NCRIS Capabilities

Priority areas for the current round of NCRIS investment are identified in the 2006 NCRIS Roadmap.

In November 2006, funding allocations for twelve NCRIS priority areas identified in the Roadmap were announced. 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	$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 Ecosystem Research Network	$20.0 million
Population Health Research Network	$20.0 million
	Total: $499.7 million