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Reducing Inequality

Awarded Grants

Grant

The Long Run Effects of Cash Assistance on Children: Evidence from New York City

What are the long-term effects of receiving cash assistance on youth educational and socioeconomic outcomes?
Judd Kessler
University Of Pennsylvania
2026 – 2028
$25,000
Grant

Impacts of Changing Immigrant Eligibility for US Anti-Poverty Programs on Inequalities in Youth Outcomes

Do state income support policies that are inclusive of immigrant families improve parental employment and income outcomes and child health and education outcomes?
Rita Hamad
Harvard University
2026 – 2028
$299,999
Grant

Reducing inequitable outcomes for Latino Youth with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities: A multisite randomized controlled trial

Does a culturally-adapted advocacy program for parents improve outcomes for Latino, Spanish-speaking young adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities?
Meghan Burke
Vanderbilt University
2026 – 2029
$599,985
Grant

Implementation and Impact of Access to Linguistic Inclusion in Oregon

How has a state policy designed to reduce structural barriers to high school graduation for immigrant-origin and language minority youth been implemented, and how has it impacted student outcomes?
Karen Thompson
Oregon State University
2026 – 2029
$599,999
Grant

Ending Youth Homelessness in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

This grant will strengthen the partnership between the University of Pennsylvania and the Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania.
Vincent Reina
University Of Pennsylvania
2026 – 2029
$650,000
Grant

Closing the Digital Engagement Gap: Leveraging Tutoring to Advance Equity in Mathematics

Does pairing the use of digital learning platform (DLP) with tutoring increase engagement and improve math outcomes for low-income students?
Ellen Altermatt
University Of Utah
2026 – 2027
$34,600

Articles & More

Blog Post

What Higher Education Leaders are Doing in Times of Escalating Immigration Enforcement: Study Insights and Directions for Research

Federal actions in the second Trump administration have placed higher education institutions at a critical crossroads as they navigate how best to support undocumented and international students (Streitwieser et al., 2020), ...
H. Kenny Nienhusser
,
Milagros Castillo-Montoya
,
Jillian Ives
,
Adam McCready
,
and Franklin Tuitt
What Higher Education Leaders are Doing in Times of Escalating Immigration Enforcement: Study Insights and Directions for Research
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
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  •  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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