The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is offering a funding opportunity through the NEI Translational Research Program for Therapeutics, aimed at advancing innovative therapies for visual system diseases. This program utilizes a bi-phasic R61/R33 grant mechanism, where the R61 phase supports the refinement of preliminary data, and the R33 phase focuses on advancing promising candidates through FDA regulatory processes leading to Investigational New Drug (IND) applications. The initiative encourages multidisciplinary collaboration among scientists, clinicians, and regulatory experts, with a budget cap of $500,000 for R61 applications and $1,000,000 for R33 applications. Interested applicants must submit their proposals by March 17, 2025, with the program opening for applications on January 16, 2025. For further inquiries, applicants can contact NIH Grants Information at grantsinfo@nih.gov.