develop new research to help guide ageing well policy and practice.

The inaugural Impact Research Grants for Ageing Well encourages independent research to generate new evidence and build knowledge to help address the factors involved with ageing well.

This new annual grant program will initially focus on answering priority questions related to the pillar of ‘Homes, housing and the built environment’.

The priority questions focus on areas including the impacts of failing to address housing design, affordability, and supply to support ageing well and how we can better accommodate pets in housing solutions and neighbourhood design.

One major research project of up to two years will be awarded $100,000 with seed grants of $25,000 also available for two research projects of up to one year.

The Impact Research Grants are a key action of the new Strategic Research Agenda for Ageing Well and align with South Australia’s Plan for Ageing Well 2020- 2025.

The Strategic Research Agenda was developed through a partnership between Office for Ageing Well and the Centre for Health in All Policies Research Translation (CHiARPT) and consists of 38 research priorities under nine pillars.

As part of the Agenda, Office for Ageing Well will also partner with Aboriginal Health Equity Wardliparingga at South Australia’s Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) to co-develop ageing well research priorities with specific relevance to older Aboriginal people and Elders living in South Australia.

Grant applications will be open until Friday 31 March with the three successful projects to commence in June 2023.

For more information, go to www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/strategicresearchagenda

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Attributable to Chris Picton

These new grants will help to address areas of priority to better support South Australian as they age.

The research will help generate knowledge that can be translated into future policy and practice.

This will ensure we are focusing our attention on areas that have the greatest potential to improve the health and wellbeing of older South Australians now and into the future.

Attributable to Executive Director of Office for Ageing Well, Cassie Mason

We are really excited to be offering $150,000 in grants to support research projects that encourage researchers from a variety of disciplines to address questions of community importance.

The successful research projects will take a closer look at how we can promote positive ageing in our homes, neighbourhoods, and the built environment, which is a key area of interest for many people.

This research will help us to develop evidence-based policies and practices which will allow all South Australians to live and age well.