NCRIS Capabilities

Priority areas for NCRIS investment are identified in the NCRIS Roadmap  (189.2 KB), which was released in February 2006 by the former Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Julie Bishop. 

On 27 November 2006, the former Minister announced funding allocations for twelve NCRIS priority areas identified in the Roadmap (see approved allocations here    (18.9 KB)).  The allocations are summarised in the following table:

Capability	Funding
Evolving Biomolecular Platforms and Informatics (includes associate membership of European Molecular Biology Laboratory)	$53.0 million
Integrated Biological Systems	$40.0 million
Characterisation	$47.7 million
Fabrication	$41.0 million
Biotechnology Products	$35.0 million
Networked Biosecurity Framework (1)	$25.0 million
Optical and Radio Astronomy	$45.0 million
Integrated Marine Observing System	$55.2 million
Structure and Evolution of the Australian Continent	$42.8 million
Platforms for Collaboration	$75.0 million
Terrestrial Ecosystems Research Network (2)	$20.0 million
Population Health and Data Linkage (3)	$20.0 million
	Total: $499.7 million

(1) $16.5 million of funding allocation has been reserved pending completion of a scoping study into an Australian Biosecurity Research Network

(2) & (3) Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network and Population Health and Data Linkage capabilities are under development