Direct Action Visionary Grants

Last updated: July 29, 2025

Opportunity details

Next deadline:

Nov 1, 2025 2:59am PDT (Letter of inquiry)

Later deadlines:

Feb 1, 2026 1:59am PST (Letter of inquiry), May 1, 2026 2:59am PDT (Letter of inquiry), Aug 1, 2026 2:59am PDT (Letter of inquiry), Nov 1, 2026 1:59am PST (Letter of inquiry), Feb 1, 2027 1:59am PST (Letter of inquiry)

Grant amount:

Up to US $60,000

Fields of work:

Psychology LGBTQIA+ Services Community Services

Applicant type:

Organizations, Individuals

Funding uses:

Project / Program, Research

Location of project:

Anywhere in the world

Location of residency:

Anywhere in the world

This is an active grant from American Psychological Foundation Inc.

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Overview

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, we are 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
  • Explore Mind-Body Health Connections

Examples of Types of Projects

Below are examples of the types of projects this grant aims to support. APF encourages innovative projects that utilize evidence-based psychological principles in new and impactful ways to reach those in need. These examples are meant to be informative, not limiting.

  • Evaluation of the implementation of an evidence-based intervention in a specific community.
  • Translation of psychological knowledge into a form that can be easily distributed to and understood by a community in need. (e.g. development of a fact sheet on recognizing risks of suicide among LGBTQIA+ youth; translating an evidence-based resource into another language)
  • Bridging the gap to bring an evidence-based intervention to a community in need. (e.g. funding for a community outreach program)

Please see FAQs for additional guidelines.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website.

  • APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography.
  • Projects must:
    • be clearly supported by evidence-based psychological principle
    • have demonstrated competence and capacity to execute the proposed work
  • Additional eligibility information:
    • Project applicants may be individuals or organizations and are not required to be psychologists or mental health professionals.
      • However, an expert in the relevant evidence-based foundation used for the project must be centrally involved throughout the funding timeline.
    • Projects are not limited to clinical or academic settings.

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This page was last reviewed July 29, 2025 and last updated July 29, 2025

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