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Overview

Optometry Giving Sight Project Grants

Funder: Optometry Giving Sight (CO, US)

Geographic Scope: United States, Canada, and international (projects in countries including Haiti, Malawi, Tanzania, Nepal, Vietnam, Mexico, Ghana, and others)

Focus Areas:
OGS funds organizations focused on three core pillars:

  • Training local optometrists: Programs involving optometry training with clear outline of optometry's involvement and benefits

  • Establishing optometry infrastructure: Support for optometry schools, eye clinics, vision centers, and optical labs

  • Service delivery to underserved populations: Eye exams and low or no-cost glasses to underserved or marginalized populations with strong education and training components

    • Key Requirements:

  • Long-term sustainability focus: Organizations must demonstrate commitment to sustainable, long-term solutions

  • Education and training component: Service delivery must be tied to education and/or development of optometry

  • Integrated programs: Programs should be integrated and view sustainability as a core objective

    • Eligibility:

  • Qualified organizations with focus on activities with long-term sustainability

  • Organizations addressing preventable blindness and impaired vision

  • Programs with clear optometry involvement

    • Funding Examples (2021):

  • Over $800,000 distributed in 2021 across 26+ projects in 21 countries

  • 2025: 24 impactful projects funded

    • Contact Information:

  • US Office: 1019 8th Street, Suite 304, Golden, CO 80401 | 303-526-0430 | 303-279-8042

  • Canada Office: B110 – 4 Parkdale Crescent NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 3T8 | 403-670-2619 | 888-425-7296

  • Website: https://givingsight.org/funding

    • How to Apply

    Application Process

    Online Application:

  • Applications submitted through online portal at givingsight.org/funding

  • Application deadline: April 22 (at midnight Central Standard Time) - based on 2022 cycle example

    • Funding Cycle Information:

  • As of 2022, OGS transitioned from two funding cycles per year (spring and fall) to one annual cycle in summer

  • Previous cycles occurred in spring and fall

  • Check https://givingsight.org/funding for current cycle information and dates

    • Required Components:

  • Organization description and mission

  • Project description with clear focus on optometry involvement and benefits

  • Sustainability plan demonstrating long-term viability

  • Evidence of education and training components

  • Budget information

  • Evidence of alignment with OGS three pillars (training, infrastructure, service delivery)

    • Submission Format:

  • Online application form

  • Specific narrative questions required (details not fully specified in materials provided)

    • Note: For detailed current application requirements, instructions, and specific questions, visit https://givingsight.org/funding

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    Fields of Work

    healthcareglobal-healthhealth-education

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