The William T. Grant Foundation invests in high-quality research focused on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people in the United States.
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This program funds research studies that aim to build, test, or increase understanding of programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people ages 5-25 in the United States
Status:
Closed
Open date:
June 3, 2026
Next Deadline:
July 29, 2026 3:00 pm EST
This program funds studies that examine ways to improve the use of research evidence by policymakers, agency leaders, organizational managers, intermediaries, and other decision-makers that shape youth-serving systems in the United States.
Status:
Closed
Open date:
June 3, 2026
Next Deadline:
July 29, 2026 3:00 pm EST
The William T. Grant Scholars Program supports career development for promising early-career researchers. The program funds five-year research and mentoring plans that significantly expand researchers’ expertise in new disciplines, methods, and content areas.
Status:
Open
Open date:
March 27, 2026
Next Deadline:
June 30, 2026 3:00 pm EST
In addition, letters from mentors and references are due by June 10.
The Institutional Challenge Grant supports university-based research institutes, schools, and centers in building sustained research-practice partnerships with public agencies or nonprofit organizations in order to reduce inequality in youth outcomes.
Status:
Closed
Open date:
May 15, 2026
Next Deadline:
September 9, 2026 3:00 pm EST
This program supports activities to improve the quality of existing youth services by helping nonprofit organizations in New York City address challenges or remedy problems at the point of service, where staff and youth interact.
Status:
Closed
The next application cycle will open in January 2027. Application guidelines will be published at the same time.
The Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants (YSCG) program supports activities to strengthen the organizational infrastructure of small nonprofit organizations in the five boroughs of New York City that provide direct services to young people ages 5 to 25.
The YSCG program is aligned …
Status:
Closed
Next Deadline:
TBD
“Effective programs and policies can enhance young people’s lives, and social science research can help us understand, build, and improve those that work best.”
Adam Gamoran, President
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