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Institutional Challenge Grant

Awarded Grants

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Using Implementation Science to reduce health disparities in youth & families: A University-Federally Qualified Health Center partnership

This grant will strengthen the partnership between the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and Cherokee Health Systems
Kristina Gordon
University Of Tennessee
2024 – 2027
$650,000
Grant

Advancing the Social and Economic Mobility of Black Male Youth and Young Men

This grant will strengthen the partnership between Washington University in St. Louis, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis, Greater St. Louis Foundation. , and the Fathers and Families Support Center.
Sean Joe
Washington University In St. Louis
2024 – 2027
$650,000
Grant

Strengthening a Holistic, Community-Based Pre-Collegiate and Collegiate Support System to Enhance College Matriculation, Persistence, and Success among Latinx Students in East San José, California: Preparing Racially Minoritized Students for College During Uncertain Times

This grant will strengthen the partnership between Santa Clara University, the Latino Education Advancement Foundation, and The Foundation for Hispanic Education.
Pedro Nava
Santa Clara University
2024 – 2027
$650,000

Articles & More

News
  •  Jun 5, 2024

Announcing the Newest Institutional Challenge Grantees: $2.6 Million for Partnerships Addressing Social Issues

Trustees of the William T. Grant Foundation, Spencer Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, and Bezos Family Foundation have approved $2.6 million in funding for the winners of the 2024 Institutional Challenge Grant competition. ...
Foundation Staff
Announcing the Newest Institutional Challenge Grantees: $2.6 Million for Partnerships Addressing Social Issues
Webinars

2024 Webinar: Institutional Challenge Grant, An Overview of the Program and How to Apply

In this webinar from May 2024, Senior Program Officer Jenny Irons and President Adam Gamoran discuss the background and goals of the Institutional Challenge Grant program, as well as provide an overview of eligibility details, required materials, and review criteria. Jenny ...
Foundation Staff
2024 Webinar: Institutional Challenge Grant, An Overview of the Program and How to Apply
Digest, Issue 09: Winter 2023-24

Sustainable change: Reflections on the inaugural Institutional Challenge Grant

As our grant comes to a close, we are reflecting on the evolution of our research-practice partnership and our plans for engaged research to continue even after the grant ends.
Laura Tach
 and Anna Steinkraus
Sustainable change: Reflections on the inaugural Institutional Challenge Grant
Digest, Issue 09: Winter 2023-24

Interview with an Institutional Challenge Grantee: How can you support community-engaged scholarship within an academic discipline?

“Collaborating with our partners, we’ve crafted a vision of the world where marginalized and disadvantaged members of society feel seen, heard, understood, and prioritized.”
Foundation Staff
Interview with an Institutional Challenge Grantee: How can you support community-engaged scholarship within an academic discipline?
Digest, Issue 09: Winter 2023-24

Community-engaged research to reduce inequality: The Institutional Challenge Grant

“Our goal as a grantmaker is not merely to fund high-quality research studies, but to shape the environment for research and its relationship to policy and practice. The Institutional Challenge Grant is central to this strategy.”
Institutional Challenge Grant Task Force
 and Adam Gamoran
Community-engaged research to reduce inequality: The Institutional Challenge Grant
News
  •  Jan 16, 2024

Announcing the 2024 Institutional Challenge Grant Finalists

The William T. Grant Foundation is very pleased to announce six finalists for the 2024 Institutional Challenge Grant competition. The Institutional Challenge Grant encourages research institutions to build long-term research-practice partnerships with public agencies or nonprofit organizations to...
Foundation Staff
Announcing the 2024 Institutional Challenge Grant Finalists
Blog Post

University Reforms that Reward Engaged Research: What Does Change Look Like?

Commissioned by the Transforming Evidence Funders Network and facilitated by The Pew Charitable Trusts, a new report describes the growing momentum behind university reforms that encourage faculty to conduct collaborative research with community partners and decision-makers outside the university...
Adam Gamoran
University Reforms that Reward Engaged Research: What Does Change Look Like?

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