Sponsor link https://www.alpha1.org/investigators/grants/grant-opportunities/

ProposalCentral link for 2022 opportunity https://proposalcentral.com/grantopportunities.asp?GMID=135#

The Alpha-1 Foundation is committed to finding a cure for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency and to improving the lives of individuals affected by Alpha-1 worldwide.

The specific aims of the Grants Award Program are to promote research that would eventually result in the improved health of individuals with AAT Deficiency. The Program supports basic science and clinical research, improved understanding of the pathogenesis of the clinical manifestations of AAT Deficiency, the development and testing of treatments for the disease, bioethics and social research, and the promotion of education of members of the medical community regarding AAT Deficiency.

To achieve these aims, the Foundation offers financial awards to support a wide range of meritorious research related to AAT Deficiency including basic laboratory investigations, epidemiology, clinical genetics, clinical trials, clinical management, ethical, legal, and social issues, and public education.

Grant categories:

• Bridge Grants
• ELSI Relating to Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Grants
• Pilot and Feasibility  Grants
• Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
• Research Grants
• Also Scientific Meeting and Travel Grants available