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This is a Notice of Funding Opportunity (PAR-25-358) from the National Eye Institute (NEI) for a Clinical Research Study Planning Grant Program (R34). The program supports planning activities for large-scale clinical vision research projects, including randomized clinical trials and epidemiologic studies, under CFDA 93.867 Vision Research.

The funding opportunity, administered by the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health, provides support for developing study protocols and Manuals of Procedures (MOP), as well as conducting preliminary studies to refine procedures and assess recruitment potential. The grant explicitly prohibits generating data on intervention effects. Eligible applicants include higher education institutions, nonprofits, small businesses, state and local governments, tribal organizations, and for-profit organizations. The program specifically targets eye and vision research addressing major causes of blindness and impaired vision in the U.S., including retinal diseases, corneal diseases, cataracts, glaucoma, optic neuropathies, strabismus, and amblyopia.