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Engaging Families Iterative Research Study (EngagingFIRSt)

What school conditions support family engagement for English learner families, families of color, and teachers?
Ivy Smith Morgan
The Education Trust
2021 – 2023
$49,680
Grant

Merit-based Aid and (In)equality: Examining Variation in Policy and Effects on Social Mobility

Do state-funded merit-aid programs used by colleges and universities promote or hinder social mobility for undergraduate students? Does the social mobility impact of merit-aid vary by race, income, and institutional ...
Xiaodan Hu
Northern Illinois University
2021 – 2024
$50,000
Grant

Tribes and Families: Fulfilling the Dual-Promise of Indian Child Welfare Reform

Do laws and policies that enhance the sovereignty of tribal governments reduce family separation through the child welfare system?
Frank Edwards
Rutgers University, Newark
2021 – 2025
$664,796
Grant

A Southern California Regional RPP Network for the Comparative Study of Research Use in Anti-Racist Partnerships

How can research-practice partnerships use research in ways that forward anti-racism understanding and action within K-12 schools?
June Ahn
University Of California At Irvine
2021 – 2026
$600,000
Grant

Exploring Family Civics as a Lever for Building Power to Influence Education Among Youth and Parents of Color

Does an intergenerational leadership initiative support families of color in addressing educational inequalities?
Joanna Geller
New York University
2021 – 2026
$735,000
Grant

Who Benefits from the Public PreK and Increased K-12 Funding? Dynamic Complementarity in California’s Education Policies

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?
Rucker Johnson
University Of California At Berkeley
2021 – 2026
$596,809
Grant

The Impact of Black Lives Matter Mobilization on Police Departments’ Policies to Reduce Racial Inequality

Do Black Lives Matter mobilization and policing policy changes reduce police killings of Black youth?
Fernando Tormos-Aponte
University Of Pittsburgh
2021 – 2026
$567,701
Grant

Do Tribal Casinos Affect Intergenerational Socio-economic Mobility and Reduce Inequality in Native American Children?

Do tribal cash transfers reduce the intergenerational transmission of poverty and improve outcomes for American Indian young adults?
Randall Akee
University Of California, Los Angeles
2021 – 2025
$432,136

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  •  Aug 21, 2021

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

We are proud to announce six new research grants, including four to support studies on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and two support studies on improving the use of research evidence. Approved at the Foundation’s June Board meeting, these ...
Foundation Staff
Six New Research Grants to Build Theory and Evidence in our Focus Areas
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Studying Ways to Improve the Use of Research Evidence: Is Your Proposal a Good Fit?

The William T Grant Foundation receives hundreds of letters of inquiry every year from individuals pursuing funding for their research. But we decline between a third to a half of submitted letters of inquiry because they are not a fit ...
Lauren Supplee
Studying Ways to Improve the Use of Research Evidence: Is Your Proposal a Good Fit?

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