Individual Investigator Research/Clinical Innovation Awards (IIRA/CIA)
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- D., D.M.D., D.V.M., D.O., O.D., or equivalent degree and have a faculty position or equivalent at a domestic or foreign: non-profit organization, or public or private institution, such as a university, college, medical school, hospital, research institute, or laboratory
Geography
- Applicants who are not U.S. citizens and reside and work outside the U.S. may apply
Other requirements
- _ You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website]().
- These opportunities seek candidates that hold a Ph
- D., M.D., M.D./Ph
- Application is not limited to the U.S. or U.S. citizens
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Studies focused on wet AMD and diabetic retinopathy are not eligible for support by the Foundation Fighting Blindness
Overview
Individual Investigator Research Awards are designed to concentrate research in areas with the greatest potential to move toward treatments and cures for the inherited orphan retinal degenerative diseases and dry age-related macular degeneration. This award provides approximately $100,000 per year up to three (3) years.
Eligibility
_ You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website]().
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- These opportunities seek candidates that hold a Ph.D., M.D., M.D./Ph.D., D.M.D., D.V.M., D.O., O.D., or equivalent degree and have a faculty position or equivalent at a domestic or foreign: non-profit organization, or public or private institution, such as a university, college, medical school, hospital, research institute, or laboratory.
- Application is not limited to the U.S. or U.S. citizens. Applicants who are not U.S. citizens and reside and work outside the U.S. may apply.
Ineligibility
- Studies focused on wet AMD and diabetic retinopathy are not eligible for support by the Foundation Fighting Blindness
What The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 38
- Total given
- $19.66M
- Median grant
- $200K
- Range
- $25K–$8.77M
- By dollars: Maryland 46%, Pennsylvania 9%, California 8%. Top recipient cities: Boston, MA; New York, NY; Houston, TX.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 16% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Foundation Fighting Blindness Rd Fund · Columbia, MD
Research
$8.77M
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA
Research
$1.4M
University of California Irvine · Irvine, CA
Research
$915K
Duke University Medical Center · Durham, NC
Research
$900K
Odylia Therapeutics · Atlanta, GA
Research
$631K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Science research
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