Grant Application Resources

• CHEST membership is preferred but not required.
• Applicants must be currently (>6 months) providing a voluntary service to a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization (NGO).
  • This grant supports volunteer service in existing projects, expansion of existing projects, or development of a new activity.
• Teams are encouraged to apply but must have a representative who will serve as the Principal Investigator (PI). The PI will apply as an individual and will receive recognition, if awarded.
• The organization’s or service project’s primary intent must be to provide community service and not to conduct research. Bench level surveys that will establish future projects are considered research and will not be considered.
• This organization must be either a documented US 501(c)3 or an official NGO.
  • If your program is not affiliated with a 501(c)3 or NGO, you might contact your hospital or another nonprofit organization (eg, the local American Lung Association) that could potentially assist by providing you a place to receive and distribute the funding.

The following individuals are not eligible to apply for CHEST-supported grants:

• Active CHEST grantees, including those with active no cost extension (NCE) requests
• Members of the CHEST Board of Regents or Board of Advisors, as well as their family members

Requirements Once Funded

• Provide interim progress report as requested.
• Provide final written report on the project addressing project execution and results 90 days after programs ends (December of that calendar year).
• Provide final budget reconciliation of project funds.
• Submit the results from your project to the CHEST Annual Meeting for presentation within a year following grant completion.

Expectations Once Funded

• Become active in supporting CHEST's philanthropic efforts, from sharing your story to help attract future grant applicants, to volunteering your time to support CHEST activities.

• Funding will only cover direct costs. Indirect costs will not be covered.
  • PI salaries will not be supported.
  • For a complete list of budget allowances, please see the FAQs. Programmatic travel will be reviewed and approved on a case-by-case basis.
• It is viewed favorably for the application to include institutional commitment to the project and to include fiscal support in addition to the grant funds being sought.
• Grant funding is paid to the nonprofit or NGO in which the applicant donates time and services. Academic institutions and universities typically have foundations that are capable of receiving funds on behalf of the applicant.
  • Open to US- and international-based organizations.

• Applications and application components (including attachments) must be submitted in English.
• Applications and all required documents must be submitted prior to the deadline via the Grants Management System for consideration.
• No emailed or mailed proposals will be accepted.
• Current members of the CHEST Board of Regents or Board of Advisors are not permitted to write letters of support.

Application Components to Be Addressed Within the Grants Management System:

• Background/vision (≤250 words for each question below)
  • Provide a description of where your project is located (city, province/region, country).
  • List if the project is: (1) the continuation of an existing project; (2) the expansion of an existing project; or (3) the development of a new project.
  • Describe the history of the organization and your role within it.
  • Describe the desired outcomes of your proposal.
  • Describe the impact of your project on historically excluded individuals and communities.
• Personal experience related to the project (≤500 words for each question below)
  • Describe your role in the project: Do you volunteer your personal time and/or resources? What specific duties do you perform? How much time do you dedicate to this program or the organization? Provide other information that you would like to have considered.
  • If your project centers on historically excluded individuals and communities, please discuss your affiliation with or representation of those communities.
• Detailed project description (≤500 words for each question below)
  • Describe the project’s or organization’s mission (eg, this clinic provides free outpatient health services to the homeless or poor, etc).
  • Discuss the relevant demographic population(s) that your project services (ie: location, race, age group, sex and gender, ability, etc)
  • Please describe the baseline of health in the population that your project serves. (max 500 words)
  • Estimate how many patients/families are served by your project and what impact your project has had on the patients and/or community.
  • What outcome, or proxy outcome, are you trying to change?
  • What are the key social drivers of health in your population that you think you can influence?
  • How will you measure the impact of your project? What metrics will you have access to for reporting purposes?
  • Describe how your project will be replicable/sustainable once the grant funding has been utilized.
• Project Timeline
  • Describe how your project intends be completed within the allotted time.

Required document uploads:

• Budget (download the budget template)
• Current curriculum vitae – NIH biosketch or general CV accepted
• One letter of support from a person or group who has benefited, or will benefit, from the project
• Organization’s mission statement
  • Please note that CHEST does not provide support to political or religious organizations.
• Summary of finances for grant-receiving organization’s most recent annual report
• Current W-9 for your organization, or equivalent international W-8BEN-E

• CHEST membership at the time of application
• Applicants must be licensed physicians. Physicians-in-training (residents or fellows), other health care professionals, or clinical researchers with relevant experience will also be accepted.
  • Although applicants may be at later career stages, special consideration will be given to young investigators and applicants in early stages of their career.
  • “Young Investigators” and “Early Career” are defined as residents/fellows/other health care researchers with relevant experience or practicing physicians who have completed their postgraduate training within the last 7 years.
• Teams are encouraged to apply but must have a representative to serve as the Principal Investigator (PI) who will apply as an individual and will receive recognition, if awarded.
• Institutional review board approval must be sought/received for all projects to ensure protection of subjects.
• Not-for-profit organizations and institutions are eligible to apply.

The following individuals are not eligible to apply for CHEST-supported grants:

• Active CHEST grantees, including those with active no cost extension (NCE) requests
• Members of the CHEST Board of Regents or Board of Advisors, as well as their family members

Requirements Once Funded

• Provide interim progress reports as requested.
• Provide final written report on the project addressing research and results 90 days after program ends (December of that calendar year).
• Provide final budget reconciliation of project funds.
• Submit the results from your project to the CHEST Annual Meeting for presentation within a year following grant completion.
• Maintain CHEST membership for the duration of the grant project, including NCE requests.

Expectations Once Funded

• Become active in supporting CHEST's philanthropic efforts, from sharing your story to help attract future grant applications, to volunteering your time to support CHEST activities.
• Join and participate in a CHEST Network closely related to grant project focus.

• Higher-level translational research project preferred (T1-T5); basic (cellular or animal) research projects will not be considered. [See Translational Research Definitions]
• Only direct costs will be allowed. Indirect costs are not allowed.
  • PI salaries will not be supported. For a complete list of budget allowances, please see the FAQs.
• It is viewed favorably for the application to indicate institutional commitment to the project and to include fiscal support in addition to the grant funds being sought.

• Applications and application components (including attachments) must be submitted in English.
• Applications and all required documents must be submitted prior to the deadline via the Grants Management System for consideration.
• No emailed or mailed proposals will be accepted.
• Current members of the CHEST Board of Regents or Board of Advisors are not permitted to write letters of support.

Application Components to Be Addressed Within the Grants Management System:

• Research plan (≤750 words for each question and component below)
  • Background/Importance
  • Hypothesis/Aims
  • Research Approach – include methods, protocols, expected outcomes, statistical analysis
  • Investigative Team and Research Environment
  • Challenges and Solutions
• Community Impact (≤750 words for each question and component below)
  • Community Identity
  • Community Needs
  • Community Impact
• Project Timeline (≤750 words)
  • Describe how your project intends be completed within the allotted time.
• Lay abstract (≤300 words)

Required document uploads:

• Bibliography supporting project research
• Budget (download the budget template)
• Current curriculum vitae – NIH biosketch or general CV accepted
• Two support letters
  • Note: Current members of the CHEST Board of Regents or Board of Advisors are not permitted to write letters of support.
  • One from your institution
  • Young Investigator or Early Career – One from your supervisor or mentor
    • “Young Investigators” and “Early Career” are defined as residents/fellows/other health care researchers with relevant experience or practicing physicians who have completed their postgraduate training within the last 7 years.
  • Later career stages – One from senior staff to whom you report
• Human Subjects Involvement
  • Institutional Review Board approval must be acquired no later than 3 months after receiving grant award.
    • CHEST may rescind award if grantee does not receive IRB approval within 3 months of award.
• Current W-9 for your institution, or equivalent international W-8BEN-E

Each grant request for proposal (RFP) states who may and may not apply for funding and whether a geographic restriction exists.

You must be a CHEST member to apply for a research grant and/or multiyear grant, unless otherwise stated in the grant RFP. For community impact grants, membership is preferred but not mandatory.

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• Find an RFP that interests you by visiting the application page and reviewing the opportunities.
• When you're ready to apply, access the Grants Management System and submit your application.
• All applications are required to submit a budget using our template.
• Submit additional required application documents.

• Salaries for staff directly contributing to the program:
  • Technical personnel
  • Administration assistance
  • Undergraduate support
  • Temporary staff support
• Other costs directly related to implementing the program
  • Purchase of supplies (eg, medication, disposables)
  • Production costs
  • Consultants or contractual workers
  • General office supplies
  • Program materials for expanding outreach or development
  • Patient incentives

• Salary for the Principal Investigator
• Food
• Travel (Community impact grants will review travel line items on a case-by-case basis; some programmatic travel may be permitted)
• Lodging
• Honoraria
• Capital campaigns
• Infrastructure costs
• Construction
• Expansion
• Modification of facility
• Facility equipment
• Program equipment
  • Funding may not be used on office equipment or program equipment costing more than $1,000
  • The organization/institution should be providing necessary workspaces with needed equipment to complete the project
• Furniture
• Reimbursement for third-party funding
• Overhead fees charged by an institution/organization for grant-related management or expenses
• Any indirect fees

• Submit your request through the Grants Management System and attach any necessary documents, but remember that all requests must go through the Grants Management System.
• Make sure you are sending in your NCE request no later than 30 days before your project end date.

• All grants must submit an interim report.
  • Single-year grant submitters must provide an interim report 6 months after the start of the project.
  • Multiyear grant recipients must submit an interim report at the end of each year.
• Once grantees have completed their project, they must submit a final report.
• Submit all necessary documents through the Grant Management System.