DOD Announces Vision Awards at NAEVR Briefing on
Defense-related Vision Research Opportunities Held at ARVO 2010 Annual Meeting
"…Beyond the recent one-time increase by the Congress for this specific purpose, I request the development of a tailored plan to provide R&D investments that advance state of the art solutions for world class medical care with an emphasis on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, Prosthetics, Restoration of Sight & Eye-Care, & other conditions directly relevant to the injuries our soldiers are currently receiving on the battlefield."
Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense, 26 June, 2008
Fourth Military Vision Symposium on Ocular and Brain Injury:
Current Concepts in Detection, Treatment, and Restoration
September 26 - 29, 2010
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The Department of Defense manages several medical research programs that currently offer or in previous years have offered opportunities for Eye and Vision researchers.
Congress has begun working on the FY2011 appropriations bill for the Department of Defense. More information will be posted here as appropriate, so check back often.
Ocular Surgery News Article on Dedicated Peer-reviewed Medical Research-Vision Program and Vision Center of Excellence
To learn more about vision research being conducted at the Department of Defense's Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) and the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP), click here.
FY2011 Justification
NAEVR Request for Congress to Retain Peer Reviewed Vision Research Program and Fund at $10 million
Legislative Updates
DOD Announces $10 Million in Vision Research Portfolio Grants Funded Primarily by the Peer Reviewed Medical Research-Vision Line Item in Defense Appropriations
NAEVR Works with Blinded Veterans Association To Seek Congressional Support for FY2011 Peer Reviewed Medical Research-Vision Funding at $10 Million
TATRC on Track to Issue FY2009 Extramural Defense-Related Vision Research Awards by late First-Quarter 2010
Congress Passes FY2010 Defense Appropriations Bill; Dedicated Peer-Reviewed Vision Research Program is Retained but Funding Level is Cut
DOD Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program Opens for Pre-Proposal Submission
NAEVR Justifies $10 Million for Vision Research in FY2010 Defense Appropriations with New Vision Funding Data Supporting its Request
Department of Defense Vision Research Program is Open
NAEVR Hosts Key DOD Representatives in Standing Room-Only Session on Defense-Related Vision Research Opportunities at the ARVO Annual Meeting
DOD, VA to Create Common Health Records
DOD’s FY2009 Peer Reviewed Vision Research Program to be Managed by Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center
In FY2009 Defense Appropriations, Peer Reviewed Vision Research is Listed For First Time As A Separate Line Item Funded at $4 Million
DOD Announces Additional FY2008 Vision Research Funding; Pre-Application Deadlines Range from September 22 to October 1
House Veterans Affairs Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Incidence and Care for TBI-Related Vision Disorders
DOD Issues PRMRP Funding Opportunities Notice With Pre-application (June 4) and Proposal (July 2) Deadlines
The Independent Budget for VA Funding Recommends Continued Eligibility for Eye and Vision Research in the FY2009 DOD/PRMRP Program; Urges Congress to Authorize More VA-DOD Research Funding on Eye Trauma
DOD/PRMRP Program Issues Preliminary Notice of FY2008 Award Mechanism Announcement
Defense Appropriations and Authorization Bills Address Combat-related Eye Injuries and Include Vision Research Funding Opportunities
NAEVR Member BVA Testifies on VA Medical Research Programs on Traumatic Eye Injury
NAEVR Secures House and Senate Support for FY2007 DOD Funding
NAEVR Requests FY2007 Funding for Defense-related Eye and Vision Research
NAEVR Requests FY2006 Funding for Defense-related Eye and Vision Research
Press Releases
May 7, 2010
DOD Announces $10 Million in Awards From the Peer-Reviewed Medical Research-Vision Program in Defense Appropriations
February 2, 2010
VSO Independent Budget Echoes NAEVR's Request Urging Congress to Fund Extramural Peer-Reviewed Vision Research at $10 Million in FY2011 Defense Appropriations
December 22, 2009
NAEVR Thanks Congress for Maintaining the Vision Line Item in FY2010 Defense Appropriations But Expresses Concern About Its Funding Level
April 1, 2009
NAEVR Announces Contact Congress Booth, Defense-Related Vision Briefing at ARVO Annual Meeting 2009
March 23, 2009
DOD Releases Vision Research Portfolio Summary which NAEVR Distributes to All Congressional Defense Appropriators
February 26, 2009
Veterans Service Organizations Support NAEVR Request for $10 Million in FY2010 Defense-Related Vision Research Funding
January 14, 2009
DOD Announces FY2008 PRMRP Awards for Clinical and Translational Vision Research
February 14, 2008
The Independent Budget for VA Funding Recommends Eye and Vision Eligibilty in the FY2009 DOD/PRMRP Program, Urges VA-DOD Eye Trauma Funding
January 25, 2008
NAEVR Requests That Eye and Vision Research Remain Eligibile for Funding Within the FY2009 DOD Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program
November 7, 2007
NAEVR Commends House and Senate Conferees for Continued Eligibility of Eye and Vision Research for DOD Peer-Reviewed Medical Research Funding
September 17, 2007
NAEVR Supports House Legislation Directing DOD and VA to Coordinate on Accounting for Combat-Related Eye Injuries and Traumatic Brain Injury Research
March 13, 2007
NAEVR Requests that Eye and Vision Research Remain Eligible for FY2008 DOD Funding
May 22, 2006
NAEVR Requests FY2007 Funding for Defense-related Eye and Vision Research
January 6, 2006
FY2006 Defense Appropriations Bill Makes Eye and Vision Research Eligible For Funding in the $50 Million Congressionally-Directed Medical Research Program
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