APA announces 2024 Racial Equity Fund Grant recipients

APA is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Racial Equity Fund grants. The Racial Equity Fund was founded to support individuals and organizations working in communities across the country to 1) advance health equity, 2) further equitable knowledge production, 3) support educational equity, and 4) foster psychologically healthy workplaces.

Building on the pillars of its Racial Equity Action Plan (REAP), APA has committed $100,000 for 2024 to amplify efforts in these four key grant categories.

Social Innovation to Advance Health Equity

• Awardee: The Imperative Fundopens in new window
• Grant amount: $30,000
• Project description: Empowering young Black men to advocate for mental health resources, foster intergenerational collaboration, and improve access to mental health services in their communities.

Improving Health Care Professionals’ Literacy on Health Disparities

• Awardee: National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Associationopens in new window
• Grant amount: $20,000
• Project description: Training health care professionals to provide culturally responsive care tailored to Asian American and Pacific Islander populations, reducing health disparities.

Enhancing Epistemic Diversity to Advance Racially Conscious Knowledge Production

• Awardee: University of Hawai’i at Mānoaopens in new window, Department of Psychology
• Grant amount: $30,000
• Project description: Investigating the role of positionality statements in research and their influence on perceptions of objectivity, fostering a greater understanding of epistemic diversity in psychological science.

Creating Pathways for Underrepresented Undergraduates in Psychology

• Awardee: Florida State University’s Summer Research Programopens in new window
• Grant amount: $20,000
• Project description: Developing a pipeline for underrepresented undergraduate students to pursue careers in psychology, fostering diversity in future generations of psychologists.

Supporting Visionary Work in Collaboration with the American Psychological Foundation

The Racial Equity Fund proudly supports the American Psychological Foundation’s Visionary Grant Program. In 2024, the Fund supported grantees whose projects fostered innovation through research, education, and intervention projects and programs that advance racial equity and the Racial Equity Action Plan.

Learn more about the impactful work of 2024 Visionary Grant recipient Dr. Chang Liuopens in new window.

Launched in 2023 with an initial $1.1 million investment in collaboration with the Tides Foundation and the American Psychological Foundation, the Racial Equity Fund addresses long-standing inequities in funding for people of color, organizations serving them, and scholars investigating vulnerable populations. This investment aligns with APA’s dedication to dismantling structural barriers, fostering innovation, shaping a more inclusive field of psychology, and ensuring access and opportunity for historically underrepresented communities. For more information about the Racial Equity Fund and future funding opportunities, visit the Fund’s website.