Program · Outcome 1: Improved health and medical knowledge, including through funding research, translating research findings into evidence-based clinical practice, administering legislation governing research, issuing guidelines and advice for ethics in health and the promotion of public health
Program 1.1: Health and Medical Research
The Australian Government, through NHMRC, aims to: x create knowledge and build research capability through investment in the highest quality health and medical research, and the best researchers (Investment) x drive the translation of health and medical research into public policy, health systems and clinical practice, and support the commercialisation of research discoveries (Translation) x maintain a strong integrity framework underpinning rigorous and ethical research, and promoting community trust (Integrity).
National Health and Medical Research Council, 2026-27 Portfolio Budget Statements, PDF page 11 reported
$1.1bn
2026-27 Budget estimate
+$62m (+5.8%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
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Published lines
Each row is one line of the program’s expense table in the 2026-27 Portfolio Budget Statements – Program Expense Line Items, as published.
| Line | Kind | 2025-26 estimated actual |
2026-27 Budget estimate |
Change | Treatment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Research Endowment Account | administered | $1.0bn | $1.1bn | +$51m +5.1% | reported | 2.1.1 Prog Exp, row 746 |
| Ordinary annual services | administered | $973m | $996m | +$23m +2.3% | reported | 2.1.1 Prog Exp, row 744 |
| Departmental appropriation | departmental | $51m | $62m | +$10m +20.4% | reported | 2.1.1 Prog Exp, row 747 |
| Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year | departmental | $5.8m | $5.6m | −$181k −3.1% | reported | 2.1.1 Prog Exp, row 748 |
| Operating deficit (surplus) | departmental | −$3.0m | −$2.7m | +$306k – | reported | 2.1.1 Prog Exp, row 749 |
| to Medical Research Endowment Account | administered | −$959m | −$982m | −$22m – | reported | 2.1.1 Prog Exp, row 745 |