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1998: Strengthening Health Research in America: Philanthropy’s Role The Health Research Alliance’s roots can be traced to 1998, when a group of private funders convened at a meeting jointly organized by the American Cancer Society, the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the Pew Charitable Trusts. The meeting, “Strengthening Health Research in America: Philanthropy’s Role,” considered the future of biomedical research in light of major changes in funding streams for research within academic health centers. Early 2000's: Role of Private Funders in Training the Next Generation of Biomedical Scientists The group met again in 2000 and 2002 to consider...
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Targeting the effects of aging The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) is a leading supporter of biomedical research on aging with the goal of extending older adults’ years of health, independence and quality of life. AFAR has longstanding partnerships with foundations, corporations and individuals who have entrusted us to choose the best people and the best research to move the field of aging research forward. AFAR funds research on the biology of aging as well as the connections between aging processes and age-related diseases and conditions. We also focus our funding on training physician-scientists and geriatricians who can address...
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The FIRST group is focused on enhancing relationships with research institutions to work together on common provisions in grant agreements such as intellectual property, reporting requirements, and indirect costs by: surveying the landscape, identifying common ground, and providing guidance to funders and institutions around our interest. The FIRST Group was formed following a meeting at which participants from HRA member organizations realized there are several issues they’d like to learn more about, such as the range of practices among funders for negotiating intellectual property (IP), why some funders choose no ownership of IP, and how much time and effort funders...
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The Grants Administration Community addresses a wide range of operational issues of concern to funders of health research and training. The group curates resources, offers webinars, and plans roundtable discussions on grants administration topics that are held at HRA Members Meetings. Past topics have included: Peer review (including bias) Grants management and other software platforms Managing grants to international organizations Pre-award and post-award processes Plans for 2024 are: Maintenance of the HRA Grants Administration Handbook In alignment with HRA’s Strategic Plan, the main priority for the Grants Administration Community has been to spearhead the creation of a grantmaking handbook specifically...
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Facilitating collaboration and building partnerships are at the core of HRA's mission. From bringing members together to develop shared solutions to common challenges, to making available resources, tools and templates that have helped create partnership models, to sharing lessons learned and best practices, HRA drives collaboration across all of its programs, priorities, and platforms. Facilitating Collaborative Relationships Among HRA Members Program The Health Research Alliance (HRA) would like to thank the attendees of the November 2019 Collaboration Workshop and the workshop's sponsors the Rita Allen Foundation, AACR, PEW and JDRF. The support of these HRA member organizations enabled HRA to...
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The philanthropic sector in general and the membership of the Health Research Alliance in particular, are composed of a diverse set of organizations who have contributed to advancing biomedical research by developing human capital; building knowledge and expanding scientific disciplines; supporting institutions; stimulating innovation; translating discoveries into cures, therapeutics and prevention of disease; establishing product development partnerships; fostering the dissemination of information, data sharing and collaboration; and, advocating for resources and policy changes. The variations in the types of funding mechanisms HRA members employ has significantly evolved along with the broader funding community. For instance, HRA has many members who fund in part or...
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HRA members are improving and saving lives by virtue of how they fund and find research programs. From voluntary health agencies to private foundations, and operating foundations, HRA members are at the helm of innovation in biomedical and health research. HRA membership provides you with the opportunity to learn from over 100 leading nonprofit foundations on how to advance mission-critical programs, drive innovative approaches, and adopt and adapt best practices. Five Benefits of HRA Membership COMMUNITY. Biannual Members’ Meetings, educational webinars, and other events cover cutting-edge science topics and nuts & bolts advice, and more importantly, facilitate connections and...
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