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Upcoming Events
2026 CEO Roundtables [October 21, 2026]
10/21/26 12PM-1PM ET
HRA will be hosting monthly 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…
Getting The Most from Your HRA Membership [November 5, 2026]
11/5/26 1pm-1:30pm ET
HRA hosts quarterly webinars where members can learn more about our activities and resources. These sessions are for new member organizations, new staff at existing members, or ANYONE who wants to learn about HRA’s many activities. Please register yourself or encourage your team to register to learn more about how…
November Grants Administration Community Open Mic [November 18, 2026]
11/18/26 2pm-3pm ET
The Grants Admin Community holds monthly webinars in an open mic-style format—unless there is a topic that lends itself to an invited expert speaker(s)—around one-to-three pre-planned topics of member interest based on common listserv questions and per member request to spark candid discussion. These webinars are not limited to the…
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
In this session, pairs of researchers and community leaders share their journeys and experiences as co-investigators, offering an unfiltered look at what it takes to implement community-informed research. Moderated by a research funder, these dyads will explore where authentic partnership creates new research opportunities, as well as the barriers, power…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing the way professionals complete their daily work. In the past several years, many non-profit funders have incorporated AI into their grants practices to assist with tasks such as determining proposal/LOI eligibility, reviewer assignment/matching, drafting applicant communications, and summarizing applications. How are non-profit funders currently…
Over the past two years, HRA members have been describing high levels of work-related stress due to changing federal grants policies, an increase in applications for non-profit funding, the spread of scientific misinformation, and other factors. This session will define stress and burnout, describe the impact stress has on the brain…
Recent News
HRA Federal Policy Newsletter – February 2026
HRA Federal Policy Newsletter – February 2026 (click for PDF version) Executive Summary WHO Departure: Over the past several weeks, a series of pivotal U.S. federal developments have altered the U.S. global health and domestic science funding trajectories. The United States finalized its exit from the World Health Organization, reflecting…
February 20, 20262025 Impact Report
Dear HRA members, Thank you for your support and collaboration in 2025! It was a quite a year! Despite challenges and obstacles, the Health Research Alliance community achieved a great deal thanks to the efforts of our members! We have summarized HRA’s 2025 accomplishments in our 2025 Impact Report. We…
February 3, 2026HRA Federal Policy Newsletter – January 2026
HRA Federal Policy Newsletter – January 2026 (click for PDF version) Executive Summary Continuing Resolution Ends January 30, 2026 – What’s Next?: The Continuing Resolution (CR) passed in November 2025 kept agencies operating after FY2026 began without a finalized budget, extending funding for most programs until January 30, 2026. Three…
January 22, 2026HRA Happenings – December 2025
HRA Quarterly Newsletter – December 2025 PDF Version Available Here Dear HRA Members, I want to start by thanking each and every one of you for a successful Fall 2025 Members Meeting in November, hosted by Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation. It was an amazing two days of networking, sharing,…
December 30, 2025HRA Federal Policy Newsletter – December 2025
HRA Federal Policy Newsletter – December 2025 (click for PDF version) Executive Summary Lasting Effects for Nonprofits due to Shutdown: After a lengthy government shutdown in 2025, a bipartisan agreement led to the reopening and funding of several federal agencies, which temporarily reinstated grant-making activities. However, the earlier disruptions, along…
December 16, 2025HRA Federal Policy Newsletter – November 2025
HRA Federal Policy Newsletter – November 2025 (click for PDF version) Executive Summary New Public Health Alliance Forms: The newly formed Governors Public Health Alliance is a nonpartisan nonprofit, which includes 14 states and territories: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Guam, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode…
November 20, 2025Featured 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.