focus_area

Reducing Inequality

Awarded Grants

Grant

Community-driven, technology-guided school rezoning to reduce economic segregation

Can technology help engage families in examining and redrawing school attendance boundaries to foster more economically integrated schools?
Nabeel Gillani
Northeastern University
2024 – 2026
$323,150
Grant

Quantitative Methods for Assessing the Potential to Disrupt Disparities in and through STEM Education

This award provided support for a two-day conference held at the University of Chicago to increase underrepresented scholars in STEM research.
Guanglei Hong
The University Of Chicago
2024 – 2024
$14,999
Grant

Assessing the Effectiveness of School District Safe-Zone Policies in Narrowing Achievement Gaps among Minority Students: Evidence from California

Do school district safe zone policies improve academic outcomes for Hispanic and other marginalized students?
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes
University Of California, Merced
2024 – 2026
$138,286
Grant

Reducing inequality in academic outcomes through personalized learning

Does high dosage tutoring at scale reduce academic inequalities by race, ethnicity, and economic standing?
Monica Bhatt
The University Of Chicago
2024 – 2027
$450,000
Grant

The Role of Community College Interventions in Reducing Racial Inequality in Students’ Academic Progress: A Synthesis of 20 Years of MDRC’s RCTs

Do community college interventions reduce inequality in academic outcomes across racial groups?
Michael Weiss
Mdrc
2024 – 2027
$317,802
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

News
  •  May 9, 2024

Announcing New Research Grants to Build Theory and Evidence in our Focus Areas

We are proud to announce eleven new research grants, totaling nearly $5.5 million, in support of six studies on ways to reduce inequality in youth outcomes and five studies on strategies for improving the use of research evidence in ways that ...
Foundation Staff
Announcing New Research Grants to Build Theory and Evidence in our Focus Areas
Webinars

2024 Webinar: Research Grants on Reducing Inequality, An Overview of the Program and How to Apply

Hosted by Senior Program Officer Jenny Irons and President Adam Gamoran on April 17, 2024, this webinar provides an overview of our research grants on reducing inequality. Jenny and Adam provide an ...
2024 Webinar: Research Grants on Reducing Inequality, An Overview of the Program and How to Apply
News
  •  Apr 26, 2024

“There are steps we can take to reduce inequality”: Why universities should invest in public-interest research

In March, Rice University hosted William T. Grant Foundation President Adam Gamoran as the featured speaker at the Kinder Institute Forum, a lecture series bringing thought leaders from around the ...
Foundation Staff
“There are steps we can take to reduce inequality”: Why universities should invest in public-interest research
Blog Post

“Nobody is listening to us”: Latinx immigrant youth perspectives on race, discrimination, and racial equity in schools

Immigration and U.S. Public Schools As U.S. schools grow more diverse, districts across the country have initiated racial equity plans to create inclusive environments for all students. I ...
Sophia Rodriguez
“Nobody is listening to us”: Latinx immigrant youth perspectives on race, discrimination, and racial equity in schools

Subscribe for Updates

The William T. Grant Foundation invests in high-quality research focused on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people in the United States.
Contact Us
60 E. 42nd Street, 43rd Fl. New York, NY  10165
info@wtgrantfdn.org
Privacy Policy Plagiarism Policy Transparency Statement
© 2026 William T. Grant Foundation