The DEI session at the Spring 2022 HRA members meeting focused on programs that organizations and institutions have used to promote mentoring and career development of minority scholars in academia, government, and nonprofit organizations. We are following this up by looking at institutions that have implemented programs that have trained and advanced minority students and scholars at the high school/undergraduate, graduate/medical school, and postdoctoral/faculty level. This session will feature a speaker from academia that has created a benchmark program for training postdoctoral fellows to get faculty positions and representatives from two HRA member organizations. These speakers will talk about the... read more →
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If you are not happy with the results below please do another searchPeer Review Under the Microscope: From Best Practices to Current Challenges [HRA Members Meeting, Fall 2018] Transparency, Recognition and Innovation in Peer Review in the Life Sciences [ASAPBio , February 2018] Validity of Peer Review Examined by AIBS AIBS Risk evaluation in peer review of grant applications 5 Steps to Running a Successful Grant Peer Review - Altum Peer Review Practices for Evaluating Biomedical Research Grants: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association What makes an effective grants peer reviewer? An exploratory study of the necessary skills What do we know about grant peer review in the health sciences?... read more →
Dear HRA members, Congratulations to HRA and HRA members for being a major part of the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s lead story “Push for Diversity Among Biomedical Grant Makers Gains New Momentum”! Also, help me welcome our newest HRA member organizations! Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation Hearing Health Foundation If you are counting – that makes 109!! Upcoming Events Note that two of the events listed below are professional development opportunities for staff of HRA members. Please use the link provided to register for these perks of HRA membership to foster your own career and broaden your network! Improving LGBTQ+ retention... read more →
The Program Evaluation Community held a call to learn more about the value of logic models in both designing programs and measuring impact. Attendees came prepared to share their own challenges and success and used this opportunity to pose questions to HRA colleagues. Questions addressed: What are the metrics you use to measure success of an early career award? What are short term outcomes that can point to success of an award to foster drug development? How do you collect these metrics?
Tracking Researchers Public Access Post-Award: Funded researchers are required to submit, or have submitted for them, to the National Institutes of Health’s Pub Med Central database an electronic version of the author’s final manuscript including all modifications resulting from the publishing and peer review process (the “postprint”) upon acceptance for publication, to be made publicly available no later than 12 months after the official date of publication. This requirement applies to all publications related to funded research grants whether the research was funded in whole or in part. All scientific progress reports must include the PMC ID number (PMCnnnnn) for... read more →
Global grantmaking is the option for philanthropic efforts by organizations and nonprofits to expand its reach and impact on an international level to encourage and promote research efforts within the international community. With these efforts, there are many approaches and considerations that must be taken into account to ensure proper dissemination of the RFAs, a uniform application process, an unbiased review process, seamless disbursement of payments, and an emphasis on accountability and outcomes. What are the benefits of global grantmaking in the biomedical research space? The research community is largely collaborative and spans borders; the research efforts of publishing and... read more →
A grant review committee is a group of people assembled to review grant proposals and make decisions on awards for a grant program. Grant review committees can vary in size, expertise, and time demands depending on the grantmaker and the grant program. The grant review committee’s role is to objectively evaluate all grant applications, and collaboratively make smart recommendations regarding funding to maximize impact. Running a grant review committee: Best practices (from Submittable) Clarifying the process - This should include defining the objectives, outlining the review process, and determining the timeline. This will help to clearly communicate expectations with prospective... read more →
Strategies for circulating the opportunities The initial step after developing the application is to advertise the funding opportunity within the community. Key targets will include the research community and other organizations. HRA members will oftentimes be notified via the listserv of funding opportunities. Request for Proposals/Applications (RFP/RFA) Mission - The purpose of this section is to establish broad research targets and to provide a brief background of the funder’s initiatives including both short-term and long-term goals. Eligibility - Eligibility will outline applicants based on: The institutions they are affiliated with Academic/universities Non-profit institutions National laboratories Government agencies The area of research the... read more →
Annual report: a document written and released to inform an organization’s community or to the public by an organization to describe activities related to its funding and/or grant activities. Conversely, an annual report or a progress report can also be requested or required by a funder for the grantee to report scientific progress. Progress report periods can be defined by the funder at their discretion Blinding: also known as masking; the act of deidentifying any information that may introduce bias that could influence results. Bylaws: the rules or the operating manual by which an organization follows. These can include... read more →
Dear HRA members, Congratulations to the Program Committee for putting on another very valuable meeting! Below are the links to the resource page for each session. There you can find the recording, the speaker’s slides, and (for the Open Science and DEI sessions) a document consolidating speakers’ links/resources. The entire Spring 2022 Members Meeting agenda with these links can be found here. SESSION 1: How to Build Mentoring and Community Support Platforms to Support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Your Scientific Network SESSION 2: Open Science: Tortoise and the Hare SESSION 3: Innovative Models to Expedite Research Funding... read more →