a 501(c)(3) independent nonprofit corporation established in 2011 to facilitate the advancement of biomedical and health services research in Idaho by providing administrative and research support
one of approximately 80 Veterans Affairs-affiliated nonprofit corporations (NPCs) in the United States created under Congressional authority to allow for approved private and non-VA federal funding for VA research and education
located in Boise, Idaho, on the Boise Veterans Affairs Medical Center campus where oversight of administration and research conducted at IVREF is provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Research & Development.