Assistance Listing 93.543
Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health
Assistance Listing 93.543, “Vision Research - Research Projects,” is a federal program administered by Department of Health and Human Services. It provides grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 1 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $564M in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
Research Projects The mission of the National Eye Institute is to eliminate vision loss and improve quality of life through vision research. The goal is to drive innovative research to understand the eye and visual system, prevent and treat vision diseases, and expand opportunities for people who are blind or require vision rehabilitation. Research grants and cooperative agreements 1) Support eye and vision research projects that address the leading causes of blindness and impaired vision in the U.S. These include, but are not limited to, retinal diseases; corneal diseases; cataract; glaucoma and optic neuropathies; strabismus; amblyopia; and low vision and blindness rehabilitation. 2) To increase understanding of the normal development and function of the visual system in order to better prevent, diagnose, and treat sight-threatening conditions; and, to enhance the rehabilitation, training, and quality of life of individuals who are partially-sighted or blind. 3) To encourage high quality clinical research, including clinical trials, other epidemiological studies, and health services research.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Eligible organizations determined at the NOFO level.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
93.543 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Vision Research - Research Projects.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: State, Local, Tribal, Foreign Non-Government Nonprofit Organization, Foreign Non-Government Not-for-Profit Organization, International Organization, Nonprofit Organization, Not-for-Profit Organization, For-Profit Organization, Small Business Person and Territorial. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
The agency reported $563,881,606 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.