Lung Cancer Discovery Award Grant
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
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Science research
- Cancer
Categories
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