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To date the Foundation has allocated
in excess of $22m to 260 projects.
The projects are focussed on promoting
the health and welfare of children in Australia.

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Year New grants for the year Total grants Amount granted Accumulated amount granted
Total 2019 7 260 $1,049,783 $22,533,985
Total 2018 9 253 $1,257,454 $21,484,202
Total 2017 8 244 $1,093,348 $20,226,748
Total 2016 8 236 $1,010,554 $19,133,400
Total 2015 7 228 $930,162 $18,122,846
Total 2014 8 221 $1,004,618 $17,192,684
Total 2013 8 213 $1,031,162 $16,188,066
Total 2012 8 205 $1,121,060 $15,156,904
Total 2011 7 197 $1,008,410 $14,035,844
Total 2010 9 190 $1,088,475 $13,027,434
Total 2009 15 181 $1,294,661 $11,938,959
Total 2008 10 166 $792,485 $10,644,298
Total 2007 8 156 $655,507 $9,851,813
Total 2006 9 148 $646,400 $9,196,306
Total 2005 8 139 $679,000 $8,549,906
Total 2004 11 131 $862,000 $7,870,906
Total 2003 7 120 $571,948 $7,008,906
Total 2002 9 113 $707,000 $6,436,958
Total 2001 8 104 $845,000 $5,729,958
Total 1990-2000 96 $4,884,958

Projects

2003

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Project name Grant recipient Grant amount Term
A randomised placebo controlled trial of antibiotics to prevent urinary tract infections in children - PRIVENT (Melbourne arm) Centre for International Child Health, Royal children's Hospital $90400 2 Years
Adaptation and seed funding for a national trial of Communities That Care: A prevention project focussing on improving the health and behaviour of young Australians from the ages 0-18 Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch children's Research Institute, VIC $82800 1 Year
An examination of the importance of the neighbourhood environment on children's physical activity School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC $98000 2 Years
Early intervention with premature infants: Improving medical, neurobehavioural and brain functioning through environmental interventions Department of Clinical & Health Psychology, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, VIC $85000 1 Year
Evidence-based methods for predicting outcomes and planning services in Community Child Department of Paediatrics, The children's Hospital at Westmead, NSW $165000 3 Years
Pilot study in preparation for a major proposal to the US National Institutes of Health for the Pulse Oximeter Saturation Trial for prevention of Retinopathy of Prematurity (POST-ROP) Department of Neonatal Medicine, Westmead Hospital & The Children's Hospital, Westmead, NSW $44148 1 Year
The emotional and behavioural adjustment of preadolescent children who were born either very preterm or term Department of Psychology, Curtin University of Technology, WA $6600 1 Year
Total $571,948