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Prosecutorial Reform Initiative

What is the viability of prosecutorial reform as a way to reduce inequality in the justice system?
Anna Harvey
New York University
2020 – 2024
$539,589
Grant

Keeping the ‘Great Equalizer’ Fed: SNAP Access and Young Adults’ Educational Engagement

Would making SNAP benefits available to young adults with limited income improve their post-secondary educational attainment?
Sarah Hamersma
Syracuse University
2020 – 2022
Grant

Reducing Gaps in Educational Attainment – The Role of Remediation Reform in California Community Colleges

Do community college reforms that use high school records rather than placement tests reduce inequalities in course enrollment and success?
Olga Rodriguez
Public Policy Institute Of California
2020 – 2021
Grant

Who is Hearing “Youth Voice” Research? Strengthening the Use of Research Evidence from YPAR

Under what conditions do school and district decision makers use youth-generated research to inform policies and practices?
Emily Ozer
University Of California At Berkeley
2020 – 2024
$544,640
Grant

Building Teachers’ Race-Related Competencies to Promote Youth Ethnic-Racial Identity and Reduce Academic Inequalities

How might teachers’ abilities to promote adolescents’ ethnic-racial identity development be increased to ultimately reduce academic disparities?
Adriana Umana-Taylor
Harvard University
2019 – 2022

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Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence

This program funds studies that examine ways to improve the use of research evidence by policymakers, agency leaders, organizational managers, intermediaries, and other decision-makers that shape youth-serving systems in the United States.
Status:
Closed
Open date:
June 3, 2026
Next Deadline:
July 29, 2026 3:00 pm EST
Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence
Funding / Reducing Inequality

Applicant Resources – Research Grants on Reducing Inequality

The following resources address three critical considerations in proposals for research on reducing inequality: 1) rich conceptualizations of what it means to reduce inequality, 2) robust methods for studying efforts to reduce inequality, and 3) research agendas that propose ways to reduce...
Applicant Resources – Research Grants on Reducing Inequality
News
  •  May 1, 2020

Six New Research Grants to Build Theory and Evidence in our Focus Areas — Spring 2020

We are proud to announce six new research grants, including five to support studies on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and one to support a study on improving the use ...
Foundation Staff
Six New Research Grants to Build Theory and Evidence in our Focus Areas — Spring 2020
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Fresh Insights on Measuring Research Use: Policymaker Perspectives on How Theory Falls Short

Empirical understanding of the “how” of policymakers’ research use can inform our theoretical explanations of the “why”.
Karen Bogenschneider
Fresh Insights on Measuring Research Use: Policymaker Perspectives on How Theory Falls Short
News
  •  Jan 28, 2020

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

We are proud to announce six new research grants, including five to support studies on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and one to support a study on improving the use of research evidence. Approved at the Foundation’s fall board ...
Six New Research Grants to Build Theory and Evidence in our Focus Areas

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