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Reducing Inequality

Awarded Grants

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Home Visits: Teachers’ and Latine Families’ Perspectives

How can home visits with Latine families improve family school relationships and teacher classroom practices?
Natalia Palacios
University Of Virginia
2025 – 2028
$525,057
Grant

Understanding the continuing impact of guaranteed income on housing trajectories of low-income Black emerging adults

Does a guaranteed income program have a lasting impact on the housing instability of Black emerging adults?
Michelle Nakphong
University Of California, San Francisco
2025 – 2026
$49,766
Grant

The Impact of Tax Policies on Youth Inequality in Puerto Rico: A Granular Analysis Using Decomposable Metrics

Have recent changes in Puerto Rico’s tax policies reduced economic inequality among residents of the island?
Daniel Santamaria Ots
Espacios Abiertos Puerto Rico Inc.
2025 – 2027
$250,000
Grant

Reducing Inequalities in Eviction Outcomes: A Mixed-Methods Study on Connecting Renters to Housing Stability Resources

Can a timely and targeted informational outreach intervention increase uptake in the use of housing stabilization services by low-income families and reduce evictions?
Elizabeth Linos
Harvard University
2025 – 2028
$537,224
Grant

The Impact of School Board Election Timing Policies on Educational Equity

What is the impact of school board election timing on racial and ethnic inequality in K-12 student academic achievement outcomes?
Beth Schueler
Stanford University
2025 – 2028
$299,083
Grant

State Minimum Wages: Long-Term Impacts on the Job-Level Inequality Measures for Young Workers from Low Income Families

Do state minimum wage increases reduce inequalities in labor market outcomes between young adults from low-income families and those from higher-income families?
Sari Kerr
Wellesley College
2025 – 2027
$215,474
Grant

Empowerment-based Self Defense to Reduce Sexual Violence and Other Inequities among Indigenous 2SLGBTQ+ Youth

Does a self-defense program adapted for and by Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, or Questioning (2SLGBTQ+) Indigenous youth reduce sexual violence and promote positive youth development?
Katie Edwards
University Of Michigan
2025 – 2028
$665,000

Articles & More

Digest, Issue 11: Winter 2025-26

Examining The Role of Civil Society Organizations in Reducing Inequality for Immigrant Youth

Research can illuminate the strategies civil society organizations have adopted on behalf of immigrant youth and investigate how these supports can reduce long-term inequality.
Cecilia Menjívar
Examining The Role of Civil Society Organizations in Reducing Inequality for Immigrant Youth
Digest, Issue 11: Winter 2025-26

Safe-Zone Schools and the Pursuit of Equity for Immigrant Youth

At a time when immigrant youth face widening inequities and shifting policy environments, safe-zone schools illustrate how local institutions can protect and advance vulnerable students.
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes
 and José R. Bucheli
Safe-Zone Schools and the Pursuit of Equity for Immigrant Youth
News
  •  Jan 26, 2026

Four New Rapid Response Research Grants to Address Pressing Issues Facing Young People in the U.S.

“Collaborations between research and policy partners—like the ones forged by these grantees—have a critical role to play in advancing policies that can reduce inequality in youth outcomes.”
Foundation Staff
Four New Rapid Response Research Grants to Address Pressing Issues Facing Young People in the U.S.

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