FRIENDS OF VA MEDICAL CARE AND HEALTH RESEARCH (FOVA)
FOVA membership is open to organizations committed to advancing resources for the Department of Veterans Affairs medical care and research programs.
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Members are listed as endorsers of FOVA's funding recommendations for VA medical care and health research.
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Members agree to advocate overall increases in VA research accounts and will not pursue earmarked funding for special interests.
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Members are encouraged to incorporate advocacy for VA research in their own lobby activities and to support FOVA activities when requested. These generally include responding to timely FOVA alerts and supporting and attending FOVA congressional briefings.
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Urge legislators to sign on to Dear Colleague letters and support FOVA's funding requests.
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Generate grassroots advocacy at key times in the annual budget/appropriations process.
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There is no cost to join FOVA. However, from time to time, members may be asked to voluntarily contribute to the cost of hosting special events.
FY26 Endorsers
AcademyHealth
American Academy of Neurology
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training
American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine
American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges
American Brain Coalition
American College of Physicians
American Dental Education Association
American Gastroenterological Association
American Geriatrics Society
American Heart Association
American Massage Therapy Association
American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association
American Physiological Society
American Podiatric Medical Association
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychological Association
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
American Society for Hematology
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET)
American Society of Nephrology
American Urological Association
Arthritis Foundation
Association of Academic Physiatrists
Association of American Medical Colleges
Association of Chairs of Departments of Physiology
Blinded Veterans Association
Catholic War Veterans, USA, Inc.
Cohen Veterans Bioscience
DAV (Disabled American Veterans)
Digestive Disease National Coalition (DDNC)
Endocrine Society
Epilepsy Foundation
LUNGevity Foundation
Lymphatic Education & Research Network
Melanoma Research Foundation
National Alliance on Mental Illness
National Association for Biomedical Research
National Association of VA Physicians and Dentists (NAVAPD)
National Association of Veterans’ Research and Education Foundations (NAVREF)
National Scleroderma Foundation
Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs (NOVA)
Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA)
Prostate Cancer Foundation
Pulmonary Hypertension Association
Research!America
Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation
Society for Neuroscience
Society of General Internal Medicine
Veterans’ Healthcare Policy Institute