NEI New Innovator Award (DP2 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Past Federal grant forecast Posted
- Opportunity number
- PAR-26-087
- Agency
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National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications expected due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Expected posting
- Assistance listings
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- 93.867 Vision Research
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Points of contact
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- Ed Clayton ed.clayton@nih.gov (240) 987-8255
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institutes of Health National Eye Institute is forecasting a New Innovator Award (DP2) supporting postdoctoral researchers and newly independent Early Stage Investigators pursuing novel, creative vision research with potential for major impact in the field, with no specified application due date. Clinical trials are not permitted under this mechanism.
Eligible applicants include higher education institutions (public and private), Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (other than Federally Recognized), eligible federal agencies, U.S. territories or possessions, faith-based or community-based organizations, regional organizations, and non-domestic entities.
NEI prioritizes research proposing unexpected disciplinary convergence, new scientific directions, or novel methodologies within NEI's mission to eliminate vision loss and improve quality of life. Applications should test scientific paradigms or advance key concepts on broad, important problems in vision research.
This opportunity falls under CFDA 93.867 (Vision Research). The Vision Research program has historically awarded grants predominantly as Project Grants (96%), with recent award activity spanning basic science and translational research including retinal disease, glaucoma imaging, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, gene therapy for inherited retinal disease, and novel diagnostic and surgical instrumentation. Recent award amounts typically cluster in the $40,000 to $250,000 range for career development and exploratory mechanisms.
Applications undergo initial review for scientific and technical merit, with a second-level programmatic relevance review by the National Advisory Eye Council. Final approval is made by the NEI Director. Consideration factors include technical merit, fund availability, and relevance to program priorities. Applicants should contact NEI staff at (301) 451-2020 for pre-application coordination.
Forecast synopsis
The NEI New Innovator Award supports postdoctoral and other candidates in non-independent equivalent positions or newly independent Early Stage Investigators of exceptional creativity who propose novel, original and insightful research studies within the mission of NEI. Applications responding to this NOFO should have the potential to produce a major impact in vision research, test scientific paradigms, or advance key concepts on broad, important problems in biomedical research of priority to NEI. Applications proposing unexpected convergence of disciplines, new scientific directions, or the use of novel methodologies are encouraged.
Eligibility
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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