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- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 2318 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
- Website
- ski.org
- Founded
- 1963
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Health Care
- Health Care Equipment & Services
- Health Care Providers & Services
- SIC code
- 38 Instruments & Related Products
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The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, a San Francisco-based nonprofit research organization, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient from the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Education to conduct vision science and rehabilitation research, with no federal contract prime work. The institute operates exclusively as a grant recipient (100% of its recent award footprint); it does not bid on contracts or participate as a subcontractor.
The institute's federal grant portfolio centers on basic and translational vision research conducted under the Vision Research program (CFDA 93.867) and rehabilitation engineering programs. Recent representative work includes a $152,240 National Eye Institute project grant awarded in May 2026 on computational modeling of echoacoustic information accumulation in blind individuals proficient in echolocation, running through January 2029, which combines behavioral task design, EEG recording, and dynamic neural network development to understand sensory substitution and neural plasticity. A June 2024 National Eye Institute project grant addresses oculomotor demands for target stabilization in individuals with central visual field loss (age-related macular degeneration), examining binocular eye movements and depth cue processing; this work continues through March 2029. The institute also received a September 2022 National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research grant establishing a five-year Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Blindness and Low Vision focused on accessibility tools, audio-tactile mapping, AI-driven video description, navigation aids, and binocular training applications for individuals with visual impairment, scheduled for completion in August 2027.
Customer concentration sits heavily with the National Institutes of Health and its component National Eye Institute, accounting for 43 of 71 awards (83% of award count coverage). The National Science Foundation contributes 9 awards, and the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services contributes 4 awards. Five awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete opportunity for the institute. Combined obligated dollars across all awards ($115.4 million) substantially exceed combined potential value ($681 thousand), reflecting the institute's long award history dating to 1985 and the full drawdown of most historical grants.
Quick answers
Is The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute's SAM.gov registration is active through December 5, 2026.
What is The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute's CAGE code?
The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute's CAGE code is 1CRV6, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is VT22KLLMNQL6.
What is The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute's most recent federal award?
The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute's most recent federal grant award is Computational modelling of perceptual information accumulation in blind individuals (F32EY038634), from National Eye Institute (NIH), on May 8, 2026.
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