HRA Quarterly Newsletter – September 2025
Dear HRA Members,
Happy Fall! Can you believe it is almost time for our 2025 Fall Members Meeting? I cannot wait to see you all in person (or virtually) November 19-20, 2025 at our host site: Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation.
The HRA Program Committee has been working hard over the last six months to plan an event that is sure to be informative, validating, and fun! We will have four excellent educational sessions, a professional development workshop, and two Learning Community gatherings, in addition to a great deal of networking. This meeting would not be possible without our additional sponsors: Alzheimer’s Association, BrightFocus Foundation, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, and The Donaghue Foundation.
As we head into the last few months of the year, HRA will continue to offer federal policy resources to keep you up-to-date about Executive Orders, policy changes, and budget appropriations that may impact your organizations. We will also begin highlighting advocacy initiatives in our monthly Federal Policy Newsletter and will create a new section of the HRA website devoted to federal policy resources.
Thank you for everything you to do support HRA! Please reach out to me at any time at [email protected].
Christine Riordan
Executive Director
Nominations for HRA Board Membership Are Open
To self-nominate or nominate a colleague, please complete this short form. Nominations are due October 8, 2025.
Upcoming Events
Register for upcoming events on the HRA website!
- CEO Roundtable; October 15th 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET
- Grants Administration Open Mic; October 22nd 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET
- Program Evaluation Community Call – Introducing RAiD: A Persistent Identifier for Research Projects; October 23rd 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
- Getting the Most from Your HRA Membership; October 28th 1:00 – 1:30 PM ET
- HRA Federal Policy Series – How Researchers, Funders, & Nonprofits are Joining Forces in an Unprecedented Threat Landscape: Finding a Path Forward; October 29th 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET
Recent HRA Resources
- Newly Updated Grants Administration Handbook: Updated content to reflect additional HRA resources and enhanced formatting to improve usability/readability.
- Misconduct Policy Language Examples: Designed to guide HRA members in creating policy language regarding Research Misconduct and Behavioral Misconduct within their Award Letter Terms & Conditions and/or Grantee Agreements.
Save the Date: Fall 2025 HRA Members Meeting
November 19 – 20, 2025
Hosted by Conquer Cancer, The ASCO Foundation
Day 1: November 19, 2025
- 11:00 AM – Lunch & registration
- 12:00 PM – Welcome & Meet the Sponsors
- 1:00 PM – Navigating Shifts: Impact of Federal Policy Changes on the Biomedical Workforce
- 2:30 PM – Lessons in Rare Diseases: Funding, Review, & Sustaining Efforts
- 4:00 PM – Therapeutic Development – Not Just Funders: Nonprofits as Ecosystem Builders
- 5:00 PM – Reception sponsored by Altum
Day 2: November 20, 2025
- 8:00 AM – Breakfast & registration
- 9:00 AM – Why Are We Here? A Reflection of and Vision for Biomedical Research Funding and Philanthropic and Nonprofit Involvement
- 10:30 AM – What’s the Story? Making Science Funding Meaningful to the Public
- 11:30 AM – Lunch
- 12:30 PM – Professional Development Workshop: Storytelling for Impact
- 2:30 PM – Research Workforce & Early Career Development Open Mic
Register for in-person or virtual attendance here.
Special thanks to our member meeting sponsors:
Please welcome our new HRA Intern
Allison McCabe: [email protected]