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Found results All Articles Filters Focus Areas Improving the use of Research Evidence Page About ...Grant program and our focus area of improving the use of research evidence. She also supports grantees in their work and leads... Grantee Voices Sanctuary City Policy and Latinx Mental Health in California ...“sanctuary” to protect immigrants, such as by prohibiting use of local funds or resources to further federal immigration... Tanya Nieri 7/14/2026 Around the Foundation President Adam Gamoran to Retire in 2027 ...supporting research to reduce inequality and improve the use of research evidence in decision-making,” said William T. Grant Foundation... Foundation Staff Grantee Voices How Two Scholars are Mobilizing Research to Support Education for a Multiracial Democracy ...get it into the hands of people who might be able to use it. A unique feature of the project is the fact that... Natalie De Rosa 6/9/2026 Applicant Guidance ICYMI: Four Takeaways from Our Institutional Challenge Grant Informational Webinar ...application: 1. Research funded in the Foundation’s use of research evidence focus area demonstrates that research is most likely... Foundation Staff 5/20/2026 Grant Announcements Five New Research Grants to Build Theory and Evidence in Our Focus Areas ...outcomes and one study on strategies for improving the use of research evidence in ways that benefit young people. Approved at the... Foundation Staff Grant Announcements Announcing the 2026 Institutional Challenge Grantees: Foundations Award $2.6 Million for Research-Practice Partnerships ...of Pennsylvania will aim to formalize secure data use agreements with the Governor’s Office to facilitate... Foundation Staff From the Field A Living Evidence Map: What Works to Strengthen Evidence Use in Decision-Making ...communities of practice. Such efforts to improve the use of research evidence are happening around the globe to benefit socio-economic... Zafeer Ravat 4/27/2026 Grant Announcements Seven Early-Career Researchers Selected for the William T. Grant Scholars Class of 2031 ...the initial period learning from these mentors, because they specialize in things that I have very limited... Foundation Staff Grant Impacts of Changing Immigrant Eligibility for US Anti-Poverty Programs on Inequalities in Youth Outcomes ...subgroups benefit most. Hamad and colleagues will use quasi-experimental methods, including difference-in-differences... Rita Hamad Harvard University 2026 – 2028$299,999.00 From the Field Scaffolding for Change: How Two RPPs Approach Partnership Health and Effectiveness ...partnerships produce meaningful research and foster research use, and have emerged across social sectors, including... Caitlin Farrell, Paula Arce-Trigatti, Emily Ozer, Elizabeth Farley-Ripple, Devin Corrigan, Brian Villa and Allison Firestone 3/9/2026 Issue 11: Winter 2025-26 Improving the Use of Research in Court: Toward a Comprehensive Research Agenda ...studying strategies and mechanisms to improve the use of research evidence in court. I turn to this concern next. Directions... Raquel Muñiz Castro Issue 11: Winter 2025-26 Mapping the Course for Testing Strategies to Improve Research Use in Legal Contexts In the Foundation’s use of research evidence focus area, we support studies examining new and established... Anupreet Sidhu Grant Announcements Four New Rapid Response Research Grants to Address Pressing Issues Facing Young People in the U.S. ...Response Research Grants program in 2017 to foster agile uses of research to respond to the needs of young people... Foundation Staff Grant Announcements Announcing the 2026 Institutional Challenge Grant Finalists ...the capacity of the agency and nonprofit partners to use research evidence to improve youth outcomes. Finally,... Foundation Staff Grant Announcements Six New Research Grants to Build Theory and Evidence in our Focus Areas ...outcomes and one study on strategies for improving the use of research evidence in ways that benefit young people. Approved at the... Foundation Staff Grant Strengthening Connections between Researchers and Policymakers: Testing the Scalability of a Local-level Intervention ...and beliefs about local policymaking, policymakers’ use of research evidence and research reach. It is informed by findings from... Elizabeth Day University Of Oregon 2025 – 2028$689,452.00 Staff Perspectives President’s Comment: Why We’re Investing in Tools to Advance Community-Engaged Scholarship ...repository of methods and measures for studying the use of research evidence in policy and practice. These investments reflect... Adam Gamoran 10/14/2025 Grant Convening and Catalyzing School Turnaround Through Conceptual Research Use ...performance. Prior research suggests the conceptual use of research evidence may help leaders better understand what challenges... Ebony Bridwell-Mitchell Harvard University 2025 – 2028$249,229.00 1 2 3 ... 11 ... Next Last
