DoW Vision, Investigator-Initiated Research Award
About This Opportunity
Grant contract by Dept (United States): DoW Vision, Investigator-Initiated Research Award. healthcare. Submission deadline Nov 2026.
This is a grants contract in the health and medical services and Research sectors. Located in United States, North America, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums. Proposals must be submitted before November 12, 2026.
Published through Grants.gov, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for grants in the health and medical services sector. Grant applications generally require a detailed project proposal, a clear results framework, and evidence of the applicant's capacity to deliver the proposed activities. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.
Description
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
Agency: Teresa M Parker-Reeser
Grants Officer
CFDA: 12.420
Applicant Types: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Cost Sharing: No
Contact: Teresa M Parker-Reeser
Grants Officer
Email: help@eBRAP.org
Data provenance
This notice is sourced from Grants.gov and was originally published on May 5, 2026. Last refreshed 14 days ago. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.
About Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA
Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA has issued 77 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 77 currently open and 0 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Health & Medical, Research & Innovation, and Information & Communication Technology. All notices are published for United States. Notices are distributed via Grants.gov. Most recent publication: June 17, 2026.
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When does this tender close?
The submission deadline is November 12, 2026. You have 135 days left to prepare and submit your proposal to the contracting authority.
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