| ATRF
American Therapeutic Recreation Foundation
Founded in 1992
Request for Grant Proposals
The American Therapeutic Recreation Foundation (ATRF) is dedicated to advancing the field of recreational therapy and improving the quality of recreational therapy services through the sponsorship of efficacy research grants. ATRF is proud to announce the availability of funding through the Bernard E. Thorn Efficacy Research Fund. Grants under this Fund will be awarded biannually. Deadlines for application are January 2 for grant awards to be announced at the ATRA Mid-Year Professional Issues Forum, and June 15 for grant awards to be announced at the ATRA Annual Conference.
Interested applicants should submit their research proposals via email as a word document attachment to the ATRF by the postmark dates listed above. Research proposals should include:
- Evidence of the Need for the Study (including Definition of the Problem);
- Relationship of the Proposed Study to ATRA Research Priorities (which can be viewed at: http://www.atra-tr.org/docs/ATRAResearchagendafinal.doc);
- Researcher Capacity and Qualifications to Conduct the Study;
- Management Plan for the Research Study; and
Projected Plan for Project Dissemination (i.e. Presentation and/or Publication).
Proposals will be subjected to a blind peer review process and evaluated based on the above project sections along with an evaluation of the technical soundness of the study. To view a copy of the reviewer criteria, please click here for the 2005 ATRF Grant Review Form.
Eligibility
Individuals seeking research awards must be current members of ATRA (professional or student members). Priority consideration will be given to collaborative efficacy research between practitioner(s) and educator(s) based on practice issues. Graduate students completing a thesis or dissertation in recreational therapy are encouraged to apply. Current ATRF Trustees, ATRA Board Members, and ATRA Research Committee Members are ineligible for consideration.
Priorities
Priority consideration will be given to efficacy research projects related to topics that:
• Demonstrate a direct connection to the ATRA research agenda by examining outcomes and cost effectiveness of recreational therapy protocols. Click here to view the ATRA Research Agenda (http://www.atra-tr.org/docs/ATRAResearchagendafinal.doc; and
• Provide evidence as to the effectiveness of recreational therapy interventions
Available Funding
Awards from the Bernard E. Thorn Efficacy Research Fund will be for a one-year period. The number and amount of individual awards will be contingent upon the number of requests and merit of the proposals. No indirect money will be paid by the Foundation.
Timelines
Research Proposals are to be sent electronically to the American Therapeutic Recreation Foundation, at conferences@atra-tr.org. The proposals will be reviewed by an independent peer review panel.
Grant Responsibilities
Grantees are responsible to:
- Send a final draft of the research study to the ATRF upon completion of the research project for review;
- Submit a manuscript on the study for possible publication in the Annual in Therapeutic Recreation;
- Submit a Call for Presentation for an ATRA conference on the study within two years of the study’s completion;
- A final report summarizing expense allocation and outcomes;
- Return any unused portion of ATRF funds; and
Grant ATRF the right to use researcher’s name and project title in materials that promote the Foundation.
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