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Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Relaunches the Business for Federal Research Funding Coalition with more than 50 Business Organizations
Research Funding Creates Jobs, Bolsters Local Economies, & Protects our Nation’s Competitiveness Edge
The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the relaunch of the Business for Federal Research Funding (BFRF) Coalition, which currently includes more than 50 chambers of commerce and business organizations in 29 states across the country – and continues to grow every day. The BFRF Coalition represents a united voice of the nation’s business community, advocating to maintain robust research funding levels in the federal budget.
A nonpartisan coalition of business organizations from red, blue, and purple states, the BFRF Coalition will engage members of Congress and the Administration to explain how research funding strengthens our nation’s economy and competitiveness. Investments in research lead to major breakthroughs in innovation, new technologies, life-saving medical treatments, and millions of jobs. By continuing to invest in research and development funding, our country will continue to lead the world in science, job creation, medicine, and innovation.
“The Boston Chamber is proud to relaunch the Business for Federal Research coalition. Our communities, businesses, and institutions receive funding for a variety of important research and development. With a united voice, we are advocated for important funding that will advance our local economy as well as our global competitiveness,” said James E. Rooney, President & CEO, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.
Business for Federal Research Funding Coalition Members
Harrisburg Regional Chamber of Commerce (AL)
Huntsville Madison County Chamber of Commerce (AL)
Glendale Chamber of Commerce (AZ)
Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce (AZ)
San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce (CA)
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce (CA)
Silicon Valley Leadership Group (CA)
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce (FL)
Orlando Economic Partnership (FL)
Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce (FL)
Cobb Chamber of Commerce (GA)
Georgia Chamber of Commerce (GA)
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce (GA)
Indy Chamber of Commerce (IN)
Greater Des Moines Partnership (IA)
Greater Iowa City, Inc. (IA)
Ames Regional Economic Alliance (IA)
Greater Topeka Partnership (KS)
Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce (KS/MO)
Overland Park Chamber of Commerce (KS)
Commerce Lexington, Inc. (KY)
Greater Louisville, Inc. (KY)
Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce (KY)
One Acadiana (LA)
Charles River Regional Chamber of Commerce (MA)
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce (MA)
One SouthCoast Chamber of Commerce (MA)
Worcester Chamber of Commerce (MA)
Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce (MI)
Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber of Commerce (MI)
Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce (MI)
Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce (NE)
New England Council (New England)
Buffalo Niagara Partnership (NY)
Capital Region Chamber of Commerce (Albany, NY)
Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce (NY)
Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill/Carrboro (NC)
Charlotte Regional Business Alliance (NC)
Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce (NC)
Morrisville Chamber of Commerce (NC)
Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce (NC)
Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce (NC)
Greater Winston Salem, Inc. (NC)
Columbus Chamber of Commerce (OH)
Greater Cleveland Partnership (OH)
Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce (OK)
Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce (OR)
Allegheny Conference of Community Development (PA)
The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia (PA)
Arlington Chamber of Commerce (VA)
ChamberRVA (Richmond, VA)
Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce (VA)
Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce (VT)
Greater Spokane, INC. (WA)
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce (WV)
Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce (WI)
About the Business for Federal Research Funding (BFRF) Coalition
The Business for Federal Research Funding (BFRF) Coalition advocates for maintaining and increasing research funding in the federal budget and beyond. Founded in 2017 and relaunched in 2025, the BFRF coalition includes Chambers of Commerce and business organizations from at least 28 states who collectively advocate to protect local and national economies as well as the nation’s global competitiveness with federal research funding. Learn more at researchfunding.org.
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