Strategic Research Grant

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Issue Date: September 15, 2025 Letter of Intent Due Date: October 20, 2025 by 11:59 pm ET Invitations to Submit Full Application Notification: By January 30, 2026 Application Due Date: March 9, 2026 by 11:59 pm ET Grant Selection Notification: By June 18, 2026 Period of Performance: Category I: 1-3 years Category II: 1-2 years Category III: Up to 1 year Amount of Grant: Category I: Up to $250,000 Category II: Up to $100,000 Category III: Up to $50,000

The AASM Foundation is committed to improving patient-centered diagnosis and care for all people with sleep disorders. To ensure that there is a continued advancement in effective diagnosis and care of people with sleep disorders, the AASM Foundation provides research funding through the Strategic Research Grant. This grant is investigator-initiated and supports high-impact research projects aimed at addressing gaps in knowledge that impact the ability to provide optimal, patient-centered, cost-effective diagnosis and care for people with sleep disorders. Research Focus AASM Clinical Practice Guidelines: Research Gaps & Dissemination and Implementation

Open to projects that 1) directly address research gaps identified in American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) clinical practice guidelines, and/or 2) focus on the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based practice recommendations from AASM clinical practice guidelines to ensure that they are effectively disseminated and adopted across various patient populations that sleep practitioners serve.

The following recently published practice guidelines are listed as examples of topics that are considered responsive: Treatment of central disorders of hypersomnolence: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline and accompanying Treatment of central disorders of hypersomnolence: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine systematic review, meta-analysis, and GRADE assessment This topic is co-sponsored by the Hypersomnia Foundation, Wake Up Narcolepsy and the AASM Foundation Treatment of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline and accompanying Treatment of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine systematic review, meta-analysis, and GRADE assessment (January 2025) Treatment of central sleep apnea in adults: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline and accompanying Treatment of central sleep apnea in adults: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine systematic review, meta-analysis, and GRADE assessment Evaluation and management of obstructive sleep apnea in adults hospitalized for medical care: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline and accompanying Evaluation and management of obstructive sleep apnea in adults hospitalized for medical care: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine systematic review, meta-analysis, and GRADE assessment

Considering health equity is important for all research focus areas. We encourage applicants to consider factors that increase sleep healthcare equity, such as access to services, social factors, and using an appropriately inclusive study population. AASM Strategic Plan Goals

Open to projects that directly advance the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Strategic Plan Goals: Sleep Medicine Awareness, Practice Success, and Technology Implementation.

Projects that use, study, or expand AASM sleep education resources, AASM Sleep is Good Medicine campaign, AASM quality measures, #sleeptechnology, AASM guidance documents, or results from AASM Foundation-funded projects will be given priority.

Proposals that fit into one of the goals are considered responsive. The bulleted lists under each goal are listed as examples. Sleep Medicine Awareness- Advance the understanding of the value of sleep medicine. Examples of projects that fall under this strategic…

Topic areas: Unmapped, Life Sciences and Health.

Funding amount

This grant provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; there is no single fixed deadline.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Not specified by the program.

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

Strategic Research Grant is administered by AASM Foundation (AASM), listed via AASM Foundation.