NEI Collaborative Clinical Vision Research (UG1 - Clinical Trial Optional)
Federal funding opportunity PAR-26-119 from National Institutes of Health.
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- Posted
- March 3, 2026
- Closes
- See announcement
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Assistance listing
- 93.867
- Category
- Health
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.867 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $689M
- FY2025 obligated
- $696.7M
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $332.4M
- Awards in window
- 3,337
Top recipients: The Johns Hopkins University, The Leland Stanford Junior University, Regents of the University of California, San Francisco, the, Jaeb Center for Health Research Foundation, Inc., Duke University
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed July 2026
Synopsis
The NEI uses UG1 cooperative agreement awards to support investigator-initiated clinical vision research projects, including multi-center clinical trials, human gene-transfer, stem cell therapy trials, epidemiological studies, and other studies that are complex, high resource, or that require increased oversight due to elevated safety considerations.
These collaborative clinical vision research projects would address chronic diseases across the lifespan through research on the burden of eye and vision conditions, their causes, diagnoses, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation. These projects are multifaceted and of high public health significance, requiring careful oversight and monitoring by National Institutes of Health (NIH) staff.
The intent of this funding opportunity announcement is to provide a collaborative framework for the following components: Chair's Grant, Coordinating Center, and Resource Center(s).
Who can apply
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- City or township governments
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Small businesses
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- County governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Private institutions of higher education
Other Eligible ApplicantsIndian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized);Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government;U.S. Territory or Possession;Faith-based or Community-based Organizations;Regional Organizations;Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions).
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