DoW Vision, Investigator-Initiated Research Award

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Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA (Department of Defense) is accepting applications for this grant until Nov 12, 2026 (1 day left).

The agency expects to make 5 awards and estimated total program funding is $4,400,000.

Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to any type of applicant), subject to any clarification in the listing.

The listing says cost sharing or matching is not required.

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• Unrestricted (open to any type of entity above, subject to clarification in the listing)

Excerpt from the official synopsis on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Vision Research Program (VRP) Investigator-Initiated Research Award (IIRA) supports basic through early translational research that will yield highly impactful discoveries or major advancements in the research and/or patient care of eye injury and/or visual dysfunction related to military exposure . The IIRA may be used to support preclinical studies and/or clinical research . Research must align with at least one of the FY26 VRP Focus Areas . The IIRA cannot be used to support clinical trials . Distinctive Features: · The IIRA offers two Funding Levels to support research at different stages and the exploration/development of ideas of different maturity levels. · Funding Level 2 includes a Partnering Principal Investigator (PI) Option (PPIO) for two PIs, an Initiating PI and a Partnering PI. …

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