post_year

2018

Awarded Grants

Grant

Understanding & Reducing Racial &Ethnic Disparities in the Kings County District Attorney’s Office: A Research Proposal

The CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance will collaborate with the Kings County District Attorney to demonstrate and understand trends and patterns resulting from Justice 2020, the DA’s comprehensive ...
Michael Jacobson
Research Foundation Of The City University Of New York
2018 – 2021
$299,905
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 At The University Of Chicago
2018 – 2021
Grant

Crossroads: Reducing Inequality and Promoting Positive Youth Development by Understanding Juvenile Justice Processing

Does diverting first time youth offenders from the court system have long-term benefits as they transition to adulthood?
Elizabeth Cauffman
University Of California At Irvine
2018 – 2021
$598,937
Grant

Establishing the Enabling Infrastructure for the Use of Research Evidence in Government

This award will continue the Foundation’s support for the Bipartisan Policy Center to encourage the implementation of the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking’s recommendations, which were issued in September 2017.
Nicholas Hart
Bipartisan Policy Center
2018 – 2019
$150,000
Grant

Mentoring and Career Development: 2018 Destin and Debrosse

Destin will use this award to cultivate a culture among his mentees that incorporates collaboration and interpersonal sharing so that individuals can bring their whole selves into their work.
Mesmin Destin
Northwestern University
2018 – 2020
$109,993

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News
  •  Jul 18, 2018

Ten New Research Grants to Build Theory and Evidence in our Focus Areas, Summer 2018

We are proud to announce ten new grants to support research on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people. Approved at the Foundation’s spring and summer board meetings, ...
Ten New Research Grants to Build Theory and Evidence in our Focus Areas, Summer 2018
News
  •  Jul 18, 2018

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

We are proud to announce ten new grants to support research on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people. Approved at the Foundation’s spring and summer board meetings, ...
Ten New Research Grants to Build Theory and Evidence in our Focus Areas
News
  •  Jul 18, 2018

2018 Mentoring Grants to Support Junior Researchers of Color

Two research grantees and four William T. Grant Scholars have been awarded grants to support their development as mentors to junior colleagues. The awardees will mentor promising doctoral students and post-doctoral fellows in enhancing their methodological skills, publication records, and ...
Foundation Staff
2018 Mentoring Grants to Support Junior Researchers of Color
Blog Post

A Piece of the Puzzle for Promoting Educational Equity: Adults in Youth Organizing

Youth organizing efforts are opportunities for adults in key positions of leadership to hear, reflect on, and partner with youth to reduce inequity in schools for marginalized youth of color.
Elise M. Harris
A Piece of the Puzzle for Promoting Educational Equity: Adults in Youth Organizing
Blog Post

Research Grantee David Yeager is Using a National Sample to Examine Variability in Intervention Effects

Research grantee David Yeager is studying whether an exercise that instills in students the idea that intelligence can be developed over time can reduce disparities in math achievement. While numerous ...
Foundation Staff
Research Grantee David Yeager is Using a National Sample to Examine Variability in Intervention Effects

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