post_year

2021

Awarded Grants

Grant

Optimization of the RPC Model: Enhancing Effectiveness and Equity in Improving the Use of Research

Can the Research-to-Policy Collaboration model be improved to reduce inequities for scholars of color in accessing policymakers, improve the timeliness of research to policymakers, and improve cost-effectiveness?
Daniel Crowley
Pennsylvania State University
2021 – 2025
$900,000
Grant

A Mixed-Method Evaluation of the Impact of Social Risk Screening on Uptake of Social Assistance

Does foregoing social risk screening during pediatric visits increase uptake of social services among low-income families?
Danielle Cullen
Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia
2021 – 2025
$534,000
Grant

EVC’s Strategic Planning

This grant will support strategic planning and capacity-building at Educational Video Center.
Ambreen Qureshi
Educational Video Center, Inc.
2021 – 2024
$60,000
Grant

YDC Communications Capacity Building Project

This grant will support outreach and capacity-building at Made in Brownsville.
Quardean Lewis-Allen
Youth Design Center Inc.
2021 – 2024
$60,000
Grant

W.T. Grant Foundation Mixed Methods Consultancy

This grant will support consultations for applicants and grantees and a biennial workshop for grantees to build their capacity to conduct mixed-methods research that integrates qualitative and quantitative methods.
Nancy Deutsch
University Of Virginia
2021 – 2026
$302,800

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News
  •  Apr 20, 2021

Three New Institutional Challenge Grants to Encourage Partnerships, Spur Community-Engaged Research, and Reduce Inequality

The newest grants, amounting to nearly $2,000,000, are being awarded to Johns Hopkins University, Northeastern University, and the University of California Santa Cruz. These institutions will work in partnership with local ...
Foundation Staff
Three New Institutional Challenge Grants to Encourage Partnerships, Spur Community-Engaged Research, and Reduce Inequality
Blog Post

Meeting this Moment (Part II): Unpacking Anti-Asian Racism

The Foundation hopes to support more solution-oriented research that not only richly theorizes anti-Asian racism but also identifies ways to counter racism, xenophobia, and other forms of oppression.
Vivian Tseng
Meeting this Moment (Part II): Unpacking Anti-Asian Racism
Webinars

Funder to Funder Webinar: Reducing Inequality for LGBTQ Youth and Families

LGBTQ youth face disproportionate levels of harassment, bullying, depression, and substance abuse compared to non-LBGTQ peers. What is the current evidence on ways to reduce these inequalities and how might new research inform how grantmakers and service providers respond? In ...
Foundation Staff
Funder to Funder Webinar: Reducing Inequality for LGBTQ Youth and Families
Blog Post

President’s Comment: Combatting Anti-Asian Violence By Confronting the Deep Roots of Racism

Many of us may have hoped that the change in administration in Washington, DC, would have lessened the pervasive climate of hostility and xenophobia that we have experienced in the ...
Adam Gamoran
President’s Comment: Combatting Anti-Asian Violence By Confronting the Deep Roots of Racism
Webinars

Webinar: Politics, Power, and the Use of Research Evidence

Hosted by the Foundation and the Forum for Youth Investment on March 11, 2021, this webinar focuses on how concepts such as the perceived objective nature of evidence, the positionality of the researcher in policymaking, and the role of power and politics ...
Foundation Staff
Webinar: Politics, Power, and the Use of Research Evidence

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