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DoW Vision, Investigator-Initiated Research Award
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · HT942526VRPIIRA
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2026-11-12-00-00-00
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About this opportunity
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Vision Research Program (VRP) Investigator-Initiated Research Award (IIRA) supports basic through early translational research that will yield highly impactful discoveries or major advancements in the research and/or patient care of eye injury and/or visual dysfunction related to military exposure . The IIRA may be used to support preclinical studies and/or clinical research . Research must align with at least one of the FY26 VRP Focus Areas . The IIRA cannot be used to support clinical trials . Distinctive Features: · The IIRA offers two Funding Levels to support research at different stages and the exploration/development of ideas of different maturity levels. · Funding Level 2 includes a Partnering Principal Investigator (PI) Option (PPIO) for two PIs, an Initiating PI and a Partnering PI. · Scored peer review criteria include Research Idea/Rationale, Research Strategy and Feasibility, Impact, and Personnel. · Programmatic review criteria include adherence to the intent of the IIRA, contribution to the VRP portfolio, relative impact, and relevance to military health. · The VRP may share FY26 IIRA applications and reviews with the National Eye Institute (NEI) for independent funding consideration. https://cdmrp.health.mil/pubs/press/2026/vrppreann
Funding geography: Not specified — review source. A funder’s address does not establish eligibility.
Review original source ↗Funding instrument: Grant. Issuing jurisdiction: Federal. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.
Source fields and evidence
id: 362184
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opportunityNumber: HT942526VRPIIRA
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opportunityTitle: DoW Vision, Investigator-Initiated Research Award
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revision: 2
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agencyDetails: {"code":"AMRAA","seed":"DOD-AMRAA","agencyName":"Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA","agencyCode":"DOD-AMRAA","topAgencyCode":"DOD"}
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owningAgencyCode: DOD-AMRAA
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cfdas: [{"id":433048,"opportunityId":362184,"cfdaNumber":"12.420","programTitle":"Military Medical Research and Development"}]
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applicantTypes: [{"id":"99","description":"Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\""}]
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fundingInstruments: [{"id":"G","description":"Grant"}]
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fundingActivityCategories: [{"id":"ST","description":"Science and Technology and other Research and Development"}]
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awardFloor: none
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awardCeiling: none
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responseDate: Nov 12, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST
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responseDateStr: 2026-11-12-00-00-00
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costSharing: false
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lastUpdatedDate: May 05, 2026 10:10:21 AM EDT
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status: posted
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