post_year

2022

Awarded Grants

Grant

Directing Change: A Novel Approach to Addressing Disparities in Suicidal Behaviors among Latinx and LGBTQ+ Youth

Does a youth filmmaking suicide prevention program have significant impacts on Latinx and LGBTQ+ youth?
Pamela Morris-Perez
New York University
2022 – 2025
$750,000
Grant

Building Capacity and Bridging Research, Policy and Practice

The Forum for Youth Investment will advance grantees’ capacities to conduct and share research by connecting them with policymakers and by organizing grantee learning communities.
Alicia Wilson-Ahlstrom
The Forum For Youth Investment
2022 – 2023
$523,756
Grant

Gotta Grow-Capacity IT Project

This grant will support large-scale improvements to information technology systems and online communication tools at the Arthur Project.
Jessica Greenawalt
Arthur Project Inc.
2022 – 2025
$60,000
Grant

Train-the-Trainer 2.0

This grant will enable the Alex House Project to seeks state accreditation for its Train-the-Trainer program.
Samora Coles
Alex House Project Inc.
2022 – 2025
$60,000
Grant

R3 Judicial Confinement Decisions: Protecting Youth and Communities During the Pandemic and Beyond, Phase 2

This grant will help amplify the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges’ targeted outreach to judges and others who make high-stakes decisions about youth detention.
Zoe Livengood
National Council Of Juvenile And Family Court Judges
2022 – 2023
$25,000

Articles & More

Blog Post

Proposing Research on Reducing Inequality: Is Your Study a Fit?

If you are considering applying for a major grant or Officers’ research award in our reducing inequality focus area, we encourage you to closely evaluate whether your proposed study is a fit with our funding interests.
Jenny Irons
Proposing Research on Reducing Inequality: Is Your Study a Fit?
News
  •  Apr 12, 2022

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Spencer Foundation, and William T. Grant Foundation Award Grants to Three Partnerships Addressing Social Issues

These grants leverage the power and networks of universities to reduce inequality in youth outcomes, a persisting challenge that has become even more severe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Foundation Staff
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Spencer Foundation, and William T. Grant Foundation Award Grants to Three Partnerships Addressing Social Issues
Blog Post

Toward equitable collaboration: Community partners’ strategic perspectives on community-engaged research

True equity-oriented research must upend traditional power dynamics where university researchers are viewed as apex knowledge producers. Democratizing the knowledge production process to recognize the valued and essential contributions of ...
Rebecca London
 and Ronald David Glass
Toward equitable collaboration: Community partners’ strategic perspectives on community-engaged research
Webinars

Webinar: William T. Grant Scholars: An Overview of the Program and How to Apply

In this webinar, held on March 15, 2022, Program Officer Melissa Wooten and Senior Vice President Vivian Tseng provide an overview of eligibility details, required materials, and review criteria, as well as the background and broader goals of the William T. Grant ...
Foundation Staff
Webinar: William T. Grant Scholars: An Overview of the Program and How to Apply
Digest, Issue 07: Winter 2021-22

Research on Research Use: Building Theory, Empirical Evidence, and a Global Field

Research can play a vital role in pointing policymakers, civil society, and communities toward a stronger, more sustainable, and just world. But getting there means building on what we know about what it takes for research to be useful, used, ...
Research on Research Use: Building Theory, Empirical Evidence, and a Global Field

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