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Upcoming Events
Grants Administration Community Call: Grants Management Systems
5/15/25 3-4PM ET
The next Grants Administration Community open mic is on Thursday, May 15th from 3:00-4:00 pm ET. This session will focus on grants management systems (GMS). As a follow-up to the result of the GMS survey last year, we will have small breakout groups to share ideas and tips on how our…
May Misconduct & Ethics Community Call
5/16/25 12-1PM ET
The upcoming Misconduct and Ethics call will serve as a critical touchpoint to reinvigorate the conversation around the community-developed theory of change from 2024. We will guide a discussion centered on the rapidly-evolving contextual factors that are shaping the landscape of ethics and accountability today. Participants will be invited to…
2025 CEO Roundtables
5/21/25 1-2PM ET
HRA will be hosting roundtables giving CEOs (including Presidents, Executive Directors, etc) of HRA Member organizations the opportunity to network and learn from their peers. Previous roundtable discussions have covered strategic planning and human resource issues such as remote and hybrid work, compensation, and expanding programs under increasing expense constraints,…
Open Science 201: Training Techniques for Awardees
6/11/25 1-2PM ET
Join the Health Research Alliance Open Science Learning Community to learn about training opportunities, repositories, and techniques to train your awardees on how to be in compliance with open data policies. There will also be a review of consultative services available while establishing your open data and licensing policies. Presenters: Representatives…
Upcoming Meetings
Spring 2025 HRA Members Meeting
Monday, March 10 - Thursday, March 13
The Spring 2025 HRA Members Meeting was held entirely virtually! Sessions were scheduled across multiple days during the week of March 10, 2025. Session Topics Click on the session titles to access session materials and recordings. Welcome Funder Initiatives to Foster Investigator and Community Research Partnerships Monday, March 10, 12…
Our Mission
The Health Research Alliance, a collaborative member organization of nonprofit research funders, is committed to maximizing the impact of biomedical research to improve human health.
BY THE NUMBERS
over 55,000
Awards contained in HRA Analyzer
$17.6
Billion total HRA member funding in HRA Analyzer
$1 Bil
February is Heart Health month. HRA Members provide over 1 billion dollars in support for Cardiovascular Research!
Latest Resources
This Program Evaluation Community webinar explored different approaches to assessing the long-term impact of funding with fellow members Diane Bovenkamp (VP, Scientific Affairs at BrightFocus Foundation), Brent Dolezalek (VP of Operations, JSMF), and Jen Mortensen (National Director, Program Evaluation, American Heart Association). The discussion covered a range of methodologies, from…
This Grants Administration Open Mic began with a discussion around the competitive LOI process, which you might have seen on the listserv as an active discussion topic with a follow-up survey. Eryn Marchiolo from the Rheumatology Research Foundation joined us to present the survey results, and a robust discussion followed….
The Health Research Alliance (HRA) held a call about the impacts of federal policies and events on nonprofit funders and biomedical science. During this session, we shared data collected in a recent survey of HRA members’ priorities and actions (in aggregate; no identifying information was be shared). We also provided…
Recent News
HRA Happenings – June 27, 2023
Dear HRA members, Happy Summer! HRA will continue to host events throughout the summer, though with less frequency. Upcoming events are listed below, as are links to new resources. Included in those resources are 3 of our newest types of resources – “Key Ideas.” Check them out! Also – please…
June 27, 2023HRA Happenings – April 13, 2023
Dear HRA members, As you can tell by the VERY long list below – we have been (and will continue to be) quite busy this spring! It was fantastic to see so many of you (both in-person and on zoom) for the Members Meeting hosted by the Arnold and Mabel…
April 13, 2023HRA Happenings – February 16, 2023
Dear HRA members, We have a few exciting announcements before listing Upcoming Events and Member Resources. Welcome to HRA’s newest staff member – Jenna Hicks! Jenna is our new Inclusive Grantmaking Initiative Project Lead and Civic Science Associate. We thank the Doris Duke Foundation and the Rita Allen Foundation for…
February 16, 2023Exploring the Value of Open (EVO) Program
Hi HRA Members, I hope you are all as excited about OSTP’s recently issued memorandum on Increasing Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research Results as I am! There is definitely growing momentum in support of research sharing, and HRA is here to help you capitalize on that momentum. Our new…
September 6, 20222022 Impact Report
Dear HRA Members, I hope that 2023 is off to a great start. It definitely is for HRA, and follows a very productive 2022! Please explore HRA’s 2022 Impact Report (or the interactive version below) to learn about all the valuable things HRA and HRA members accomplished in 2022. As…
January 17, 2023COVID-19 Impact on Biomedical Research Funding Organizations
COVID-19 Impact on Biomedical Research Funding Organizations A Survey of the Health Research Alliance Membership The COVID-19 pandemic has and continues to create a disruptive and measurable imprint on nonprofit organizations. In addition to disrupting the health and safety of the workforce, the pandemic challenges the fundamental ways nonprofits are…
January 19, 2022Featured Platform
HRA Analyzer
Demonstrating the impact of HRA Member funding
The HRA Analyzer is a real time, searchable database of awards made by its 75 members. As of the launch, the database represents $8.9 billion in funding and over 31,000 separate grants from 2006 to the present. Check out Digital Science’s blog post of the HRA-UberResearch partnership.