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Understanding the Impact of Integration Policies in New York City Public Schools

Can two NYC district-wide plans to diversify middle schools through student assignment policies result in greater diversity, improve student outcomes, and reduce the achievement gap by race and class?
Parag Pathak
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
2020 – 2024
$491,476
Grant

Consistently Crucial but Invariably Ignored: Testing the Role of Coordination in The Use of Research Evidence

Can the Coordinated Knowledge System for improving the use of research evidence in mental health be made less intensive yet still impactful?
Kimberly Becker
University Of South Carolina
2020 – 2026
$638,475
Grant

A Lever for More Equitable Access to Schools? Evidence from San Francisco

Do school choice plans that prioritize families in underserved neighborhoods reduce educational inequality for low-income students and students of color?
Damon Clark
University Of California At Irvine
2020 – 2026
$519,868
Grant

Sanctuary city policy: A mechanism for reducing inequalities by immigrant status in Latino children’s mental health

Do sanctuary city policies help protect the mental health of Latinx immigrant children and their parents?
Cecilia Ayon
University Of California At Riverside
2020 – 2023
$159,804
Grant

Reducing Ethnoracial Inequality: A Prosecutor-Led Community Based Diversion Program for Juveniles and Young Adults

Can a prosecutor-led diversion program reduce racial/ethnic inequality in youth contact with the juvenile justice system?
Jennifer Padgett Macias
First Judicial District Attorney's Office
2020 – 2026
$450,000
Grant

Evaluation of Alternative Programming for the Boston Summer Youth Employment Program during the COVID19 Pandemic

What are effective and feasible summer youth employment options in the context of COVID-19?
Alicia Modestino
Northeastern University
2020 – 2021
$48,393
Grant

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

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Fostering Equitable and Effective Use of Digital Tools in K-12 Classrooms

Digital educational tools are touted for their promise in increasing equitable access to enhanced learning opportunities and improving educational outcomes for K-12 students. Yet there is a growing consensus that the thorniest challenges schools and educators face in integrating educational ...
Carolyn Heinrich
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Jennifer Darling-Aduana
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and Annalee Good
Fostering Equitable and Effective Use of Digital Tools in K-12 Classrooms
Funding

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
The 2026 cycles are now closed. Deadlines for 2027 will be posted in November.
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

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