NEA Creative Forces Military Healing Arts Network: Art Therapy Clinical Research; Music Therapy Clinical Research

Sponsor Deadline: 

Jun 16, 2021

Sponsor: 

National Endowment for the Arts, Dept of Defense DOD, Veterans Affairs VA

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Over the next five years, Creative Forces: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Military Healing Arts Network intends to provide $2.5 million in new research funding to support feasibility/pilot studies and subsequent randomized-controlled trials (RCTs) or other large-scale studies to address priority research questions identified by Creative Forces in art therapy and music therapy.  Application period opens June 2, 2021 and closes June 16, 2021 at 3 pm Eastern time.

NEA Creative Forces Military Healing Arts Network: Art Therapy  Research with Military Populations
RFA  CF-2021-AT-001
Research question: How and to what extent does art therapy affect emotional processing and self-regulation for service members and veterans?
Art therapy is defined by the American Art Therapy Associationas a mental health and human services profession that enriches the lives of individuals, families, and communities through active art-making, the creative process, and applied psychological theory and human experience within a psychotherapeutic relationship facilitated by a qualified, credentialed art therapist. 
url   https://www.creativeforcesnrc.arts.gov/resources/results?id=364
PDF of guidelines  https://www.creativeforcesnrc.arts.gov/system/files/2021-03/Creative%20Forces%20RFA%20Art%20Therapy%20Research%20with%20Military%20Populations.pdf 

NEA Creative Forces Military Healing Arts Network: Music Therapy Research with Military Populations
RFA  CF-2021-MT-001
Research question: How and to what extent does music therapy affect the discomfort and disability associated with chronic pain in service members and/or veterans experiencing chronic pain?
Music therapy is characterized by the American Music Therapy Association as the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program, clinical internship, and earned board-certification as a music therapist.
url   https://www.creativeforcesnrc.arts.gov/resources/results?id=363 
PDF to guidelines  https://www.creativeforcesnrc.arts.gov/system/files/2021-03/Creative%20Forces%20RFA%20Music%20Therapy%20Research%20with%20Military%20Populations.pdf
 

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