# DoD Vision Investigator-Initiated Research Award

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht9425-23-vrp-iira-dod-vision-investigator-initiated-research-award/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/348083

> Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make about 2 awards worth $832,000 in total. Applications closed on November 8, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HT9425-23-VRP-IIRA |
| Agency | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | November 8, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 2 |
| Total funding | $832,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 12.420 |

## Who can apply

- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

## What the grant funds

The FY23 VRP IIRA is intended to support studies that will yield highly impactful discoveries or major advancements in the research and/or patient care of eye injury and/or visual dysfunction as related to military exposure. Applications involving multidisciplinary collaborations among academia, industry, the military services, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and other federal government agencies are highly encouraged. To support research projects at different stages and the exploration/development of ideas of different maturity levels, two different funding levels are available under this program announcement. When submitting the pre-application, it is the responsibility of the applicant organization to select the funding level that is most appropriate for the research proposed. The funding level should be selected based on the stage and maturity level of the research project, rather than the amount of the budget. . Funding Level 1 supports exploratory, innovative, high-risk/high-reward research that is in the earliest stages of idea development. Research must have the potential to yield new avenues of investigation, such as new approaches, new research tools, or new paradigms. › Preliminary data are not required. However, applicants must provide solid rationale for the research idea, supported by literature. › The investigating team must have sufficient expertise to test the research idea. . Funding Level 2 supports the advancement of more mature research toward clinical translation. The research idea or solution should be innovative or novel, or offer significant refinements, improvements, or new applications of existing ideas or solutions, as applicable. › Funding Level 2 applications may focus on any phase of research from basic through translational. › Preliminary data supporting the readiness and feasibility of the proposed research are required.

## Questions people ask

### Is HT9425-23-VRP-IIRA still open?

No. It closed on November 8, 2023. A newer notice is open: HT942526BCRPCREA2, closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left).

### Who can apply for DoD Vision Investigator-Initiated Research Award?

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA accepted applications from any type of organization.

### What is the deadline for DoD Vision Investigator-Initiated Research Award?

Closed November 8, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

About $832,000 in total across about 2 awards.

### Who has won Military Medical Research and Development grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., The Univeristy of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins University. The program made 5,470 awards worth $6.9 billion in that time.