Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation

Funds long-term initiatives in science, education, and social impact through public mission-focused grantmaking.

The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation is a US non-profit founded in 2000 by Albert Rose and family. It focuses on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and related interstitial lung diseases, combining patient advocacy with research funding.

Its research side includes the PFF Scholars Program, which awards up to $100,000 over two years to early-career investigators in basic science, translational, clinical, epidemiological, and health services research. It also runs the PFF Tully Family Familial Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Award, a $495,000 total award split between two investigators over two years, alongside registry data access and a 68-center care network.

The strongest fit is a pulmonary-fibrosis project with clear scientific merit, feasible methods, and a good match to career stage or disease subtype. Registry proposals need a credible ancillary-study plan, while the named awards reward focused work that sits squarely inside the foundation's research agenda. The registry also adds a non-cash research path for outside collaborators and network partners.