post_year

2018

Awarded Grants

Grant

Examining the Impact of Variations in Performance-Based Funding Policies on Reducing Inequality in Student Outcomes

How have performance-based funding policies varied across states and institutions over the past twenty years?
Justin Ortagus
University Of Florida
2018 – 2021
Grant

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

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
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

Coaching and Mentoring to Help Researchers Increase the Likelihood that Research is Used to Inform Policy

This award will provide focused coaching and mentoring to support Foundation grantees in cultivating relationships with policymakers and civic intermediaries, with the goal of increasing the likelihood that their research ...
Paola Maynard
Scholars Strategy Network
2018 – 2020
$244,838
Grant

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

AEFP: Deepening Connections Between Research and Policy

This award will support the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEF), a professional organization for researchers studying education policy, in their efforts to connect their members to education policymakers and practitioners.
Angela Hull
Association For Education Finance And Policy
2018 – 2019
$24,915
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

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News
  •  Dec 3, 2018

Foundation Names Ten William T. Grant Scholars Finalists

The William T. Grant Foundation is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2019 William T. Grant Scholars Program. Ten early-career researchers were selected from a pool of 52 applicants after a rigorous review by our staff and Selection Committee. Vivian Tseng, ...
Foundation Staff
Foundation Names Ten William T. Grant Scholars Finalists
News
  •  Dec 3, 2018

Five New Research Grants to Build Theory and Evidence on Reducing Inequality

We are proud to announce five new grants to support research on reducing inequality in youth outcomes. The online application for research grants in both of our focus areas, reducing inequality and improving the use of research evidence, is now ...
Foundation Staff
Five New Research Grants to Build Theory and Evidence on Reducing Inequality

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