In partnership with the National Health Council, Research!America invites you to participate in a National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) listening session on Wednesday, May 27, from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. ET. The session (in-person only) will be held at the Barbara Jordan Conference Center, located at 1330 G St NW in Washington, D.C. This interactive session is part of […]
We hosted a special alliance member-only discussion on June 3, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. ET featuring Carrie Wolinetz, Ph.D., Senior Principal at Lewis-Burke Associates. Carrie discussed the newly proposed OMB rule, “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance,” and what it could mean for federally funded research grants and the broader research ecosystem. This interactive discussion provided […]
We hosted an alliance member-only discussion on Thursday, June 4, at noon ET with Salim Alameddin, Executive Vice President at Crossroads Strategies, and Joel Burke, AI Policy Adviser for Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD). During this conversation, they provided an update on the Administration’s priorities around artificial intelligence and the latest AI-related activity on Capitol Hill.
We hosted an alliance member-only discussion on Wednesday, June 10, from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET Ellie Dehoney, Senior Vice President of Policy & Advocacy, provided a Washington update with a focus on the Labor-HHS appropriations bill, including key funding levels and policy provisions following subcommittee and full committee markups. As always, we touched on […]
Crafting Public Comments for OMB’s Proposed Rule: On June 17, 2026, we hosted a webinar discussing the basics of submitting comments in response to OMB's proposed rule on Regulation For Federal Financial Assistance. We were pleased to host Mark Barnes and Dr. Leslie Thornton from Ropes & Gray, and Dr. Yvette Seger, for this interactive discussion. View the Slides. Watch the […]
Please join Research!America for a congressional briefing will explore the life-changing potential of Genetically Targeted Technology (GTT) through the eyes of the patients it serves.
We hosted an off-the record meeting on Tuesday, June 23, at 1 p.m. ET regarding advocacy to propel the appropriations process forward given concerns that we were facing another potential government shutdown. We did a bit of brainstorming on how to ensure every congressional office was aware of the consequences of OMB’s Proposed Rule for Federal Financial […]
Join us for a different kind of alliance member-only meeting on Wednesday, July 8, from 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET. Rather than a presentation or fireside chat, we’re holding a drop-in hour for you or any member of your organization about drafting and submitting public comments on OMB's proposed rule, "Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance." Research!America staff will be on hand to help answer questions and provide encouragement. If you can’t make it, there are terrific tools for drafting comments on […]
If you are with a Research!America alliance member organization, please join us on Tuesday, July 21 at noon ET for an off-the record, Alliance Member-Only Zoom meeting with Georgetown Law Professor David Super. We’ve asked David, whose expertise spans administrative law, constitutional law, and other research-relevant areas of government policy, to shed light on potential legal challenges to the Office of Management Budget Proposed Regulation for Financial Assistance. We will […]
If you are with a Research!America alliance member organization, join us for a Zoom meeting with Grace Graham, Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs at the Food and Drug Administration. We’ve asked Grace to provide an overview of Operation TrialBlazer, a Department of Health and Human Services initiative aimed at strengthening America's leadership […]
Research!America hosted a webinar on Aug. 11, 2026, to provide an interactive advocacy training and phone bank focused on contacting members of Congress about the Office of Management and Budget's proposed rule, "Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance." This rule could upend how federal research gets funded, from grant terminations to political interference in merit review. […]
If you are with a Research!America alliance member organization, join us for an off-the-record Zoom meeting taking place on Tuesday, September 1 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. ET. We’ll be discussing OMB’s proposed rule, pending RFI’s, FY26 and FY27 appropriations, and more. We are thrilled to be joined by Laura Friedel, senior policy advisor with Alston & Bird, and previously clerk and […]
