The FY22 VRP IIRA is intended to support studies that will yield highly impactful discoveries or major advancements in the research and/or patient care of eye injury and/or visual dysfunction as related to military exposure.

Applications involving multidisciplinary collaborations among academia, industry, the military services, the VA, and other federal government agencies are highly encouraged.

To support research projects at different stages and the exploration/development of ideas of different maturity levels, two different funding levels are available under this program announcement.