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Institutional Challenge Grant

Awarded Grants

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The Delaware Early Literacy Research-Practice Partnership: Catalyzing Educational Equality

This grant will strengthen the partnership between the University of Delaware and the Delaware Department of Education.
Gary Henry
University Of Delaware
2024 – 2027
$650,000
Grant

Using Implementation Science to reduce health disparities in youth & families: A University-Federally Qualified Health Center partnership

This grant will strengthen the partnership between the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and Cherokee Health Systems
Kristina Gordon
University Of Tennessee
2024 – 2027
$650,000
Grant

Strengthening a Holistic, Community-Based Pre-Collegiate and Collegiate Support System to Enhance College Matriculation, Persistence, and Success among Latinx Students in East San José, California: Preparing Racially Minoritized Students for College During Uncertain Times

This grant will strengthen the partnership between Santa Clara University, the Latino Education Advancement Foundation, and The Foundation for Hispanic Education.
Pedro Nava
Santa Clara University
2024 – 2027
$650,000
Grant

Advancing the Social and Economic Mobility of Black Male Youth and Young Men

This grant will strengthen the partnership between Washington University in St. Louis, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis, Greater St. Louis Foundation. , and the Fathers and Families Support Center.
Mary McKay
Washington University In St. Louis
2024 – 2027
$650,000

Articles & More

Blog Post

Resource Spotlight: Annotated Proposals for the Institutional Challenge Grant

The Institutional Challenge Grant requires that universities shift their policies and practices to value research conducted in collaboration with non-profit organizations or public agencies. The program challenges universities to identify and address barriers to the success of partnership-engaged...
Foundation Staff
Resource Spotlight: Annotated Proposals for the Institutional Challenge Grant
News
  •  Jul 15, 2024

Announcing $1.4 Million in Continuation Funding for Four Institutional Challenge Grantees

The Trustees of the William T. Grant Foundation have approved continuation grants for four research-practice partnerships currently funded under the Foundation’s Institutional Challenge Grant program: Northeastern University and the City of Boston’s Office of Youth Employment and Opportunity ...
Foundation Staff
Announcing $1.4 Million in Continuation Funding for Four Institutional Challenge Grantees
News
  •  Jun 5, 2024

Announcing the Newest Institutional Challenge Grantees: $2.6 Million for Partnerships Addressing Social Issues

Trustees of the William T. Grant Foundation, Spencer Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, and Bezos Family Foundation have approved $2.6 million in funding for the winners of the 2024 Institutional Challenge Grant competition. ...
Foundation Staff
Announcing the Newest Institutional Challenge Grantees: $2.6 Million for Partnerships Addressing Social Issues
Webinars

2024 Webinar: Institutional Challenge Grant, An Overview of the Program and How to Apply

In this webinar from May 2024, Senior Program Officer Jenny Irons and President Adam Gamoran discuss the background and goals of the Institutional Challenge Grant program, as well as provide an overview of eligibility details, required materials, and review criteria. Jenny ...
Foundation Staff
2024 Webinar: Institutional Challenge Grant, An Overview of the Program and How to Apply
Digest, Issue 9: Winter 2023-24

Sustainable change: Reflections on the inaugural Institutional Challenge Grant

“As our grant comes to a close, we are reflecting on the evolution of our research-practice partnership and our plans for the future. We have launched efforts to broaden our networks of engaged researchers and research-informed practitioners within our respective ...
Laura Tach
 and Anna Steinkraus
Sustainable change: Reflections on the inaugural Institutional Challenge Grant
Digest, Issue 9: Winter 2023-24

Interview with an Institutional Challenge Grantee: How can you support community-engaged scholarship within an academic discipline?

“Collaborating with our partners, we’ve crafted a vision of the world where marginalized and disadvantaged members of society feel seen, heard, understood, and prioritized.”
Foundation Staff
Interview with an Institutional Challenge Grantee: How can you support community-engaged scholarship within an academic discipline?

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