Program Project Award (PPA)

This award engages cross-disciplinary investigators to drive collaborative retinal degenerative disease research efforts. The PPA enables studies that are too large or technically complex for a single investigator to undertake in a reasonable amount of time and to address current knowledge and/or therapeutic gaps. The effort is unified around a single, well-articulated research hypothesis and clearly defined milestones relevant to the Foundation’s mission. The PPA award address knowledge gaps or therapeutic goals identified by The Foundation or an equally significant gap or goal approved by the Foundation. Funding for this effort will be considered up to $500,000 per year up to five (5) years.

Eligibility

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• Principal Investigators must hold an M.D., D.M.D., D.V.M., D.O., Ph.D. or recognized foreign equivalent and occupy a faculty position or equivalent position at a college, university, medical school, or other public or private research institution/facility.
• 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

• Purchase of significant equipment is generally not supported by the Program Project Awards/
• The Foundation Fighting Blindness does not pay indirect or overhead charges, nor does FFB provide support for building construction or renovation.