Hawaii Community Foundation - Leahi Fund for Pulmonary Research

Grants will be awarded to support the following areas of research:

• Clinical research with foreseeable application to pulmonary diseases and infirmities that exist in Hawai‘i. Basic research study applications will not be considered during this funding cycle.
• Any clinical, behavioral, and/or epidemiological research study involving any organ system or human behavior and function that is directly or indirectly related to the consequences of COVID-19 infection. Each study proposal must be adequately justified and linked to COVID-19, as well as a priority health concern for Hawai’i, consistent with the priorities of the Leahi Fund. Studies may be a community- based or hospital-based.
• Studies that leverage funding with another source grant funding or those providing significant infrastructure support will be given preference.
• Studies may be exploratory, interventional, or descriptive. Studies that presage future studies/programs/policies that provide follow-up and further depth/dimensions in the area of the defined research and/or strategies of sustainability will be given preference.
• Proposals must be innovative and relevant to Hawai‘i, and not duplicate the plethora of existing studies of COVID-19.

Eligible applicants must be an active assistant/associate/full professor from an accredited university in Hawai’i working in pulmonary diseases and infirmities, or in the area of the proposed research as defined above.