NEI Collaborative Clinical Vision Research (UG1 - Clinical Trial Optional)
This grant funds collaborative, multi-center clinical vision research projects on eye diseases, supporting complex studies with high oversight to improve prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation.
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2026 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Cooperative agreement; award size and duration not specified in forecast.
Summary: Supports collaborative, multi-center clinical vision research projects addressing the burden, causes, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of eye and vision conditions.
Key Information: This is a forecasted opportunity; dates and details are subject to change.
Description
This funding opportunity supports investigator-initiated, collaborative clinical vision research projects through UG1 cooperative agreements. The program is designed for complex, high-resource, or high-oversight studies such as multi-center clinical trials, human gene-transfer, stem cell therapy trials, and epidemiological studies. Projects must address chronic diseases across the lifespan by investigating the burden, causes, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of eye and vision conditions. The initiative aims to provide a collaborative framework for research teams, including components such as a Chair's Grant, Coordinating Center, and Resource Center(s), to advance public health significance in vision research.
