Direct Action Crisis Funding
Direct Action Crisis Funding supports psychological researchers facing grant cancellations, funding urgent work to sustain critical psychological science or close projects responsibly.
Funder: American Psychological Foundation
Due Dates: December 22, 2025 (Quarterly evaluation) | March 23, 2026 (Original deadline / Quarterly evaluation) | October 29, 2027 (Extended deadline)
Funding Amounts: 5 grants of up to $20,000 each
Summary: Supports urgent psychological research activities following grant cancellations, helping researchers continue their work or close projects thoughtfully.
Key Information: Applicants must be doctoral students or psychologists no more than 10 years postdoctoral, with recently terminated NSF or NIH research funding.
Description
The American Psychological Foundation (APF) established Direct Action Crisis Funding in response to federal funding cuts and the abrupt cancellation of psychological research grants. The program addresses immediate needs arising from these cancellations, including projects that had undergone rigorous peer review and were already underway when funding ended.
Grants support completing a wave of data collection, analyzing existing data, writing, thoughtfully closing projects with community partners, or preparing proposals to continue the research. The program aims to sustain critical psychological science or enable responsible project closure. Projects should advance at least one APF Visionary Priority: serving marginalized communities, ending prejudice and stigma, preventing violence, or exploring mind-body health connections.
