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Reminder: Registry & Biorepository Learning Community Open Mic webinar next week – Tuesday, July 7th from 1pm-2pm ET
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Hello, HRA Members,
The Registry & Biorepository Learning Community will be hosting an Open Mic webinar on Tuesday, July 7th from 1pm-2pm ET.
Title: Open Mic for managers of registries/biorepositories to discuss challenges
This facilitated open mic invites managers of registries and biorepositories to surface persistent operational, technical, and governance challenges, share practical solutions, and discuss actionable next steps for improving quality, sustainability, and participant trust. We encourage attendees to bring real challenges — from consent and governance dilemmas to sample/data interoperability, QC, and long‑term program sustainability — for short, focused peer problem‑solving and experience sharing.
Click here for the registration link.
Kind regards,
MelissaMelissa Lena | Operations ManagerHealth Research Allianceshe/her/hers
The Program Evaluation Community Summer Webinar: Translating Results into Action event page with Zoom registration link can be found here:
https://healthra.org/events/program-evaluation-community-summer-webinar-translating-results-into-action-june-25-2026/
Dear HRA members,
We are still seeking volunteers to join the Program Committee that is responsible for planning the agenda for the Fall 2026 HRA Members Meeting being held October 14th-15th at the University of California – Irvine and sponsored by Arthritis National Research Foundation. Serving on the Program Committee is a great opportunity to network with other members of the HRA community and have your voice heard by directly shaping the content and format of the Members Meeting!
Our first meeting will be in early June. The Program Committee meets approximately every other week until the Fall meeting. You do not need to attend the in-person meeting in order to serve on the committee.
Please submit this form to volunteer;
and email any questions to [email protected]We hope you’ll join us!
Kind regards,
MelissaMelissa Lena | Operations ManagerHealth Research Allianceshe/her/hersDear HRA members,
We are still seeking volunteers to join the Program Committee that is responsible for planning the agenda for the Fall 2026 HRA Members Meeting being held October 14th-15th at the University of California – Irvine and sponsored by Arthritis National Research Foundation. Serving on the Program Committee is a great opportunity to network with other members of the HRA community and have your voice heard by directly shaping the content and format of the Members Meeting!
The Program Committee meets approximately every other week, from late Spring until the Fall meeting. You do not need to attend the in-person meeting in order to serve on the committee.
Please submit this form to volunteer;
and email any questions to [email protected]We hope you’ll join us!
Kind regards,
MelissaMelissa Lena | Operations ManagerHealth Research Allianceshe/her/hersReminder: HRA Members Survey deadline extended to May 29th – take the survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HRA26MS
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Hello HRA Members,To ensure we capture as much data as possible, we are extending the deadline for the 2026 HRA Member Survey to Friday, May 29th.
The data collected is vital for understanding the current state of nonprofit grantmaking, and we want to make sure every voice is heard.
Important Reminders
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Finish Your Draft: If you have already started the survey, please remember to click the “Submit” button on the final page. Our dashboard shows several “in-progress” entries that haven’t been finalized yet!
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Win a Prize: Completing the survey (with your email address in the last field) enters you into a drawing for a $100 gift card.
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Save & Return: You can still save your progress and return later as long as you use the same device and browser.
Please take about 30 minutes to complete and submit the survey here by the new deadline of May 29th.
We appreciate your participation and look forward to sharing the results with you!
Kind regards,
MelissaMelissa Lena | Operations ManagerHealth Research Allianceshe/her/hersReminder: Grants Administration Learning Community Open Mic is next week – Register Now
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Dear HRA Members,
The next Grants Administration Learning Community Open Mic will be Thursday, May 21st, 2pm–3pm ET.
Topic: Managing the Pre-Award Phase
As many of our member organizations gear up to launch new funding cycles, we are dedicating this session to the critical mechanics of the pre-award phase. With application numbers on the rise across the board as we’ve heard from the spring members meeting, this is a timely opportunity to discuss pre-award related topics.
Join us as we answer the following questions through small breakout groups:
- How is your organization handling the surge in application numbers. Is your organization doing anything differently? What is the ratio for applications
- (LOIs/full applications) to personnel?
- If your organization is using the previous version of the NIH biosketch template, how is your organization aligning with NIH’s transition to SciENcv?
Has your organization considered or begun using AI in any of its application process? Does your organization’s grants management system (if you use one) have any AI tools and have you found them beneficial?
Click here to register on Zoom.
To see upcoming open mics, click here for the 2026 Grants Administration Learning Community Events Schedule.
Pending continued member interest, the Grants Admin Community will plan to hold recurring monthly webinars in an open mic-style format—unless there is a topic that lends itself to an invited expert speaker(s)—around two or three pre-planned topics based on common listserv questions and per member request to spark candid discussion. These webinars are not limited to the scheduled topics, and will unfold as the conversation dictates, offering common problems and potential (ideally evidence-based) solutions.
Please see and add to the running list of topics here.
Lastly, we’d like to share the link to the revised HRA Grants Administration Handbook for your awareness and reference. We encourage sharing this to other staff in your organization who may find it helpful. Please feel free to send us your feedback if you have any comments or additional content you may want to include. Log in to the HRA site is required to access the handbook.
Thank you,
MelissaMelissa Lena | Operations ManagerHealth Research Allianceshe/her/hers -