John Fryer Award Grant
Funding Amount
US $1,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
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Other requirements
- Candidates for the award should be Someone who has contributed to improving the mental health of sexual minorities.
Overview
The John Fryer Award, established in 2005, recognizes individuals who enhance the mental health of sexual minorities. Named after Dr. John Fryer, a pivotal figure in the declassification of homosexuality as a mental disorder, this award includes a $1,000 prize, a plaque, and an opportunity to deliver an award lecture. It aims to honor contributions that significantly improve the lives of sexual minorities in the context of mental health.
The John Fryer Award, established in 2005, honors an individual who has contributed to improving the mental health of sexual minorities. The award is named for Dr. John Fryer, a gay psychiatrist who played a crucial role in prompting APA to review the scientific data and to remove homosexuality from its diagnostic list of mental disorders in 1973.
Eligibility
Candidates for the award should be Someone who has contributed to improving the mental health of sexual minorities.
What American Psychiatric Association actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 12
- Total given
- $566K
- Median grant
- $37K
- Range
- $10K–$112K
- By dollars: Virginia 34%, Georgia 20%, Maryland 16%. Top recipient cities: Arlington, VA; Atlanta, GA; Alexandria, VA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 8% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Emory University · Atlanta, GA
Samhsa grant
$112K
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Inc · Alexandria, VA
Samhsa grant
$105K
University of Maryland Baltimore · Baltimore, MD
Samhsa grant
$78K
Hawaii Psychiatric Medical Association · Honolulu, HI
Calf grant
$53K
NAMI Inc · Arlington, VA
Samhsa grant
$50K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Mental health
- LGBTQ
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