SHRF 2025-2026 Solutions Program Launches!
We’re proud to partner with the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) on a combined $200,000 investment through SHRF’s Solutions Program to support lung health research in Saskatchewan. SHRF's Solutions Program supports interdisciplinary teams of researchers and knowledge-users addressing pressing health needs in Saskatchewan.
Through a competitive peer review process, SHRF and partners support direct costs for research projects taking place in Saskatchewan with measurable impact in focused areas.
Lung Health Focus Area
SHRF is pleased to partner with Lung Saskatchewan in supporting their focus on Lung Health Research with a partnered investment of $200,000, available through SHRF’s 2025-2026 Solutions Program.
To be eligible for Lung Saskatchewan partnered funding, applications must address one or more of the following areas related to lung health:
- Child and Youth Lung Health, especially as it relates to threats to lung health like tobacco and vaping use, and lung diseases like asthma and infectious respiratory diseases (TB and COVID-19).
- Rural and remote lung health services, especially as it relates to the lung health of Indigenous Peoples and the delivery of patient and caregiver education.
- Threats to lung health like exposure to radon in one’s home, school, or workplace, and tobacco and vaping.
- Lung disease prevention, diagnosis, and management for diseases like asthma, COPD, infectious respiratory diseases like TB and COVID-19, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer, and sleep apnea.
Questions about fit with focus area can be directed to the SHRF Program Manager, Karen Tilsley at ktilsley@shrf.ca.
Funding Opportunities:
Innovation Grant
- Objective – Creative problem solving to catalyze innovative ideas and approaches.
- Up to $50,000/project – 1 year term
Impact Grant
- Objective – Advancing the translation of research into real-world and practical applications.
- Up to $150,000/project – 2 year term
Important Dates
- Eligibility Check Cut-off: September 18, 2025 - 4:30pm CST
- Full Application Deadline: November 13, 2025 - 4:30pm CST
- Funding Start: March 1, 2026
- Information Webinar: June 12, 2025 - 12:00pm CST - REGISTER HERE
To find full Lung Health Partnered Focus details visit Solutions Program - Open Focus Areas - Lung Health.
