Participatory Action Research (PAR) Granting Program
Funding Amount
Portion of $2.18 million distributed
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Can we apply?
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Other requirements
- Community organizations paired with researchers
- PAR projects involve a researcher co-leading with a community group
Overview
Award Amount: Grants were part of $2.18 million distributed across 11 projects
Geographic Scope: British Columbia
Focus Areas:
- Research projects co-led by researchers and community groups
- Participatory action research addressing systemic issues
- Research supporting systems change
Eligibility:
- Community organizations paired with researchers
- PAR projects involve a researcher co-leading with a community group
Funding Features:
- 95% of dollars granted as multi-year project funding
- One-time distribution of entire year's granting budget
- Released to allow Vancouver Foundation to pursue internal systems change work (2021-2022)
How to Apply
Application Process
Status: Program no longer accepting applications (one-time distribution in May 2021)
Note: No detailed application information provided in source materials. The $2.18 million was distributed across 11 PAR projects in a single grant cycle in May 2021. The foundation stated it would not be offering this program again in 2021.
What Vancouver Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2020
- Grants in 2020
- 3
- Total given
- $72K
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $5,520–$57K
- By dollars: California 78%, Georgia 14%, New York 8%. Top recipient cities: Davis, CA; Atlanta, GA; New York, NY.
Example grants
Regents University of California · Davis, CA
Scholarship Research Grant
$57K
Georgia Institute of Technology · Atlanta, GA
Research grant
$10K
The New School · New York, NY
Scholarship
$5,520
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Science research
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