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Effects of Legal Status Change (DACA) on Individuals, within Families, and Across Local Ecosystems

How do recent national and local immigration policies influence the educational and labor market outcomes for undocumented youth?
Robert C. Smith
Baruch College, City University Of New York
2018 – 2025
$599,999
Grant

How Do State Social Assistance Policies and Practices Impact Utilization and Outcomes Among Hispanic Low Income Youth?

How does state implementation of public assistance programs matter for Latino families’ use of those benefits?
Lisa Gennetian
Duke University
2018 – 2022
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Rikers Island Longitudinal Study

What kinds of support help justice-involved New Yorkers complete their pretrial phrase in the community without missing court dates or committing new offenses?
Mario Small
Columbia University
2018 – 2025
$749,632
Grant

FRRM: A Father-Son Intervention to Reduce Teen Fatherhood and Long-term Inequality Among Black and Latino Male Youth

Can a father-son intervention reduce the risk of teen pregnancy and improve academic and behavioral outcomes for Black and Latino adolescents?
Vincent Guilamo-Ramos
Duke University
2018 – 2023
Grant

An Investigation of the Language Demands in Standards, Assessments, and Curricular Materials for English Learners

How can college and career-ready standards, curriculum, and assessments be aligned to improve educational outcomes for English learner students?
Mikyung Wolf
Educational Testing Service
2018 – 2022
Grant

Optimizing the Impact of Public-Academic Partnerships in Fostering Policymakers’ Use of Research Evidence

What facilitates the use of research evidence by decision makers engaged in public-academic partnerships (PAPs) at different stages of a partnership’s development?
Christina Kang-Yi
University Of Pennsylvania
2018 – 2020
Grant

Do School-based Health Services Reduce Academic and Behavioral Inequalities among Youth?

Do school-based health services and screening mandates improve academic and socio-behavioral outcomes among low-income youth?
Michel Boudreaux
University Of Maryland College Park
2018 – 2022
Grant

From add-on to add-in approaches to supporting research use: The case of educational leadership for equity

How can school district leaders redesign their work processes to improve the district’s use of research evidence?
Meredith Honig
University Of Washington
2018 – 2022
$600,000
Grant

Trauma Responsive Educational Practices: CPS-TREP Project Collaborative

Can a school-wide intervention reduce the effects of trauma on the socio-emotional and academic outcomes of students in low-income communities with high rates of violence?
Micere Keels
Chapin Hall Center For Children
2018 – 2021

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Funding

Research Grants on Reducing Inequality

This program funds research studies that aim to build, test, or increase understanding of programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people ages 5-25 in the United States
Status:
Open
Open date:
June 3, 2026
Next Deadline:
July 29, 2026 3:00 pm EST
Research Grants on Reducing Inequality

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