May 2014 - William T. Grant Foundation

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Research for Reimagining Community Safety

In collaboration with the City of Oakland's Reimagining Safety Taskforce, a UC Berkeley working group will identify alternatives to law enforcement that are responsive to community needs and address...

Nikki Jones, James Burch and Rucker Johnson

Anti Police-Terror Project Inc

2020 – 2022
$125,000.00

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James Burch

Anti Police-Terror Project Inc, REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY and University of California at Berkeley

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An Investigation of a Cultural Humility & Social Justice Training and Support Intervention for Mentors of Youth of Color

Does a program to train youth mentors in cultural humility and social justice improve their relationships with and outcomes for low-income youth of color

Bernadette Sanchez, David DuBois and Carla Herrera

Herrera Consulting Group

2020 – 2026
$570,000.00

Person

David DuBois

University Of Illinois, University of Illinois at Chicago and University of Illinois, Chicago

Person

Carla Herrera

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Herrera Consulting Group, Higher Achievement Program, Portland State University, Public/Private Ventures, University Of Illinois and University of Illinois, Chicago

Grant Announcements

Announcing Three New Rapid Response Research Grants to Combat Youth Inequality Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic

The William T. Grant and Spencer Foundations today announced three new Rapid Response Research grants to support collaborations between researchers and policymakers, with the central goal of reducing...

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From the Field

Panel Discussion: Critical Race Perspectives on the Use of Research Evidence

On October 1, 2020, the Foundation hosted a virtual panel discussion with three researchers who offered ideas about ways to center race in efforts to improve the use of research in policy and...

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Staff Perspectives

President’s Comment: Anti-Racist Education is Essential for Research Universities

In early September, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget issued a directive that barred federal agencies from providing staff training on concepts including critical race theory and White...

Foundation Staff

10/13/2020

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Addressing LGBTQ Youth Inequalities through Reducing Social Isolation

What programs, policies, and practices can reduce inequalities for LGBTQ youth, especially LGBTQ youth of color?

Natacha Blain and Suzanne Le Menestrel

National Academy of Sciences

2020 – 2022
$120,000.00

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School Rezoning and Educational Inequality: Narratives, Processes, and Outcomes

Does school rezoning reduce racial segregation and influence the distribution of teachers within school attendance zones and across schools?

Andrene Castro, Genevieve Siegel-Hawley and Kim Bridges

Virginia Commonwealth University

2020 – 2023
$49,972.00

Person

Natacha Blain

National Academy of Sciences and The National Academies

Person

Suzanne Le Menestrel

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, Society for Research in Child Development and The National Academies

Person

Andrene Castro

Virginia Commonwealth University

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Genevieve Siegel-Hawley

Virginia Commonwealth University

Person

Kim Bridges

Virginia Commonwealth University

Around the Foundation

William T. Grant Foundation Welcomes Lauren Supplee as Senior Program Officer

In this role, Dr. Supplee will lead the Foundation’s initiatives on improving the use of research evidence and its Institutional Challenge Grants program.

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Developing an Effective White Bystander Intervention to Reduce Racial Inequality in Higher Education

Does an online intervention increase the willingness of White students to publicly confront online racial discrimination?

Noelle Hurd and Sophie Trawalter

University of Virginia

2020 – 2026
$446,869.00

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Anti-racism training and curriculum revision for Opening Act’s After School Theater Program

Opening Act wants to improve its after-school programs, which are offered to both students in public schools with lower than average graduation rates and those in alternative high schools after...

Deborah Steinglass

Opening Act

2020 – 2021
$25,000.00

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Tailoring and Expanding Wellness Supports for OppNet Fellows: Improved Check-Ins and Resource Sharing for Our Students

Wants to improve its Fellows program, which provides services to New York City youth from the summer after 10th-grade through college graduation.

AiLun Ku

The Opportunity Network

2020 – 2021
$25,000.00

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Bridging the ELA and Math Gap

Kids Creative wants to improve its Rock 2 The Bronx after-school program, which serves students from three elementary schools in community district 9.

DJ Rouzeau

Kids Creative

2020 – 2021
$25,000.00

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Research for Reimagining Community Safety

James Burch

An Investigation of a Cultural Humility & Social Justice Training and Support Intervention for Mentors of Youth of Color

David DuBois

Carla Herrera

Announcing Three New Rapid Response Research Grants to Combat Youth Inequality Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic

Panel Discussion: Critical Race Perspectives on the Use of Research Evidence

President’s Comment: Anti-Racist Education is Essential for Research Universities

Addressing LGBTQ Youth Inequalities through Reducing Social Isolation

School Rezoning and Educational Inequality: Narratives, Processes, and Outcomes

Natacha Blain

Suzanne Le Menestrel

Andrene Castro

Genevieve Siegel-Hawley

Kim Bridges

William T. Grant Foundation Welcomes Lauren Supplee as Senior Program Officer

Developing an Effective White Bystander Intervention to Reduce Racial Inequality in Higher Education

Anti-racism training and curriculum revision for Opening Act’s After School Theater Program

Tailoring and Expanding Wellness Supports for OppNet Fellows: Improved Check-Ins and Resource Sharing for Our Students

Bridging the ELA and Math Gap

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Five New Research Grants to Build Theory and Evidence in Our Focus Areas

Announcing the 2026 Institutional Challenge Grantees: Foundations Award $2.6 Million for Research-Practice Partnerships

Seven Early-Career Researchers Selected for the William T. Grant Scholars Class of 2031

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