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Upcoming Events
Funder Initiatives to Foster Investigator and Community Research Partnerships [Spring 2025 HRA Members Meeting]
3/10/25 12-1:30PM ET
This session will provide lessons learned from the development of funding initiatives to promote and support investigator and community partnerships. Speakers will discuss specific tips for developing funding opportunities, novel programmatic elements, how to foster equal and mutually beneficial partnerships, and where feasible, the results of the partnerships. The session…
Navigating Change: Preparing for Policy Shifts and Their Impact on Research Funding [Spring 2025 HRA Members Meeting]
3/10/25 3-4PM ET
Please note: due to the nature of this topic, the recording of this session will not be posted. Instead, a written summary of the session will be posted as a members-only download. Changes that result from new administrations present an opportunity to assess, strengthen, or rethink approaches in support of…
Professional Development in the Nonprofit Sphere: How to Advance and Grow in Your Position [Spring 2025 HRA Members Meeting]
3/11/25 2-3PM ET
Engage with other HRA members and learn from your peers strategies for moving up in your organization! This session will feature panelists at various career stages and different professional backgrounds such as HR representatives and government officials. In this session, we plan to discuss how you can navigate the promotion…
Learning Community Open House [Spring 2025 HRA Members Meeting]
3/11/25 3:30 - 4PM ET
All members are invited to join HRA for this informal session to hear about HRA’s learning communities and their goals, meet the community co-chairs and other community members, and discuss what is in store for these groups in 2025. We’ll open the session with a quick overview of HRA’s 9…
Upcoming Meetings
Spring 2025 HRA Members Meeting
Monday, March 10 - Thursday, March 13
The Spring 2025 HRA Members Meeting will be held entirely virtually! Sessions will be scheduled across multiple days during the week of March 10, 2025. Session Topics Please register for each session individually. Click on the session titles to access session materials and registration links. Welcome Funder Initiatives to Foster Investigator…
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 Therapeutic Development Learning Community session explored balancing the drive for open science with the need to protect key aspects of a scientist’s work if the goal is one day to have developed a new therapeutic, diagnostic or medical device. Therapeutic Development Community Co-Chairs Maaike Everts, PhD, Executive Director,…
In biomedical research, race and ethnicity are used to track health disparities or to recruit diverse groups of participants. However, they can also be used in ways that reinforce harmful assumptions or stereotypes. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine were tasked with establishing an ad hoc committee to…
This Grants Administration Community open mic included a discussion around post-award monitoring and issues, such as handling change requests—including rebudgeting, institution transfers, and more—and reporting requirements and difficulties (such as late reports and policies around this).
Recent News
2024 Impact Report
Dear HRA members, Thank you for your support and engagement during 2024, which was a year of transition for HRA! Please join Jenna and I in celebrating the accomplishments and impact of the Health Research Alliance community, which we’ve summarized in our 2024 Impact Report. We look forward to continuing…
January 15, 2025Introduction to HRA’s New Executive Director
Dear HRA members, I am delighted to introduce myself as the new Executive Director of the Health Research Alliance. My first 30 days as the Executive Director have been exciting and fulfilling! I have spent time getting to know the amazing HRA staff and interns, as well as some Board…
July 29, 2024HRA Names Christine Riordan, Ph.D. as their new Executive Director
The Health Research Alliance (HRA) announced today the appointment of its new Executive Director, Dr. Christine Riordan, effective June 17, 2024. Christine Riordan, Ph.D. Dr. Riordan will succeed retiring HRA Executive Director, Dr. Maryrose Franko, and will take on the leadership of the HRA, representing more than 100 nonprofit funders…
May 13, 20242023 Impact Report
Dear HRA members, In addition to sharing HRA’s 2023 Impact Report to celebrate our year of collective achievements, Jenna and I want to express our sincere appreciation for your on-going support and dedication to the mission of HRA. We could not have made the impact we did without you! We…
January 11, 2024HRA Happenings – November 2, 2023
Dear HRA members, We are packing quite a bit into the last two months of 2023 – hope you can take advantage of the many opportunities listed below. Check it out The new and improved Member Profiles page is live on HRA’s website! This public-facing page displays member organization’s names,…
November 3, 2023HRA Happenings – August 16, 2023
Dear HRA members, I am starting this newsletter with major HRA staff news! Goodbye Annette ☹ After 13 years helping HRA grow to be the fantastic organization it is today, Annette is stepping down to take advantage of other opportunities. I am thrilled for Annette, but of course it’s a…
August 16, 2023Featured 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.