American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation

The aasm Foundation strives to promote discoveries that advance the understanding of Sleep for healthier lives by offering research, community program support, and training grants.in 2022, the aasm Foundation approved funding for career development grants, including bridge to success for early career investigators grants (supports researchers who have applied for a federal career development award that will not be funded and who plan to submit a revised application), bridge to success for mid-career/senior investigators grants (supports researchers who have applied for a federal independent investigator award that will not be funded and who plan to submit a revised application), focused projects grants for junior investigators (supports research by early investigators) and physician scientist and absm jr faculty grants (supports the growth of physician scientists in the field of Sleep and circadian research). The aasm Foundation also provided support for one fellowship position through its Sleep Medicine fellow funding grant program.strategic research grants (supports projects that foster health services research and patient-oriented research in Sleep Medicine, to demonstrate improved patients' outcomes and demonstrate value) were approved, as well as a covid-19 relief funding grant (provides supplemental support to current grant recipients whose projects were affected by covid-19) and community Sleep health grants (supports projects addressing Sleep health in the community). The aasm Foundation also approved a Sleep champion award (recognizes successful community-based Sleep health services and education provided by non-profit organizations). Additionally, the aasm Foundation supported the efforts of other organizations by co-funding scholarships for medical students interested in Sleep Medicine and small research grants for pilot projects for early career researchers.