Advocacy

Your experience makes a difference.

Project Sleep is passionate about educating decision-makers and advancing progress through public policy and advocacy efforts. By elevating the voices of individuals facing sleep-related issues and leveraging policy expertise, we are helping to improve outcomes for people across America.

Important opportunities arise throughout the year, the best way to get involved is to sign up for our e-updates.

Guiding Principles

Advancing Sleep Research

Project Sleep advocates for robust federal research funding to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of sleep and to develop novel treatments, early detection tools, and prevention strategies for people living with sleep-related conditions. Likewise, we support federal data collection and survey efforts to better understand population-wide sleep trends.

Accelerating Treatment Options

People with sleep-related conditions need a seat at the table throughout the clinical research process. This is why Project Sleep is passionate about bringing the perspectives and priorities of people living with sleep disorders and their loved ones into clinical research.

Ensuring Access to Healthcare

Access to healthcare providers, services and treatments is essential to improve outcomes for all those living with sleep-related conditions. Project Sleep supports policies that improve access to healthcare resources, including comprehensive, affordable, and non-discriminatory health insurance.

Furthering Education, Awareness and Training

Project Sleep supports policies that increase sleep health and sleep disorders education, awareness and training opportunities.

Raise Your Voice

The sleep community has made advancements, but we need your help! Your experience plays a powerful role in helping decision-makers understand the real-life ramifications of sleep conditions and sleep loss across America. Sign up for our e-updates to take action.

Project Sleep Advocacy Latest News

Meet Your Legislators to Share Your Story this Summer

Join us for an important webinar to help advance sleep research and awareness. Friends in the United States: Your Members of Congress will be home this August to hear from their constituents (that's YOU)! By visiting your legislators at their local offices and sharing your story, you will open your representatives' eyes to sleep's insidious...

First-of-Its-Kind Patient-Focused Sleep Apnea Meeting with FDA: Get Involved!

Project Sleep is proud to partner with the American Sleep Apnea Association on the AWAKE Sleep Apnea initiative. People living with sleep apnea have a special role to play in shaping the future of treatment & care. Learn about ways sleep apnea patients, family members, and caregivers can take action now for progress: https://www.awakesleepapnea.org/ REGISTER...

NIH Responds on Narcolepsy Research to Congress!

Project Sleep is thrilled to share that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has officially responded to Congress regarding the narcolepsy research portfolio. Thanks to advocates rallying together in March, 17 Members of Congress requested an update from NIH on the current size, scope, direction and strategic vision of the narcolepsy research portfolio. Consequently, a detailed...

Members of Congress Send Narcolepsy Research Letter to NIH

Thanks to advocates taking action nationwide, we are thrilled to report that 17 Members of Congress co-signed this important letter sent to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) this week. The letter applauds NIH's commitment to sleep and circadian research and requests an update on the current size, scope, direction and strategic vision of the...