Practice Based Evidence Fund Grant

Practice Based Evidence Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Psychological Foundation Inc
Amount: US $13,000
Last Updated: February 23, 2026

Summary

The Practice Based Evidence Fund Grant, offered by the American Psychological Foundation, aims to support psychologists and trainees in community mental health and outpatient settings. With funding of up to $10,000, this grant encourages innovative research and evaluation of clinical practices. Eligible applicants include doctoral-level psychologists from diverse backgrounds, including international candidates from countries with U.S. diplomatic relations. This opportunity is designed to advance evidence-based practices in clinical care.

Overview

The APF Impact APF is a grant-making foundation that funds early career psychologists and graduate students using psychology to solve important problems and improve people’s lives. Practice Based Evidence Fund Grant The purpose of the Practice Based Evidence Fund grant is to support psychologists and trainees who are primarily affiliated with community mental health settings, private practice settings, or other local outpatient settings. One annual grant is available to support efforts to document, evaluate, or implement practices in those settings. This grant is meant to provide the initial resources to support novel research in these settings. Applicants may submit one of two types of project proposals: Projects to evaluate clinical practice. Successful proposals will describe the identified innovation and a proposal for how to evaluate the effectiveness of that innovation. Projects to implement evidence-based practices in typical practice. Proposals in this area will seek to evaluate clinical care and implementation of evidence-based practices. Funding Amount: Up to $10,000 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.Applicants must be doctoral level psychologists of any career stage. The desired recipient will have primarily worked in clinical settings.International applicants from countries that have diplomatic relations with the United States and who meet the other eligibility requirements may apply for APF funding.