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We are proud to announce six new research grants, totaling over $3.2 million, in support of five studies on programs, policies, and practices with potential to reduce inequality in youth outcomes and one study on strategies for improving the use of ...

We are pleased to announce several new and returning members to the William T. Grant Scholars Selection Committee. Launched in 1982, the William T. Grant Scholars Program supports the professional development of promising early-career researchers in the social, behavioral, and health ...

After serving as president of the William T. Grant Foundation since 2013, Adam Gamoran will depart from his role at the end of summer 2027. “It has been a gratifying and rewarding experience to serve the William T. Grant Foundation. Leading the ...

We are pleased to announce that the Foundation has awarded three community-based organizations in New York City $60,000 to address a capacity-building need. This year’s Youth Service Capacity-Building Grantees are: Good Call, a community-centered tech nonprofit working to disrupt the ...

We are proud to announce five new research grants, totaling over $2.7 million, in support of four studies on ways to reduce inequality in youth outcomes and one study on strategies for improving the use of research evidence in ways that ...

We are delighted to announce that this year, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Bezos Family Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, and Spencer Foundation have joined us to award $2.6 million in funding ...

The Foundation is delighted to announce the newest class of William T. Grant Scholars: Tolani Britton, in the school of education at the University of California, Berkeley James Chu,in the department of sociology at Columbia University Thania Galvan, in ...

“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.”

“Community-engaged scholarship can illuminate strategies to confront some of the most critical issues facing youth today, and we are excited by the number of institutions across the nation that are recognizing the value of this work”

“A they carry out their work to provide critical services to youth across New York City, we look forward to witnessing how they grow over the grant period.”