Vacancy title:
Direct Action Visionary Grants 2026

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Social Services & Nonprofit, Science & Engineering]

Jobs at:
American Psychological Foundation

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, April 30 2026

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, March 20 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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About American Psychological Foundation Direct Action Visionary Grants

The APF Direct Action Visionary Grants fund projects that apply psychological knowledge in real-world community settings.The goal is to support practical interventions that address pressing social issues using evidence-based psychological approaches, rather than purely academic or experimental work.

Sponsor Organisation: American Psychological Foundation

Benefits of American Psychological Foundation Direct Action Visionary Grants

Grant amount: Up to $60,000

American Psychological Foundation Direct Action Visionary Grants Requirements

APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography.

Projects must:

• be an evidence-based psychological intervention or resource
• have demonstrated competence and capacity to execute the proposed work

Additional eligibility information:

Project applicants may be individuals or organizations and are not required to be psychologists or mental health professionals. However, an expert in the relevant evidence-based psychological intervention or resource used for the project must be centrally involved throughout the funding timeline.

Projects are not limited to clinical or academic settings.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

APF will accept Letters of Intent on a rolling basis throughout the year. Submitted LOIs will be evaluated quarterly after the deadlines of October 31, 2025, January 30, April 30, July 31, and October 30, 2026.

Based on submitted LOIs, the review committee will invite full applications for qualified projects. Upon notification, full application criteria will be provided. Full applications may be submitted at any time after invitation, but will be evaluated by the review committee after the deadlines of March 31 and September 8, 2026. Below are additional details on the submission process.

Letter of Intent

Letters of intent should include the following:

• project purpose and alignment with APF Visionary Priorities
• project goals
• project methods (including psychological evidence base)
• commitment to project
• evaluation plan to assess/monitor outcomes

Application Deadline

30 April, 2026

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