We enable researchers to investigate questions that address the most pressing challenges facing youth today. Currently, we focus our support in two distinct areas:
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Supporting research
to improve the lives
of young people
For more than 80 years, the William T. Grant Foundation has been committed to investing in high-quality research that responds to the changing needs of young people in the United States.
Our Work
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Focus Area
Reducing inequality in youth outcomes
It is time to build stronger bodies of knowledge on how to reduce inequality in the United States and to move beyond the mounting research evidence about the scope, causes, and consequences of inequality.
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Focus Area
Improving the use of research evidence in decisions affecting young people
We want to know what it takes to produce useful research evidence, what it takes to get research used, and what happens when research is used.
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The Institutional Challenge Grant requires that universities shift their policies and practices to value research conducted in collaboration with non-profit organizations or public agencies. The program challenges universities to identify and address barriers to the success of partnership-engaged research. This …
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