California Healing Initiative Grant Program

California Healing Initiative Grant Program is sponsored by California Psychological Association Foundation. This program supports individuals, groups, or organizations working within the community in California to relieve the incidence and effects of violence, with efforts relevant to psychological healing, such as amelioration of trauma, reconciliation, and forgiveness.

* ###### Donate to the CPA Foundation! * Non-Members click here## The California Healing Initiative Grant Program The California Healing Initiative (CHI) is a the newest initiative of the California Psychological Association Foundation. The goal of the grant is to focus or expand the attention of psychologists and all others on helping address the problems of inner city violence.

Racism, poverty, and the unforeseen consequences of the war on drugs have taken a toll on our inner cities. Judicial developments such as three-strikes laws and other measures have increased incarceration rates while the murder rate in California cities and particularly within some concentrated neighborhoods have risen above 30 in 100,000. Mortality is 31% higher for black Americans than for whites.

Homicide is the highest cause of death for 15-24 year old black males and second highest cause of death for Latino males. Psychologists and others throughout the state are working to prevent, and reduce the risk and effects of violence. Psychologists offer expertise in intervention and research combined with knowledge and skills in program development, implementation, and evaluation.

Psychologists with experience as clinician activists are also skilled at facilitating groups of people to collaborate on developing socially responsible, relevant, and meaningful solutions. Many non-psychologists working within their communities have developed ways to reach those affected by violence in ways that may be instructive to psychologists and other service workers in different communities.

CHI will financially acknowledge successful efforts to address violence within our cities and will disseminate information about these efforts. **Amount:** Annual awards of $5,000. **Goals of the Program:** The California Healing Initiative (CHI) provides support for an individual, group or organization working within the community to relieve the incidence and effects of violence.

The efforts of the individual (s) provided with the grant should have some relevance to psychological healing, for example the amelioration of trauma, reconciliation, and forgiveness. **Eligibility:** Individuals, groups, and organizations working within their community in California to reduce violence are encouraged to apply.

CHI funding is directed toward the support or enhancement of existing programs, services or initiatives to prevent, reduce or ameliorate the effects of violence in the community. _CHI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, or disability. _ **Deadline:****The Foundation is currently revising the California Healing Initiative application and deadlines.

Please check back for updates. ** **To Apply:**Grant seekers should electronically submit a letter of interest and a proposal including the information requested below. There is no grant application form.

The application should not exceed ten (10) pages The proposal should include the following criteria: * Organizational and/or Contact Information: Principle contact person, address, telephone, fax, email, web address (if applicable), tax ID number, and federal tax exempt number (if applicable).

* The purpose and goals of the project (including the issues that it will address, as well as the target population and geographic area that will benefit from the program). Please emphasize ways in which the program is relevant to the psychological well being of those addressed by the proposal. * Work plan for attainment of goals and a detailed project budget of what is to be accomplished during the proposed grant period.

* A list of personnel who will be engaged in the project and their qualifications. * A description of how the project will be evaluated/assessed for outcome measures. * Printed brochures, news articles, or other public material directly relevant to the proposal.

(These last items can be submitted by land mail and/or electronically and are not counted within the ten-page limit.) * Once an application is submitted, you may be contacted to provide additional or clarifying information.

The grantee will receive $4,500 initially, with an additional $500 to be given upon submission of a report at the conclusion of the grant year specifying the outcome of the grant with respect to the purpose and goals of the project as stated in the application.

**Application materials should be directed to (electronic applications only):** The California Healing Initiative c/o The California Psychological Association Foundation Email: cpafoundation@cpapsych. org (please put CHI Grant Application in the subject line)