Opportunity Overview
Open now. The American Psychological Foundation is accepting applications for the Division 56 Cultivating Healing, Advocacy, Nonviolence, Growth, and Equity (CHANGE) Grant through October 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM Hawaii Time (HT). The program offers 3 grants of $2,150.
Purpose and Eligibility
The program supports graduate-student or early-career psychologist-led collaborative projects aimed at identifying and dismantling systemic racism, discrimination, and violence. APF examples include trauma-disparities research, racial trauma and health disparities, trauma-informed culturally tailored programs, access to trauma psychology information and services for underserved communities, and restorative justice. Graduate students and early career psychologists no more than 10 years postdoctoral are eligible.
Application Requirements
APF identifies the required materials as a project proposal, project timeline of no more than one page, detailed budget and justification of no more than one page, and an abbreviated CV of no more than ten pages. Applications are evaluated on impact, innovation and originality, contribution to the field, methodology, and plan.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 86/100. This is relevant to Kentucky behavioral-health, academic, community, school-linked, and trauma-service initiatives that can be led by an eligible graduate student or early career psychologist and that directly address trauma disparities, violence, or underserved-community access.
N9+ Fit: 3/100. The verified program is centered on trauma psychology and equity work, not remote physical examination or medical-device procurement.
Next Action
Eligible Kentucky teams should verify lead-applicant status, collaboration structure, project alignment, current GivingData prompts, budget compliance, and any human-subjects implications. Outreach requires authoritative recipient verification, CRM opt-out review, and sent-history deduplication.
Official sources: APF Division 56 CHANGE Grant and APF Program FAQs.