Key Dates

Related Announcements

• January 22, 2024 - International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) (K01) Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed.  See NOFO PAR-24-113.

Issued by

National Eye Institute (NEI)

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to inform potential applicants that the National Eye Institute (NEI) will participate in Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) PAR-24-113, "International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) (K01) Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed", beginning with the March 8, 2024 due date and subsequent due dates. 

The following section of the NOFO has been changed to add the NEI specific clinical trial information (changes shown in bold italics):

Part 2. Full Text of Announcement

Section I. Funding Opportunity Description

Interests of Participating NIH Institutes and Centers

National Eye Institute

The mission of the National Eye Institute (www.nei.nih.gov) is to eliminate vision loss and improve quality of life through vision research.   NEI is interested in applications with a research focus on visual disorders that occur more frequently in the LMIC or are of a high public health burden; research addressing health disparities in vision; and research to achieve national or regional goals in vision health such as those articulated by the World Health Organization working with local communities to establish the best means of delivering preventive vision care. Examples include but are not limited to blindness and vision impairment due to infection, cornea scarring, refractive errors, cataract, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration.

Further, NEI invites applications that address research topics relevant to mechanisms of visual function, prevention and treatment of eye diseases, and strategies to expand opportunities for people who are blind or have low vision.  Examples of interventions include (but are not limited to) community interventions such as workplace or school-based vision health education, outreach, and promotion programs; and/or may involve use of digital health technologies such as imaging-based artificial intelligence (AI) decision support systems, teleophthalmology, tele optometry, and other mobile health tools or technologies that aid in the screening, early detection, prevention, diagnosis, assessment, management of eye diseases and vision disorders.

NEI will accept applications for funding that are responsive to programmatic priority areas for research within vision and ophthalmology as detailed in the (NEI Strategic Plan: Vision for the Future (PDF 22.5 MB).

 

Section VII. Agency Contacts

Scientific/Research Contact(s)

Neeraj Agarwal
NEI - NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE
Phone: 301-435-8155
E-mail: agarwalnee@nei.nih.gov

Financial/Grants Management Contact(s)

Karen Robinson Smith
National Eye Institute (NEI)
Telephone: 301-435-8178
Email: kyr@nei.nih.gov

All other aspects of the NOFO remain the same.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Neeraj Agarwal
NEI - NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE
Phone: 301-435-8155
E-mail: agarwalnee@nei.nih.gov