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Reducing Inequality

Awarded Grants

Grant

Addressing Inequality in Mental Health by Developing a Measure of Affirmative Parenting of LGBTQ+ Youth

Can the development of a parenting measure capture affirmative behaviors that may improve mental health outcomes for LGBTQ+ youth?
Melissa Lippold
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
2026 – 2029
$539,834
Grant

Advancing Multilingual Youth Success Through Networked Improvement Communities

This grant will strengthen the partnership between Virginia Commonwealth University and Richmond Public Schools.
Jesse Senechal
Virginia Commonwealth University
2026 – 2029
$650,000
Grant

Reducing Mental Health Disparities in Black Children: Testing a Cultural Adaptation of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy

Does a culturally adapted evidence-based parent-child intervention improve outcomes for Black children diagnosed with a disruptive behavior disorder to reduce racial inequalities in disciplinary and academic outcomes?
Erica Coates
Georgetown University
2026 – 2029
$599,995
Grant

Trauma-informed Understanding and Violence Intervention with Discrimination Awareness to Take Action (TUVIDA): Empowering Youth–Caregiver Dyads through Coping Self-Efficacy and Action Planning.

Is a culturally responsive, trauma-informed intervention a feasible and acceptable approach to mitigating the effects of violence and discrimination among Latinx families?
Roberto Lopez-Tamayo
University Of Illinois
2026 – 2029
$427,357
Grant

Navigating Turbulent Waters: Redressing Educational Inequality Through Restorative Practices in a Changing Sociopolitical Environment

How can schools effectively implement restorative justice practices that reduce racial and disability status inequalities in school discipline?
Tasminda Dhaliwal
Michigan State University
2026 – 2028
$539,994
Grant

Mentoring and Career Development: 2026 Harris and Spell

Harris will use this award to pursue formal mentorship training, refine the mentoring ecosystem of her research lab, and develop skills to broker opportunities for her mentees.
Kelly Harris
Washington University In St. Louis
2026 – 2028
$110,000
Grant

Pathways to Postsecondary Access and Success for Youth with Conviction Histories

Does community college enrollment improve the educational attainment of Black and Latinx youth with conviction histories?
Tolani Britton
University Of California At Berkeley
2026 – 2031
$425,000
Grant

Reducing Inequality Through Advocacy: A Study of Behavioral and Social Disparities Affecting Young People

Does a nonfatal shooting victim support program improve behavioral and social outcomes for Black youth?
Lauren Magee
Indiana University
2026 – 2031
$425,000
Grant

Who Decides What We Teach? Indian Boarding Schools and the Native Fight for Educational Justice in Washington State

How do Native nations define curricular self-determination, and what forms of knowledge, history, and responsibilities do they seek to restore through education?
Theresa Rocha Beardall
University Of Washington
2026 – 2031
$425,000

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Sanctuary City Policy and Latinx Mental Health in California

Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images U.S. immigration policies and their enforcement disproportionately affect Latinx families, consequently impacting the mental health of Latinx adults, adolescents, and children, whether they are immigrant or native born. Detention and deportation have myriad ...
Tanya Nieri
Sanctuary City Policy and Latinx Mental Health in California

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