Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis Celebrates Landmark Year for Awareness, Advocacy, Research

The majority of the CPF's research funding is managed via its partnership with ATS, and grants are awarded through a rigorous peer-review process administered by ATS. As a result of 2008 fundraising, the CPF will offer two new grant opportunities for 2009/2010. To date, the organization has granted more than $1 million in research funding to investigate novel approaches to understand and treat PF. "The CPF is proud that our continued public support, and the matching grants from ATS are allowing us to move research forward," said Michon. The CPF has also provided more than $200,000 in combined research gifts to the University of California Los Angeles, University of Michigan and the University of Chicago since 2005.