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NIH NEI Chair's Grant for Collaborative Clinical Vision Research (UG1)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), through the National Eye Institute (NEI), is seeking applications for the NEI Collaborative Clinical Vision Research Chair's Grant (UG1-Clinical Trial Required). - Government Buyer: - National Institutes of Health (NIH) - National Eye Institute (NEI) - Purpose: - Funding opportunity for large-scale, investigator-initiated clinical trials in vision research - Supports studies on interventions for screening, diagnosing, preventing, or treating vision disorders - Includes human gene-transfer, stem cell therapy, and other complex or high-risk clinical studies - Requirements: - Applicants must provide scientific rationale, study aims, and significance - Open to a wide range of organizations: government, nonprofit, business, educational, tribal, and special district entities - No specific OEMs, vendors, or products are being procured; this is a research grant opportunity - Notable: Focus is on funding research projects, not purchasing equipment or services

Description

The NEI uses UG1 cooperative agreement awards to support investigator-initiated large-scale clinical trials, human gene-transfer, stem cell therapy trials, and other complex or high resource- or safety-risk clinical trials. These projects are multifaceted and of high public health significance requiring clear delineation of study organization including roles and responsibilities and require careful performance oversight and monitoring. The proposed study must evaluate interventions aimed at screening, diagnosing, preventing, or treating vision disorders, or compare the effectiveness of two or more established interventions. This NOFO encourages applications for the Chair's grant, which includes the scientific rationale, study aims, and significance of the research project.

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