In-kind contributions
An in-kind contribution is any activity other than cash money that
an organisation contributes to the CRC for Aboriginal Health, and
which is in keeping with the research programs or objectives as
outlined in the CRC for Aboriginal Health's Business Plan.
In-kind activities might include research, research transfer
activities, courses, student research, education and training
activities, capacity development activities, administration and
meetings.
Partner organisations of the CRC for Aboriginal Health are
committed to contributing a certain amount of in-kind hours, which
is converted into a dollar value and reported to the funding body,
the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST). Overall,
the dollar value for partners' in-kind commitments is almost three
times as much as their cash contributions.
In-kind projects—bringing together larger bodies
of work
In-kind projects are a very important part of the CRC for
Aboriginal Health's approach to research. Thanks to the
contribution of in-kind projects by core partners, the CRC for
Aboriginal Health is able to bring together larger bodies of work
that, as a whole, will be of greater value than lots of individual
projects. For example, it is able to bring together work around
kidney disease, which includes:
- healthy lifestyle programs to prevent chronic diseases such as
diabetes;
- disease-control programs aimed at preventing one of the major
causes of renal failure, glomerulonephritis;
- self-management programs that train health workers in how to
work with patients and their families to prevent and manage chronic
disease;
- how health services can organise themselves better to prevent
and manage chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart
disease;
- how the health system can better support Aboriginal people in
considering the option of renal transplant;
- ways that Aboriginal cultural priorities can influence the
delivery of renal dialysis to allow patients to maintain their
family, country and cultural connections and enjoy a good quality
of life.
In-kind tools and resources
