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Through our grants, researchers and community volunteers are revolutionizing lung health and improving patient care in communities throughout the world.

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Changing lives, transforming communities

Since 1996, we’ve supported more than 1,200 recipients and awarded $13 million in funding for grants that have had a positive impact on lung health.

Our grantees have improved screening for sleep disorders in pregnant women, increased access to lung transplants for underweight patients with COPD, and researched the connection between pulmonary arterial hypertension and the microbiome. Their work has touched many corners of the world, from south Sacramento, California, to Haiti and Peru.

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Grant opportunities

Applications for 2026 grant opportunities are now closed. Additional grants may open up throughout the year.

CLOSED GRANTS

COMMUNITY IMPACT

CHEST Community Impact Grant Honoring D. Robert McCaffree, MD, Master FCCP

Grant amount: $15,000 over one year

This grant supports significant community-based projects worldwide that demonstrate a clear positive impact on the lung health of a community and have the potential for long-term sustainability and reproducibility.

Applications closed

 

Applications closed
RESEARCH

COPD Research Grant

Grant amount: $30,000 over one year

Applications must address clinical, population, or community engagement/health services aspects of COPD with relevance to the prevention and/or reduction in morbidity or mortality associated with COPD.

Applications closed

 

Applications closed

John R. Addrizzo, MD, FCCP, Endowed Research Grant in Sarcoidosis

Grant amount: $50,000 over one year

Applications must address the pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, and/or treatment of sarcoidosis.

Applications closed

 

Applications closed

Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Diseases/Bronchiectasis Research Grant

Grant amount: $30,000 over one year

This grant is intended to provide support for the crucial relationship between health care institutions and community partners working together to advance equitable health outcomes for communities most impacted by lung health disparities.

Applications closed

 

Applications closed

Sleep Medicine Research Grant

Grant amount: $50,000 over one year

Applications must address topics that advance sleep medicine and, ultimately, improve patient outcomes.

Applications closed

 

Applications closed

Young Investigator Grant in Women's Lung Cancer

Grant amount: $50,000 over one year

Applications must address women’s lung cancer screening and the gender disparities related to the diagnosis and management of lung cancer.

Applications closed

 

Applications closed

Young Investigator Research Grant

Grant amount: $150,000 over three years: October 1, 2026, through October 31, 2029 

The purpose of this grant is to encourage and promote quality research in chest medicine by enabling promising investigators to begin their careers as independent research faculty members.

Applications closed

 

Applications closed

PARTNER GRANTS

MEDICAL EDUCATION

APCCMPD and CHEST Medical Educator Diversity Scholar Fellowship

RESEARCH

ALA/ATS/CHEST Respiratory Health Equity Research Award

Digital devices showing CHEST membership benefits, such as research articles and study tools
Digital devices showing CHEST membership benefits, such as research articles and study tools

Support our grants program

The strides our grantees have made in the chest medicine field wouldn’t be possible without support from our donors. Take an active role in championing lung health, and consider making a gift to support our research and community impact grants. Your gifts will make it possible for grantees to continue their work advancing science and improving the lives of those living with lung diseases.