Ophthalmology Primary List – Current as of May 2023

NEI Vision Research Epidemiology Grant (UG1 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

07 May 2023

NEI Regenerative Medicine Clinical Trial Planning Grant (R34 - Clinical Trials Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

07 May 2023

NEI Research Grant for Vision-Related Secondary Data Analysis (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

07 May 2023

$275,000USD

NEI Collaborative Clinical Vision Research Project: Coordinating Center Grant (UG1- Clinical Trial Required)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

07 May 2023

NEI Collaborative Clinical Vision Project: Resource Center Grant (UG1- Clinical Trial Required)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

07 May 2023

NEI Cooperative Agreement for Early-Stage Clinical Trials with Greater than Minimal Risk (U01 Clinical Trial Required)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

07 May 2023

NEI Clinical Research Study Planning Grant Program (R34 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

07 May 2023

NEI Collaborative Clinical Vision Research : Chair's Grant (UG1-Clinical Trial Required)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

07 May 2023

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) for the NEI Anterior Segment Initiative (ASI): Identification and Development of New Biomarkers and Effective methods to Diagnose Dry Eye Disease

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

08 May 2023

Research grants

International Retinal Research Foundation

15 May 2023      

$200,000USD

Faculty Grant Program

National Marfan Foundation (NMF)

01 Jun 2023

$100,000USD

Translational Research Acceleration Program (TRAP) Award

Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB)

01 Jun 2023

$1,500,000USD

Stein Innovation Awards

Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB)

15 Jun 2023

$300,000USD

LIMITED Physician-Scientist Awards

Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB)

15 Jun 2023

$300,000USD

Perception, Action and Cognition

National Science Foundation (NSF)

15 Jun 2023

NEI Regenerative Medicine Clinical Trial Planning Grant (R34 - Clinical Trials Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

16 Jun 2023        

$150,000USD

Research grant

Retina Society

18 Jun 2023        

$50,000USD

Challenge Grants

Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB)

01 Jul 2023

$300,000USD

Unrestricted Grants

Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB)

01 Jul 2023

$115,000USD

Edward N. and Della L. Thome Memorial Foundation Awards Program in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Research

Health Resources in Action (HRiA)

07 Jul 2023

$500,000USD

DoD Vision, Translational Research Award

U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC)

14 Jul 2023

DOD Vision, Focused Translational Team Science Award

U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC)

14 Jul 2023

$4,000,000USD

DOD Vision, Clinical Trial Award

U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC)

14 Jul 2023

DOD Vision, Investigator-Initiated Research Award

U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC)

14 Jul 2023

$750,000USD

Science and Technology Awards

CooperVision

15 Jul 2023

$400,000USD

Shaffer Fund for Innovative Glaucoma Research

Glaucoma Research Foundation

15 Jul 2023

$50,000USD

New investigator grant programme

BrightFocus Foundation

31 Jul 2023

$450,000USD

Macular Degeneration Research Program

BrightFocus Foundation

31 Jul 2023

$600,000USD

Beta Sigma Kappa Research Fellowships

American Academy of Optometry Foundation

01 Aug 2023       

$4,000USD

David and Diane Goss Optometry History Fellowship

American Academy of Optometry Foundation

04 Aug 2023

$1,000USD

Blepharospasm/Meige Syndrome Research Grants

Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation, Inc. (BEBRF)

31 Aug 2023       

$50,000USD

Dr. David L. Epstein Award

ARVO Foundation for Eye Research (AFER)

01 Sep 2023

$100,000USD

CCRP Initiative: Chemical Threat Agent-induced Pulmonary and Ocular Pathophysiological Mechanisms (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

20 Sep 2023

LIMITED NEI Center Core Grant for Vision Research (P30 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

30 Sep 2023

Genentech Career Development Award for Underrepresented Minority Emerging Vision Scientists

ARVO Foundation for Eye Research (AFER)

01 oct 2023

$100,000USD

Dr. David L. Epstein Award

ARVO Foundation for Eye Research (AFER)

01 Oct 2023

$100,000USD

Free Family Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Award

05 Oct 2023

$600,000USD

Free Family Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Award

Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB)

04 Oct 2023        

$600,000USD

Program Project Award (PPA)

Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB)

13 Oct 2023

$2,500,000USD

National Glaucoma Research (NGR): Standard Awards

BrightFocus Foundation

25 Oct 2023

$200,000USD

Pilot Study Grants

Retina Research Foundation (RRF)

25 Oct 2023

$50,000USD

Career Development Award

National Marfan Foundation (NMF)

26 Oct 2023

$100,000USD

Individual Investigator Research Award/Clinical Innovation Award

Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB)

26 Oct 2023

$300,000USD

Individual Investigator Research Award/Clinical Innovation Award

Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB)

27 Oct 2023

$300,000USD

National Glaucoma Research (NGR): Standard Awards

BrightFocus Foundation

31 Oct 2023

$200,000USD

India Collaborative Vision Research Program (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

08 Nov 2023

Health Research Grants

California Table Grape Commission

30 Nov 2023

$40,000USD

ISER/Retina Research Foundation Paul Kayser international award in retina research

International Society for Eye Research (ISER)

01 Dec 2023

$50,000USD

Resident Grant Program

ACVO Vision for Animals Foundation

02 Dec 2023

$5,000USD

LIMITED RPB/LCIF Low Vision Research Award

Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB)

15 Dec 2023

$300,000USD

LIMITED Walt and Lilly Disney Award for Ambylopia Research

Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB)

15 Dec 2023

$100,000USD

Everest Grant Award

National Marfan Foundation (NMF)

31 Jan 2024

$800,000USD

Unrestricted Grants

Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB)

10 Jan 2024

$115,000USD

Challenge Grants

Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB)

10 Jan 2024

$300,000USD

Research Grants

Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation (SSF)

01 Feb 2024

$100,000USD

Research Grants

Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation (SSF)

01 Feb 2024

$75,000USD

Career Development Award

Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB)

01 Feb 2024

$375,000USD

Career Development Award

American Academy of Optometry (AAO)

18 Feb 2024

$100,000USD

Clinical Research Award

American Academy of Optometry (AAO)

18 Feb 2024

$100,000USD

Exfoliation Syndrome, Exfoliation Glaucoma and Intraocular Pressure-Independent Mechanisms of Optic Nerve Degeneration in Glaucoma

The Glaucoma Foundation (TGF)

03 Mar 2024

$60,000USD

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Addressing Accessibility Inequities with COVID Home-Based Testing for Individuals with Visual Impairment

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

09 Mar 2024

Macula Society Research Grant Program

The Macula Society

31 Mar 2024

$35,000USD

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Conferences and Scientific Meetings Aimed at Supporting the National Eye Institute’s Audacious Goals Initiative

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

07 May 2024

ISER/Retina Research Foundation Paul Kayser international award in retina research

International Society for Eye Research (ISER)

01 Jun 2024

$50,000USD

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Advancing NEI AGI Research on newly Identified Factors Into Models of Visual System Regeneration

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

15 Oct 2024

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research Addressing Eye and Vision Health Equity/Health Disparities

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

25 Jan 2025

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Development of Innovative Informatics and Data Science Technologies, Tools, and Methods for Vision Research

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

16 Feb 2026

Ted and Elaine Welp Enhanced Career Development Program Award (Enhanced CDA)

Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB)

Continuous

$510,000USD

Operational research on endgame challenges

Task Force for Global Health

Continuous

Independent Research Grant

Bausch and Lomb

Continuous

Investigator-Initiated Study (IIS) Program

AbbVie Inc.

Continuous