Combatting the Tuberculosis Epidemic

The focus of the program is to support the fight against Tuberculosis (TB) and help those suffering from the disease.

Key dates

Open by invitation/inquiry July 2026

Granting overview

Available Funding: Three-year grants of up to $110,000 per year

Application Process: Via SmartyGrants (by invitation)

Program objectives

The Grant Program is funded through The John Burge Trust Fund and The Thelma June Warren Donation. The John Burge Trust Fund is a perpetual private charitable trust established in 1940 from the Will of Mr John Burge to ease the suffering from, support the treatment of and prevent the spread of TB. The Thelma June Warren Donation is a sub-fund of the State Trustees Australia Foundation established in 2023. The program aims to:

Support the fight against TB in regions most afflicted by the disease
Aid and help those who are suffering, or have suffered from, TB and who by reason of the disease are disabled
Provide funds to implement programs for identifying and treating those persons who are at a higher risk than other members of the population of having or contracting TB
Provide funds to implement educational programs to inform health workers about the prevention, recognition, and treatment of TB

Eligibility

Item 1 DGR organisations which are registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission and endorsed with charity tax concessions.

Current recipients (FY 23/24-25/26)

Organisation: Maluk Timor Australia
Amount: $300,000 (approx.)
Project: Strengthening Networks for TB Healthcare Services in Timor-Leste.
This project supports the National TB Programme (NTP) goal, ending TB in Timor by 2035

Past recipients

Combatting the Tuberculosis (TB) Epidemic

The Combatting the TB Epidemic grant program has been developed to support the fight against Tuberculosis (TB) in regions most afflicted by the disease.

Financial year	Organisation	Project	Amount
FY22/23	Maluk Timor Australia	Enhanced Contact Tracing & TB Prevention in Timor-Leste	$80,163
FY22/23	The University of Melbourne (Doherty Institute)	TB RECOVERY II– pilot scale up of nutritional support for recovery of people affected by TB in Nepal	$59,472
FY21/22	Maluk Timor Australia	Detecting, Treating & Preventing Tuberculosis in Timor-Leste	$58,500
FY21/22	The University of Sydney – Office for Global Health	Child TB and Lung Health capacity building program in Vietnam	$58,500
FY21/22	The Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research & Public Health	TB Education and Counselling (TEC) in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	$58,000
FY20/21	Murdoch Children’s Research Institute	Strengthening implementation of the management of household contacts of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Mongolia	$58,500
FY20/21	The University of Melbourne (Doherty Institute)	TB RECOVERY: nutritional support for families affected by TB in Nepal	$68,312

Financial year
FY22/23
FY22/23
FY21/22
FY21/22
FY21/22
FY20/21
FY20/21
Organisation
Maluk Timor Australia
The University of Melbourne (Doherty Institute)
Maluk Timor Australia
The University of Sydney – Office for Global Health
The Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research & Public Health
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
The University of Melbourne (Doherty Institute)
Project
Enhanced Contact Tracing & TB Prevention in Timor-Leste
TB RECOVERY II– pilot scale up of nutritional support for recovery of people affected by TB in Nepal
Detecting, Treating & Preventing Tuberculosis in Timor-Leste
Child TB and Lung Health capacity building program in Vietnam
TB Education and Counselling (TEC) in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Strengthening implementation of the management of household contacts of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Mongolia
TB RECOVERY: nutritional support for families affected by TB in Nepal
Amount
$80,163
$59,472
$58,500
$58,500
$58,000
$58,500
$68,312

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