Research Impact
Sharing Results
Explore results of the research funded by the American Heart Association. The projects featured on this page highlight completed work of initiatives that responded to global challenges and accelerated discoveries deemed critical to advancing the Heart Association's mission. Among these are Strategic Networks, which are multi-disciplinary teams working together to deepen our understanding of specific science topics. Full details on projects funded since 2001 can be found on the reSEARCH@Heart interactive portal.
Science Summaries
These projects have been completed and their initial results are summarized. The findings of research funded by the Association inform other researchers through publication in journals, presentation at meetings, and as the basis of new scientific questions to answer.
Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death: Research Network Summary
2019-2023
- Northwestern University
- University of Michigan
- University of Washington
- Vanderbilt University
Atrial Fibrillation: Research Network Summary
2018-2022
- Boston University
- The Sarah Ross Soter Center for AFib at the Cleveland Clinic
- Northwestern University
- Vanderbilt University
- The Joe and Linda Chlapaty DECIDE Center at Stanford University
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) - American Heart Association DECIDE Center at the University of Utah
Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke: Research Network Summary
2015-2019
- Medical University of South Carolina
- Morehouse School of Medicine / Emory University
- Northwestern University
- University of Colorado Denver
Heart Failure: Research Network Summary
2016-2020
- Duke University
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- University of Colorado Denver
- University of Utah
Featured in Journal of the American Heart Association (September 2022).
Second Century of Science Grants
2023-2026
In celebration of the Association's 100-year anniversary, the Board of Directors created three novel research programs to foster solutions to critical research gaps:- Implementation Science
- Early Faculty Independence
- Clinical Fellow Research Education
Cardiovascular Consequences of COVID-19 and Long COVID
2022-2025
The Heart Association committed up to $10 million to fund research on understanding the mechanisms underlying cardiac, vascular and cerebrovascular effects of COVID-19 and Long COVID, and mechanisms that contribute to differential susceptibility to Long COVID.
COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant
2020-2021
In March 2020, the Heart Association put out an unprecedented rapid response call for cardiovascular / cerebrovascular research proposals to address the growing crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of this issue's urgency, the focus was on innovative, highly impactful short-term proposals (9-12 months) that could show immediate progress.
Prevention: Research Network Summary
2014-2018
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Northwestern University
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Vanderbilt University
Hypertension: Research Network Summary
2015-2019
- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- University of Iowa
Featured in Hypertension Journal (May 2021).
Cardiometabolic Health and Type 2 Diabetes: Research Network Summary
2020-2024
- Brigham & Women’s Hospital
- Johns Hopkins University
- New York University
- University of Iowa
Obesity: Research Network Summary
2017-2021
- Johns Hopkins University
- New York University Medical Center
- The University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Featured in Journal of the American Heart Association (February 2023).
Children's: Research Network Summary
2017-2021
- Children’s National Research Institute
- Duke University
- Northwestern University
- University of Utah
Featured in Journal of the American Heart Association (February 2023)
End Nicotine Addiction in Children and Teens (ENACT)
2020-2022
- Boston University Medical Campus
- The Ohio State University
- Yale University
The Association committed $20 million to fund bold, ground-breaking research projects on the health impacts of nicotine and nicotine delivery products entering the market without essential safety information -- and to address the developing epidemic of nicotine addiction -- in children and youth. Learn more about the Youth Vaping and Nicotine Research Initiative.
American Heart Association/Allen Initiative in Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment
2019-2026
The AHA and Allen Frontiers Group, along with additional contributors including the Oskar Fischer Project and Henrietta B. and Frederick H. Bugher Foundation, have committed more than $43 million to disrupt the incremental trajectory of brain health science and open new frontiers of discovery.
Atrial Fibrillation: Research Network Summary
2018-2022
- Boston University
- The Sarah Ross Soter Center for AFib at the Cleveland Clinic
- Northwestern University
- Vanderbilt University
- The Joe and Linda Chlapaty DECIDE Center at Stanford University
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) - American Heart Association DECIDE Center at the University of Utah
Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke: Research Network Summary
2015-2019
- Medical University of South Carolina
- Morehouse School of Medicine / Emory University
- Northwestern University
- University of Colorado Denver
Go Red For Women: Research Network Summary
2016-2020
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Magee-Women's Research Institute
- New York University School of Medicine
- University of California, San Diego
Featured in Journal of the American Heart Association (February 2021).
Jan. 1, Jan. 19, Mar. 27, May 25, July 3 & 6,
Sept. 7, Nov. 26 & 27, Dec. 21-25
2026 Altum/ProposalCentral holidays:
Jan. 1, Jan. 19, Feb. 16, May 25, June 19, July 3,
Sept. 7, Oct. 12, Nov. 26 & 27, Dec. 28-Jan 1