Indoor Air Research Award Grant
Funding Amount
US $150,000 - US $300,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
The Indoor Air Research Award, funded by the American Lung Association, aims to enhance understanding of indoor air quality's health impacts. With annual funding of $100,000 for Independent Researchers and $50,000 for Mentored Researchers over three years, this initiative supports innovative research to inform policies and practices that promote healthier indoor environments. This grant reflects a commitment to addressing lung health and improving the lives of those affected by lung diseases.
The American Lung Association Research Institute Awards and Grants Program is building on over 120 years of success by investing in the brightest, pioneering minds to drive innovation, discover the unknown, and improve the lives of those living with and at risk of lung disease. The Indoor Air Research Award was created to address the critical need for advancing scientific understanding of the health impacts associated with indoor air quality and to find solutions for them. The grant aims to stumulate innovatve research, discoveries, and interventions that can ultimately guide policies and practces to improve indoor air quality.
About the Funding Opportunity
The American Lung Association with its longstanding commitment to lung health and disease prevention, seeks to support researchers and scientists to generate knowledge that can inform public policies and interventions, and promote healthier indoor environments.
The grant funding will be $100,000 per year for Independent Researchers and $50,000 per year for Mentored Researchers. Both awards will be offered for up to three years. Applicants seeking either the mentored award or the independent award follow the same application process.
What American Lung Association actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 51
- Total given
- $13.46M
- Median grant
- $201K
- Range
- $25K–$825K
- By dollars: Massachusetts 13%, New York 12%, Illinois 10%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Boston, MA; Philadelphia, PA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 18% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD
Research
$825K
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL
Research
$791K
Trustees of Boston University · Boston, MA
Research
$600K
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY
Research
$500K
Nemours Children Clinic · Jacksonville, FL
Research
$474K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Science research
- Health education
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