RPB Challenge Grants

Overview

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RPB CHALLENGE GRANT

RPB Challenge Grants encourage growth for newly emerging eye research programs and recently appointed department chairs at non-grantee ophthalmology departments at university-connected medical schools.

The Challenge Grant is designed to enhance a department's environment and capability to conduct vision research, to facilitate collaborative studies of the visual system, and to attract researchers to the department.

The Challenge Grant is intended for ophthalmology departments which have not received RPB departmental support (Unrestricted or Challenge) in the last four (4) years. An existing base of high-quality National Eye Institute (NEI) or vision-related research grants is a primary requirement. The department must be in an upward trajectory and strong faculty/professional development programs must be in place.

Payments of these unrestricted $300,000 grants can continue for up to four (4) years upon approval of a two-year substantive progress report. After four (4) years, chairs will then be invited to apply for an Unrestricted Grant. Should the chair step down during the four-year Challenge Grant, RPB may provide one additional payment before the grant is terminated. New chairs should speak with RPB prior to the submission of a Challenge Grant application. We suggest new chairs be active at least six months prior to submitting an application. If a proposal for a Challenge Grant is rejected, the chair must wait two years before reapplying, so RPB strongly encourages thorough preparation and planning before an application is submitted.

DESCRIPTION

RPB Challenge Grants: $300,000 payable over four (4) years, $75,000 a year upon approval of two-year substantive progress report.

Challenge Grants may only be used for the following:

* salaries (new or existing research faculty, not administrative support staff)
* equipment (new purchase) 
* small pilot research in vision science
* research support (including lab supplies, consumables, data gathering, statistical analysis, etc.)
* travel related to research

Eligibility

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* A commitment by the medical school to match the RPB Challenge Grant is required.
* The Challenge Grant is intended for ophthalmology departments which have not received RPB departmental (Unrestricted or Challenge) support in the last four (4) years.
* Permanent, full-time ophthalmology department Chairs at university-connected medical schools may apply for the RPB Challenge Grant.
* Chairs should speak with RPB to discuss their department’s eligibility
* We suggest that new Chairs be active for at least six months but preferably twelve months prior to submitting an application.
* If rejected the Chair must wait two years before reapplying.
* An existing base of high-quality NEI or vision-related research grants is a primary requirement.
* Department must be in an upward trajectory as evidenced by personnel, space allocations, grants/funding, publications, and collaborations.
* Strong faculty and professional development programs must be in place in the department.
* Chair’s realistic strategic plan must have the potential to take the department to the next level.
* Commitment by the medical school to match the RPB Challenge Grant.

Ineligibility

* Department chairs receiving an Unrestricted Grant and individual members of their faculties are not eligible to apply for this grant.
* Interim or acting Chairs cannot apply for the Challenge Grant.

Application Details

RESEARCH TO PREVENT BLINDNESS - 360 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10017-6528
(646) 892-9564
RPB CHALLENGE GRANT
2025 Guidelines and Instructions
DEADLINES*
January 10, 2025 (awarded in June)
July 1, 2025 (awarded in December)
*If the deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, please consider the deadline to be the following business day.
DESCRIPTION
RPB Challenge Grants: $300,000 payable over four (4) years, $75,000 a year upon approval of two-year substantive
progress report.
Challenge Grants encourage the growth of newly emerging eye research programs or recently-appointed department
heads. The Challenge Grant is designed to enhance a department’s environment and capability to conduct vision
research, to facilitate collaborative studies of the visual system, and to attract researchers to the department. Challenge
Grants can continue for up to four years upon approval of two-year substantive progress report. After four years, Chairs
will then be invited to apply for an Unrestricted Grant.
Challenge Grants may only be used for the following:
 salaries (new or existing research faculty, not administrative support staff)
 equipment (new purchase)
 small pilot research in vision science
 research support (including lab supplies, consumables, data gathering, statistical analysis, etc.)
 travel related to research
Departments will be required to submit a substantive progress report after two years. This report will be competitively
reviewed and subsequent third and fourth payments are contingent upon approval of this report.
Grant disbursement will be made electronically. All RPB grants must remain free of institutional overhead and
indirect costs.
Should the Chair step down from the chairmanship during Challenge Grant period, RPB may provide one additional
payment year before the grant is terminated. An acting or interim Chair cannot reapply for continued support.
ELIGIBILITY
 The Challenge Grant is intended for ophthalmology departments which have not received RPB departmental
(Unrestricted or Challenge) support in the last four (4) years.
 Permanent, full-time ophthalmology department Chairs at university-connected medical schools may apply for the
RPB Challenge Grant. Interim or acting Chairs cannot apply for the Challenge Grant.
 Chairs should speak with RPB to discuss their department’s eligibility (contact MariaClaudia Lora-Montano at
mlora@rpbusa.org). We suggest that new Chairs be active for at least six months but preferably twelve months prior
to submitting an application. If rejected the Chair must wait two years before reapplying.
 An existing base of high-quality NEI or vision-related research grants is a primary requirement.
 Department must be in an upward trajectory as evidenced by personnel, space allocations, grants/funding,
publications, and collaborations.
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ELIGIBILITY continued
 Strong faculty and professional development programs must be in place in the department.
 Chair’s realistic strategic plan must have the potential to take the department to the next level.
 Commitment by the medical school to match the RPB Challenge Grant.
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
All reporting requirements related to research conducted with the Challenge Grant:
 Summary report (annually, due each November the award is active).
 Bibliography (annually, due each January).
 Photo (annually, due each January the award is active).
 Financial report (annually, due each January the award is active).
 Substantive two-year progress report due:
March 1, 2027, for applications submitted January 2025.
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September 1, 2027, for applications submitted July 2025.
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If awarded, information on fulfilling the above requirements will be sent under separate cover. Failure to properly report
and credit research funded by RPB places the grant at risk for termination.
APPLICATION SUBMISSION
RPB will accept applications and supporting documentation via the password-protected page on RPB’s website that has
been established for application submission. Please note only one (1) upload action, with application and all applicable
supporting documentation, will be accepted per department. This upload must be received no later than 11:59pm ET on
the deadline date.
 Go to www.rpbusa.org to log in
 Enter the password: Research (not case sensitive)
 Click on the “Upload Grant Application” button to go to the upload form.
 Once you are on the upload form, enter your email address in the “From email” field.
 Upload your application and supporting documentation by browsing for them on your computer using the “Browse”
button on the form.
 Use the Message box to add additional information, if any.
 Before clicking “SendThisFile” to send your submission, check that the information is complete.
 Click the “SendThisFile” button to send your application and supporting documentation.
DOCUMENTATION SUBMISSION
The single upload action must include only four (4) separate documents:
1. Signed, completed application form, in a Word document. – Make sure ALL SIGNATURES are included!
3. Chair’s letter, Dean’s letter, biosketches, non-profit determination: As a single PDF (not a PDF portfolio), this
document must include the below, in this order:
a. A statement from the Chair. Statement must be on letterhead, signed, and addressed to “RPB’s Review
Committees.” Limit twelve (12) pages; font size 10-point or higher. Avoid condensed typeface. Statement must
include in this order:
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i. Brief paragraph on the history and development of the ophthalmology department.
ii. Detailed description of the department’s current status, including review of:
1. Current research programs and interests, including the department’s top researchers and/or researchers
in department’s primary research areas. Include patent disclosures, if any, including revenue-generating
patents and how patents translate to treatment.
2. Faculty and professional development programs, including information on faculty conversion from K-
awards to R-awards.
3. Department’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. (These efforts are taken very seriously by RPB. Ensure
this information is included in your submission.)
4. Facilities, including equipment and technology, for clinical and basic ophthalmic research within the
department.
5. Department’s most important collaborations/relationships between other departments/centers/etc., within
the institution as well as outside of institution, including grants, papers and/or activities (include
relationships with basic science departments).
iii. Provide actual (not projected) figures that depict the department’s trajectory over the last four years. These
figures can be captured in a simple chart, broken out by year (example: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and
category). Categories should include personnel (research and clinical), space allocation, grants/funding,
publications, and collaborations within the institution and outside of the institution. Supporting narrative can
be included to explain fluctuations from year to year.
iv. Description of vision research (outside of ophthalmology department) at the institution, including review of:
1. Current inter-departmental and inter-institutional collaborations, with description of top vision researchers
from other departments and institutions.
2. Available facilities, including equipment and technology, for vision research.
3. Institution’s commitment to vision research as a whole, including funding (internal institutional and
external philanthropic), space allocation, and personnel.
v. Comprehensive vision statement for the department’s future over the next four years. This statement must
provide specific benchmarks for each, with analysis of:
1. Expansion of existing programs and development of new programs and initiatives, including
collaborations both internal and external to the institution. Describe how the department will leverage
these collaborations.
2. Research and training objectives for department and faculty, including a broad-based mentoring plan for
the department’s junior faculty.
3. Faculty recruitment plans.
4. Diversity, equity, and inclusion plans for the department. (These efforts are taken very seriously by RPB.
Ensure this information is included in your submission.)
5. Facility expansion, including new equipment and technology.
6. Capitalizing on the strengths of other departments in the institution and the institution as a whole.
7. Financial viability and sustainability of these goals and plans.
8. Specific description of how RPB funds will be used in the next four (4) years.
vi. Provide any additional information, not specifically requested above, which is unique to your department
and/or institution, which may affect RPB’s review of your application (i.e., industry contracts, intellectual
property, high-impact awards, high-impact presentations, etc.) which may help “build your case” and may aid
in RPB’s review of your application.
b. A separate statement from the Dean of the Medical School. Statement must be on letterhead, signed, and
addressed to “RPB’s Review Committees.” Limit two (2) pages; font size 10-point or higher. Avoid condensed
typeface. This statement should include institution’s commitment to the department’s current activities and future
goals, including funding (internal institutional and external philanthropic), space allocation, personnel, and in-kind
contributions. In the statement, the institution must confirm a commitment to at least match RPB’s Challenge
Grant amount.
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b. NIH-style biosketches for each full-time faculty member, including Chair. DO NOT INCLUDE BIOSKETCHES
FOR CLINICAL FACULTY. Limit five (5) pages for each biosketch. Based on the Master Faculty List,
biosketches must be grouped by primary research area and then in alphabetical order by faculty member’s last
name. Each faculty member, including Chair, must adhere to current NIH format and instructions. However, for
Section A, Personal Statement, provide a summary of the faculty member’s current research/work in the
department rather than describing the faculty member’s research/work as it pertains to this grant request.
Biosketches submitted in any other format will be disqualified. Except for clinical faculty, biosketches included in
the submission must mirror the Master Faculty List.
c. Institution’s IRS 501c(3) Letter of Determination and Federal Employment Identification Number.
4. Master Faculty List for Challenge Grant: The fourth document is the Master Faculty List of full-time faculty, including
Chair AND CLINICAL FACULTY, in Excel, with primary appointments in ophthalmology as of application deadline. Do
not include individuals with secondary appointments in the ophthalmology department or ophthalmology department
residents. Faculty list must be grouped by primary research area and then in alphabetical order by faculty member’s
last name. Include clinical faculty, in alphabetical order, at the end of the faculty listing. Use only the template
provided and follow the instructions on the template. Do not alter formatting. Document should print exactly how the
template appears. Excluding clinical faculty, the Master Faculty List must mirror the biosketches included in the
submission.
5. Grant Support List: The fifth document is the Grant Support List of all current and pending NEI and non-NEI funding
for the department and the institution, in Excel. Tables to be completed in the document include:
Table A: Ophthalmology Department’s Current NEI Grant Support
Table B: Ophthalmology Department’s Current Non-NEI Grant Support
Table C: Ophthalmology Department’s Pending Grant Support
Table D: Institution’s Current NEI Grant Support (researchers outside ophthalmology department)
Table E: Institution’s Current Vision-Related Grant Support (researchers outside ophthalmology department)
Tables A, B, and C should be used to properly complete the summary of the grant support section on page 1 of the
application. Do not leave a table blank. If not applicable, indicate N/A.
Materials received after the deadline will not be accepted and will render the submission incomplete. Incomplete
submissions are not forwarded to RPB’s review committees and are automatically declined. If the deadline falls on a
weekend or holiday, proposals will be accepted the first following business day.
Do not alter application format. Do not include manuscripts, reprints, or any information not required by RPB. Notify
RPB if there are any changes to the status of major pending grants or faculty members or recruits after the
application has been submitted.
Granting of the awards is at the full discretion of RPB; we reserve the right to not make any award, based on the
submissions.
Any questions, please contact MariaClaudia Lora-Montano at 646-892-9564 or mlora@rpbusa.org.
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APPLICATION PREPARATION
We’ve included information below to assist you in preparing and completing RPB’s Challenge Grant Application.
Do not change formatting. Please keep pagination the same. If necessary, abbreviate answers to fit allotted
space. Please provide responses in Arial 9 (font/size). Do not change the font/size of the actual questions.
Institution Information:
 Enter name of institution.
 Enter name of ophthalmology Chair and ophthalmology Research Director and Medical School Dean; include
degrees.
Status:
 Enter Year as YYYY when current Chair was appointed.
 Enter Year as YYYY when ophthalmology achieved departmental status.
 Enter number of full-time faculty (MD/PhDs, MDs, PhDs, ODs, MPHs, others). Only note full-time faculty members
with primary appointments in ophthalmology; include Chair. Do not duplicate MD/PhDs under MDs or PhDs. Do
not add residents/fellows in training programs under ‘others.’ Provide residents/fellows information in response to
the next question.
 Enter information to the right for indicating number of residents/fellows/postdocs in the department and in training
programs (see example below):
Residents 10 Fellows 5 Post-Docs 7
 Enter number of full-time planned recruits (MD/PhDs, MDs, PhDs, and others) for the next four (4) years. Do not
duplicate MD/PhDs under MDs or PhDs.
 Enter number of basic scientists who have secondary appointments in ophthalmology. This number should reflect
those individuals who have primary appointments in other departments and have secondary appointments in
ophthalmology.
 Enter square footage of administrative space, clinical space, and basic and clinical research space of
ophthalmology department on campus. Do not include space in other departments or affiliated facilities.
Summary:
 Limit response to fifteen (15) lines or less.
 In layman’s terms, highlight the most important scientific aspects of the department’s research activities and, from
the Chair’s letter, summarize/encapsulate the Chair’s vision statement for the department.
Ophthalmology Department’s Current Grant Support:
 Listing must only include grants administered by the Ophthalmology Department AND where the PI is a
full-time faculty member of the Ophthalmology Department.
 Summarize NEI and non-NEI current support. Take information from Tables A and B in the Grant Support List.
 Enter total number of grants from a specific source and for a specific type (NEI/R01, NEI/R21, etc.). Group similar
sources together for Industry, Foundation/Private, Academic, Other, etc. to save space (see example below):
Total Number Source Type
14 NEI R01/R21/etc.
1 Industry N/A
3 Foundation/Private N/A
5 Academic N/A
2 Other N/A
 Enter Annual Direct Costs and Total Grant Support (include direct and indirect costs in Total Grant Amount). Total
Grant Amount should reflect the entire grant period. Identify subcontracts, supplements, and no-cost extensions.
 Enter Years as YY-YY. Provide actual years of grant(s), e.g., 24-27, not total number of years, e.g., 4.
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Ophthalmology Department’s Pending Grant Support:
 Listing must only include grants administered by the Ophthalmology Department AND where the PI is a
full-time faculty member of the Ophthalmology Department.
 Summarize NEI and non-NEI pending support. Take information from Table C in the Grant Support List.
 Enter total number of grants from a specific source and for a specific type (NEI/R01, NEI/R21, etc.). Group similar
sources together for Industry, Foundation/Private, Academic, Other, etc. to save space (see example below):
Total Number Source Type
14 NEI R01/R21/etc.
1 Industry N/A
3 Foundation/Private N/A
5 Academic N/A
2 Other N/A
 Enter Annual Direct Costs and Total Grant Support (include direct and indirect costs in Total Grant Amount). Total
Grant Amount should reflect the entire grant period. Identify subcontracts, supplements, and no-cost extensions.
 Enter Years as YY-YY. Provide actual years of grant(s), e.g., 24-28, not total number of years, e.g., 4.
For RPB Use Only:
 This section is for RPB Use Only. DO NOT ENTER ANY INFORMATION.
Top Ten Publications of Ophthalmology Department:
 When completing this section, consider this a documentation of the department’s best research in the last
four (4) years. Among other things, RPB will take into account the journal’s impact factor as well as the
number of citations for each publication. We understand that a recently released or cutting-edge
publication may have fewer citations.
 In bibliography format, list top ten publications from the last four (4) calendar years from the department’s current
primary, full-time faculty. Underline your ophthalmology faculty in each listing. Original articles only – do not
include reviews. Include one (1) short sentence after each listing as to why the publication is significant. Add
pages as needed.
Top Ten Publications of Researchers within Institution doing Vision-Related Research:
 When completing this section, consider this a documentation of the institution’s best vision research in the
last four (4) years for researchers outside of the ophthalmology department. Among other things, RPB will
take into account the journal’s impact factor as well as the number of citations for each publication. We
understand that a recently released or cutting-edge publication may have fewer citations.
 In bibliography format, list top ten publications from the last four (4) calendar years from the institution’s current
faculty (those outside of the ophthalmology department) doing vision-related research. Underline the
institution’s vision researchers in each listing. Original articles only – do not include reviews. Include one (1) short
sentence after each listing as to why the publication is significant. Add pages as needed.
Publications:
 Ophthalmology department’s publications for last full calendar year from current, full-time faculty with primary
appointments in ophthalmology only. Indicate calendar year. Provide number of peer-reviewed publications;
number of other publications; total number of publications (number of peer-reviewed and other publications should
equal total number of publications). Provide number of RPB-cited publications, if any.
 Ophthalmology department’s publications for last full four (4) calendar years from current, full-time faculty with
primary appointments in ophthalmology only. Indicate calendar year period. Provide number of peer-reviewed
publications; number of other publications; total number of publications (number of peer-reviewed and other
publications should equal total number of publications). Provide number of RPB-cited publications, if any.
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Agreement:
 Place X to the right of your selection for the following (see example below):
Master Faculty List submitted lists full-time faculty with primary appointments in Ophthalmology Department: Yes X No
Space allocations indicated are accurate: Yes X No
 Chair and Medical School Dean to sign.
Contact Information:
 Enter contact information for ophthalmology Chair; include degrees.
 Enter name and contact information of Research Grant Administrator responsible for RPB applications. Include
address if different than Chair’s and include degrees.
 Enter contact information for Director of Research and Dean of the Medical School; include degrees.
Master Faculty List: (Excel)
 Provide only full-time faculty, including the Chair, with primary appointments in ophthalmology as of application
deadline. Please alert RPB if there are any changes to the department’s faculty after the application is
submitted. Do not include individuals with secondary appointments in the ophthalmology department or
ophthalmology department residents. Instructions on clinical faculty are below.
 Enter institution name, last name of ophthalmology Chair, and year submitting application (YYYY).
 Enter full-time faculty name/degrees, title within ophthalmology department and, if applicable, title and secondary
department for faculty member.
 Provide primary research area for each faculty; research area wording should be kept to a minimum (1-3 words at
most) and should correspond to the primary research areas of the department identified in the Chair’s statement. If
faculty’s primary research area is not among those identified in the Chair’s statement, note All Other with the
research area next to it. Include clinical faculty, in alphabetical order, at the end of the faculty listing and
indicate Clinical in the Primary Research Area.
 Indicate whether the faculty has current funding for sources noted.
 Provide number of peer-reviewed publications for each faculty throughout career and last four (4) years; indicate
N/A for no publications.
 Group by Primary Research Area; then sort alphabetically by last name of faculty. Biosketches, except for clinical
faculty, must be submitted in the same order as listed on the Master Faculty List.
 Though Biosketches are not required for clinical faculty, please complete all columns on the Master Faculty List for
the clinical faculty.
 Do not alter template; document should print exactly how the template appears.
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Grant Support List: (Excel)
Complete all tables (A through E). Do not leave a table blank. Indicate N/A if the table is not applicable.
Table A – Ophthalmology Department’s Current NEI Grant Support:
 Listing must only include grants administered by the Ophthalmology Department AND where the PI has a
primary appointment and is a full-time faculty member of the Ophthalmology Department.
 Do not include individuals who have secondary appointments in the ophthalmology department.
 Enter total number of full-time faculty members with primary appointments in ophthalmology as Principal
Investigators on NEI grants and the NEI type (see example below):
Total Number of Faculty NEI Type
5 R01
4 R21
 Provide details of NEI grants with PI’s last name, NEI type (e.g., R21, etc.), NEI grant number, title, annual direct
costs, total grant amount (total grant amount should reflect the entire grant period), and years (YY-YY). Provide
actual years of grant, e.g., 23-27, not total number of years, e.g., 4. Group by NEI grant (R01, R21, etc.), not PI.
Identify subcontracts and supplements.
 Indicate no-cost extensions with an asterisk (*).
 Only include those awarded to the ophthalmology department. If funds have transferred with PI, list only funding
and years to your department.
 Use information from this table to complete Current Grant Support on page 1 of the application form.
Grant Support List: (Excel)
Complete all tables (A through E). Do not leave a table blank. Indicate N/A if the table is not applicable.
Table B – Ophthalmology Department’s Current Non-NEI Grant Support:
 Listing must only include grants administered by the Ophthalmology Department AND where the PI has a
primary appointment and is a full-time faculty member of the Ophthalmology Department.
 Do not include individuals who have secondary appointments in the ophthalmology department.
 Enter source, type, grant number if applicable, PI last name, annual direct costs, total grant amount (total grant
amount should reflect the entire grant period), and years YY-YY. Provide actual years of grant, e.g., 23-27, not
total number of years, e.g., 4.
 Group by type first (Industry, Foundation, etc. with NIH grants at the top of the list), then by source of grant.
Do not group by PI. Do not duplicate NEI grants listed on Table A. Grants from NIH institutes should be
identified. Identify subcontracts and supplements. If funds have transferred with PI, list only funding and years to
your department.
 Indicate no-cost extensions with an asterisk (*).
 Use information from this table to complete Current Grant Support on page 1 of the application form.
Grant Support List: (Excel)
Complete all tables (A through E). Do not leave a table blank. Indicate N/A if the table is not applicable.
Table C – Ophthalmology Department’s Pending Grant Support (NEI and non-NEI):
 Listing must only include grants administered by the Ophthalmology Department AND where the PI is a
full-time faculty member of the Ophthalmology Department.
 Do not include individuals who have secondary appointments in the ophthalmology department.
 Enter source, type, grant number if applicable, PI last name, annual direct costs, total grant amount (total grant
amount should reflect the entire grant period), and years YY-YY.
 Group by type first (with NEI grants at the top of the list, followed by other NIH grants, and then other types
such as Industry, Foundation, etc., then by source of grant. Do not group by PI. Identify subcontracts,
supplements, NIH institutes, and no-cost extensions.
 Use information from this table to complete Pending Grant Support on page 1 of the application form.
 Notify RPB of any status change to this listing after application submission.
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Grant Support List: (Excel)
Complete all tables (A through E). Do not leave a table blank. Indicate N/A if the table is not applicable.
Table D – Current NEI Support for Researchers Within Institution:
 Provide detail of NEI grants to researchers within the institution but outside of ophthalmology department.
 Enter total number of researchers within institution as Principal Investigators on NEI grants awarded to their
primary departments. Add the NEI type (see example below):
Total Number of Researchers NEI Type
5 R01
4 R21
 Provide details of NEI grants with PI’s last name/primary department, NEI type (e.g., R21, etc.), NEI grant number,
title, annual direct costs, total grant amount (total grant amount should reflect the entire grant period), and years
(YY-YY). Provide actual years of grant, e.g., 23-27, not total number of years, e.g., 4. Group by NEI type, not PI.
Identify subcontracts, supplements, and no-cost extensions. If funds have transferred with PI, only list funding and
years to the department.
 Indicate no-cost extensions with an asterisk (*).
Grant Support List: (Excel)
Complete all tables (A through E). Do not leave a table blank. Indicate N/A if the table is not applicable.
Table E – Current Vision-Related Support for Researchers Within Institution:
 Provide detail of vision-related (non-NEI) grants to researchers within the institution but outside of ophthalmology
department. List Principal Investigators only.
 Enter source, type, grant number if applicable, PI last name/primary department, annual direct costs, total grant
amount (total grant amount should reflect the entire grant period), and years YY-YY. Provide actual years of grant,
e.g., 23-27, not total number of years, e.g., 4.
 Group by type first (Industry, Foundation, etc. with NIH grants at the top of the list), then by source of grant.
Do not group by PI. Grants from NIH institutes should be identified. Identify subcontracts, supplements, and no-
cost extensions. If funds have transferred with PI, only list funding and years to the department.
 Indicate no-cost extensions with an asterisk (*).
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