Innovation Grants
The AAIM Innovation Grants program began in 2015 to provide members access to small grants to facilitate innovative learning and program development at the local and regional level. The program has funded 180 grants to 116 institutions to support a broad range of initiatives including patient access and care, diversity, equity and inclusion in internal medicine training, health care disparities, high value care, teaching skills and faculty development, wellness and resilience, and curriculum development.
Starting in FY 2021, the AAIM Innovation Grants program has co-sponsored Building Trust through Diversity, Health Care Equity, & Inclusion in Internal Medicine, a large grant program that seeks to incorporate diversity, health care equity, and inclusion in internal medicine training to increase interprofessional efforts and build a more trustworthy health system. In 2024, 20 projects at medical schools and teaching hospitals received grants ranging from $10,000 to $40,000, depending on the scope of the program, for a total of $400,000 in grant awards. Eleven Alliance member institutions are recipients.