In this essay, Vivian Tseng and William T. Grant Foundation senior program team colleagues describe the Foundation’s interest in generating studies that focus on understanding the use of...
When William T. Grant established this Foundation in 1936, he wanted, in his words, to support research that would yield new insights about why some people led happy and successful lives and others...
This brief is based on an exploratory study that examined: "1) where state education agency staff search for research, evidence-based, and practitioner knowledge related to school improvement; 2)...
This study will focus on the Afterschool Program Practices Tool (APT) and the influence of two persistent sources of variation in ratings—different raters and different occurrences (e.g., when the...
The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Congressional Fellowship Program allows researchers to learn first-hand about the federal policymaking process and context, and the role of...
Fiver Children’s Foundation provides youth development programming such as out-of-school time programs, character building summer camp, and partnerships with schools and community organizations.
Grand Street Settlement (GSS) provides expanded learning time services to 2,000 children at three centers and several schools in Brooklyn and Manhattan.
The Lower Eastside Girls Club (LESGC) provides low-income girls with career training, arts, civic engagement, sports, and educational programs in school, after school, and during the weekends.
NPower NY wants to improve its Technology Service Corps (TSC), which provides technology skills training and workforce development services to disconnected (i.e., not working or in school) youth ages...
This study will compare the association between particular tests and teacher instruction or student performance. Different assessments may reveal important differences in patterns of learning across...
This grant will support the Society for Research in Child Development’s (SRCD) conference on “Strengthening Connections among Child and Family Research, Policy, and Practice.”
This funding completes the archiving of the Beginning Schools Survey data archived at Harvard’s Murray Research Center, a data archive and lending library for research projects focused on youth...
As an extension of the Foundation’s Youth Service Improvement Grants program, this small grant provides capacity-building support to youth-serving organizations in our local community.
Funds will be used for Judith Gueron’s speaking and writing engagements for foundation leaders, federal agency and congressional staff, research and policy organizations, and academics in public...
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.
