FOI Request 2339 – COVID-19 Report From Grant Assessment Committee

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This FOI release contains NHMRC grant assessment documents related to University of Queensland COVID-19 vaccine development programs funded through the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF). Documents include correspondence from April-June 2020 regarding two grant opportunities: the "Molecular Clamp Stabilized Spike Vaccine for Rapid Response" and the "Rapid Acceleration of the UQ COVID-19 Vaccine Program." Released materials comprise grant application forms, NHMRC assessment reports, personnel publication lists, and letters of support. Multiple documents were released in part under exemptions protecting commercial-in-confidence information (Section 45), personal information (Section 47F), and deliberative processes (Section 47E). One budget assessment document was withheld in full. The applicant agreed to exclude several documents from review, and the release schedule indicates further documents were pending at the time of publication.