Last updated: March 2026
The Queensland Sexual Health Research Fund (SHRF) was established to support research projects to improve the sexual and reproductive health of Queenslanders. Up to $1.4M has been invested across nineteen projects between 2018 and 2026. The SHRF has now concluded.
Following the successful Sexual Health Research-Practice Exchange Forum in November 2025, where SHRF recipients presented their project findings and steps towards policy and practice implementation, Queensland Health are now shifting the focus to support continuous improvement opportunities.
The BBV and STI Evidence to Action Project has been established to assist to close the research-to-translation cycle for some of the SHRF projects. Service providers participating as SHRF project partners have been invited to submit a proposal detailing how they can integrate their project’s research findings into practical program or service delivery outputs. It is anticipated this will be a collaborative project with SHRF researchers.
Queensland Health extends its sincere thanks to ASHM Health for their support of the SHRF.
Queensland Health wishes to recognise and thank all SHRF researchers and project partners for their work and achievements. All enquires can be made to the BBV/STI Unit (Communicable Diseases Branch, Queensland Health) via [email protected].
