Direct Action Visionary Grants

The APF Direct Action Visionary Grants seek to fund innovative interventions, based on psychological knowledge, that directly address pressing needs of communities. Research is critical to advancing the field of psychology, but communities also need care right now. APF is uniquely positioned to accomplish both. Through APF Direct Action Visionary Grants, the foundation is particularly interested in supporting communities and populations dealing with prejudice, bias, intolerance, and all forms of bigotry including racism, antisemitism, homophobia, and misogyny. Projects should support APF's four Visionary Priorities: Serve Marginalized Communities, End Prejudice & Stigma, Prevent Violence, and Explore Mind-Body Health Connections. The grants support evidence-based psychological interventions or resources that have demonstrated competence and capacity to execute the proposed work. Projects are not limited to clinical or academic settings. Eligible projects include evaluation of the implementation of an evidence-based intervention in a specific community, bridging the gap to bring an evidence-based intervention to a community in need, and translation and evaluation of psychological knowledge into a form that can be easily distributed to and understood by a community in need. The program will not fund facility renovations or acquisitions, proof of concept projects, clinical trials, or pilot studies unless the intervention is currently being implemented in a real-world setting.