NEI Translational Research Program on Therapy for Visual Disorders (R24) | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The NEI Translational Research Program on Therapy for Visual Disorders (R24) is a National Eye Institute funding opportunity designed to push promising eye and vision research closer to real-world clinical use, with a specific emphasis on developing novel biological therapies for visual diseases and disorders. The core idea behind the program is that moving from laboratory findings to treatments that can actually be tested and used in patients often takes more than a single lab can manage. It typically requires coordinated expertise across multiple fields, along with shared resources, structured collaboration, and a plan that integrates different scientific and technical capabilities into one cohesive effort. This program is meant to support that kind of team-based translational work, especially when the therapeutic problem is complex enough that it would likely be out of reach for any one research group working alone.

The funding mechanism for this program is the NIH R24 Research Resources Grant. In practice, an R24 is commonly used to support research resource development or resource-enabled collaborative research efforts that can accelerate progress in a targeted area. Under this opportunity, the R24 mechanism is used to help assemble and sustain multidisciplinary research teams and the resources they need to translate biological therapy concepts toward clinical application in vision. Rather than funding a narrow, single-investigator project, the program is oriented toward integrated team science, where the combined effort is greater than the sum of its parts and where the grant supports the infrastructure, coordination, and research activities needed to move therapeutic development forward.

The opportunity is categorized as a discretionary grant within the NIH health funding area and is associated with CFDA number 93.867 (Vision Research). There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which means applicants are not required to provide additional non-federal funds as a condition of receiving the award. The award ceiling listed for this opportunity is $1,250,000, indicating the maximum amount that may be awarded under the terms of this announcement, although actual budgets can vary depending on the proposed scope of work and justified costs.

In terms of funding levels and how many awards might be made, the program does not commit to a fixed number of grants. Instead, NIH indicates that both the size and number of awards are expected to vary because applications may propose substantially different approaches, timelines, and resource needs. As a result, total awards and the number of funded projects depend on how many applications are submitted, how strong they are scientifically, how long the proposed work will take, and how the budgets align with the program goals and available funds.

Eligibility is broad and includes a range of academic and nonprofit organizations. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (with the important caveat noted in the announcement that additional eligibility details apply). The FOA also explicitly recognizes and includes several categories of institutions as eligible, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving Institutions. This reflects an intent to keep participation open to diverse institutional types that can contribute meaningfully to translational vision research.

Administratively, this opportunity was posted on December 10, 2008, and the original and current closing date listed is January 25, 2011, with an archive date of February 25, 2011. The funding opportunity number is PAR-09-035, and the sponsoring agency is the National Institutes of Health through the National Eye Institute. The full announcement was made available through the NIH grants guide, and support contacts were provided through the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) for applicants who had trouble accessing or linking to the funding announcement.

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