 The intention is to ensure that those who fund health research are aware of what matters to patients, carers and clinicians who need to use the research in their everyday lives.The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funds the coordination of the JLA, but Priority Setting Partnerships find their own resources to fund their partnership.In 2016 the James Lind Alliance was granted the Societal Award of the Foundation Federation of Dutch Medical Scientific Societies (Federa) for their initiative to bring patients into partnerships for research priorities.