Public Policy & Public Health Award Grant
Funding Amount
Up to US $100,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
The Public Policy & Public Health Award by the American Lung Association aims to foster innovative research addressing critical public health issues impacting lung health. This grant, with a maximum award of $50,000 per year for up to two years, supports researchers in various disciplines to evaluate existing policies and propose new ideas. It encourages efforts to improve air quality and tackle lung disease, aligning with the mission of enhancing public health through informed policy-making.
The American Lung Association Public Health and Public Policy Research Award is intended to support research on and evaluation of existing public policy and programs, as well as pilot and demonstration projects that inject innovative ideas and provide evidence for the development of new public policies impacting lung health.
This grant is not intended to support events, lobbying efforts, or legislative meetings. The Public Health and Public Policy Research Award is for a maximum of $50,000 per year for up to two years.
The application is open to researchers in public policy, economics, political science, sociology, law, and related disciplines.
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
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