Awarded Grants

Does increased K-12 funding reduce inequality in academic and social-emotional outcomes, and are the effects stronger in contexts where students have had greater access to state pre-school and pre-kindergarten programs?

Do Black Lives Matter mobilization and policing policy changes reduce police killings of Black youth?

Do eligibility criteria and application processes in free-college programs disproportionately affect racial or ethnic minorities?

How can therapeutic interventions decrease the impact of racial discrimination on Black youth’s mental health?

How can school districts identify and support new teachers to develop the necessary pedagogical skills to teach ethnic studies?

What state and federal immigration policies reduce inequalities in immigrant adolescent and young adult reproductive health behaviors, service utilization, and outcomes?

Can housing and income support policies reduce or prevent child maltreatment, particularly child neglect, among families facing economic hardship?

Do tribal cash transfers reduce the intergenerational transmission of poverty and improve outcomes for American Indian young adults?

Northeastern University is partnering with The City of Boston’s Department of Youth Engagement and Employment to reduce inequality among young people through the Boston Summer Youth Employment Program and ...

This award will enable the Scholars Strategy Network to provide regular trainings and individual coaching to help Foundation-supported investigators engage in the policy process, with the goal of increasing the likelihood that their research becomes more policy relevant and their ...