Funding Amount

Up to US $200,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Overview

The Lung Cancer Discovery Award, offered by the American Lung Association, supports innovative research aimed at improving outcomes for lung cancer patients. With funding of $100,000 per year for up to two years, this award encourages groundbreaking projects that enhance diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, investigate genetic forms of lung cancer, and develop novel screening methods. The initiative is a vital step towards reducing lung cancer morbidity and mortality, ultimately improving patient care and saving lives.

This opportunity is intended to promote the development of innovative concepts and approaches, which will ultimately significantly improve the morbidity and mortality of lung cancer. The approach might be through basic biology, including host and tumor genetics, or focus on screening, prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
The Lung Cancer Discovery Award is for highly meritorious research projects with the potential to:
Significantly improve and transform diagnostic and therapeutic paradigms;Improve understanding of lung cancer in never smokers;Investigate EGFR-driven or other genetic forms of lung cancer;Develop and implement novel screening and prevention strategiesFoster innovation using novel approaches;Accelerate progress in lung cancer research that improves patient care and helps save lives
The Lung Cancer Discovery Award is for $100,000 per year for up to two years.

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

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Science research
  • Cancer

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