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VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION GRANT

American Psychological Foundation (APF) Mission and Funding

The APF provides financial support for innovative research and programs that enhance the power of psychology to elevate the human condition and advance human potential both now and in generations to come.  It executes this mission through a broad range of scholarships and grants.  For all of these, it encourages applications from individuals who represent diversity in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, and sexual orientation.

 

The APF Violence Prevention and Intervention program funds innovative research and community based intervention projects.  Its description, application requirements, and procedures appear below.

 

Description

Violence in its many forms and contexts is a growing concern in today’s world.  It is a problem against which psychology has much to offer, but a lot of that potential remains unrealized.  APF supports work designed to increase the understanding of violent behavior and the means for preventing or ameliorating it.  APF grants fund innovative research and intervention projects.  Intervention projects or research funds must be replicable, serve as models for future work, or clearly add to the existing knowledge base, provided the knowledge gained from the proposed work can be generalized beyond the site in which it was executed.

 

Program Goals

-          Encourage generation and application of psychological knowledge to problems associated with violence in society

-          Support innovative community programs in violence prevention that can be generalized to other settings.

 

Funding Specifics

-          One annual grant up to $20,000

 

Eligibility Requirements

-          501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or educational institution or affiliation with such an organization

-          Demonstrated capability for research or intervention in the violence prevention area (and, where relevant, community support)

 

Evaluation Criteria

-          Conformance of proposed goals with those of the program

-          Magnitude of contribution to existing knowledge or practice

-          Quality of proposed work

-          Applicant’s demonstrated capability to execute the proposed work

 

Proposal Requirements

-          Statement of project’s goal, plan for execution, expected outcomes, potential impact

Format: not to exceed 7 pages (1 inch margins, no smaller than 11 point font)

-          Timeline for execution

-          Full budget and justification (indirect costs not permitted)

 

Submission Process and Deadline 

Submit a completed application online at http://forms.apa.org/apf/grants/ by June 1, 2010.

                  

 

Questions about this program should be directed to Kim Palmer Rowsome, Program Officer, at krowsome@apa.org.