Welcome to
Systems Alignment Innovation Hub (SAIH)
Decolonize. Indigenize. Organize.
About us
The Systems Alignment Innovation Hub (SAIH) is a nationwide project launched in November 2022 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 is a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s national Systems for Action Research (S4A) Program.
SAIH provides research-related community capacity-building and support to Black, Brown, and Indigenous-led Community-Based Organizations to develop, research, and evaluate health equity solutions.
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SAIH operates 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 aims to employ, share, and uplift Indigenous, localized, and decolonized approaches to community, health, research, and practice. SAIH believes that long-term solutions only work when there is cultural rigor, buy-in, and systems change. This means braiding cultural, local, and clinical methods with the same rigor and value.
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Building Community Power & Shared Knowledge
SAIH works directly with a broad array of Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) that include public health agencies, professional associations, and advocacy organizations, tribal communities, universities, and governmental partners. We encourage CBOs uniquely positioned to develop new ideas for systems alignment, but could benefit 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 does this by providing four specific services:​
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Community Power Network
We worked together to create a network of CBOs who were on a journey of research. CPN has come to sunset under SAIH. However, many of our grantees are always looking for opportunities to be part of communities. Let us know if you have one we can share!
Free Technical Assistance & Consultation
BCOs Strengthen their work with our free technical assistance and consultation services.
Targeted Research Funding & Equity Capacity Building Grants
We fund Black, Brown, Indigenous and other systemically underserved communities with research grants.
Tools, Resources, & Guides
Access a wealth of resources, guides, and tools for decolonized and Indigenized research. Let us know if you would like to join our Circle.So community to access.
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