FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM ENDED DECEMBER 2026
Systems Alignment Innovation Hub (SAIH)
Welcome
November 2022- December 2026
About us
The Systems Alignment Innovation Hub (SAIH) was a nationwide project launched from November 2022 to December 2026 to help medical, social service, and public health providers in communities disproportionately impacted by disease and injury dismantle inequities and improve health and well-being for all. SAIH was a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s national Systems for Action Research (S4A) Program that also ended in December 2026.
SAIH provided research-related community capacity-building and support to Black-, Brown-, and Indigenous-led Community-Based Organizations to develop research designs and evaluate health equity solutions.
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SAIH operated with the core belief that there are many ways of knowing, doing, and sharing. To amplify diverse ways of knowing and disrupt dominant extractive research methods, SAIH aimed to employ, share, and uplift Indigenous, localized, and decolonized approaches to community, health, research, community participation, and practice. SAIH believed that long-term solutions work when there is cultural rigor, buy-in, and systems change. This means investing in braiding cultural, local, and clinical methods with the same rigor and value.
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Building Community Power & Shared Knowledge
SAIH worked directly with a broad array of Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) that included public health agencies, professional associations, and advocacy organizations, tribal communities, universities, and governmental partners. We encouraged CBOs uniquely positioned to develop new ideas for systems alignment, that benefited from additional resources and support to plan and implement strong research designs to determine the impact of their innovative research practices. In this way, we can position vital organizations to receive targeted research funding while expanding the evidence base for alignment innovations that improve health outcomes and reduce disparities.
SAIH provided four specific services:​
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We worked together to create a network of CBOs who were on a journey of research. SAIH Community Power Network has come to sunset under SAIH in March of 2026. However, we launched an online community platform in March 2026 for events, discussions, and sharing resources!
CBOs strengthened their work with our free technical assistance and consultation services. Our services raged in topics but were completely free and optional for CBOs to access.
We funded Black, Brown, Indigenous and other systemically underserved communities with research grants.
Tools, Resources, & Guides
CBOs and partners had free access a wealth of resources, guides, and tools for health equity research and systems alignment work.