post_year

2023

Awarded Grants

Grant

Brokering Activities and Outcomes Among Embedded Versus Informal Liaisons in Education Research-Practice Partnerships

Does an embedded boundary spanner increase the use of research evidence when compared to an informal boundary spanner in an education research-practice partnership?
Ruth Turley
William Marsh Rice University
2024 – 2027
$641,497
Grant

Commission on Opportunities After High School

What policies and practices can improve economic and educational post-secondary opportunities for low-income students and students of color?
Kimberlee Eberle-Sudre
American Academy Of Arts And Sciences
2024 – 2024
$50,000
Grant

Reducing Structural Barriers in a School-based System of Food Assistance to Reduce Inequality in Food Security and Child Outcomes

Can reducing administrative barriers increase participation in a school-based food assistance program, thereby reducing food insecurity and improving outcomes among low-income and Latinx families?
Rebecca Ryan
Georgetown University
2024 – 2026
$599,869
Grant

Research-Practice Partnerships (RPPs) and Racial Equity in School Discipline: An Exploration of the Functioning of Equity-Centered RPPs and the Use of Research Evidence

How does an equity-centered research practice partnership navigate issues of race and power and influence research use to inform decision-making on school discipline policies and practices?
Richard Welsh
Vanderbilt University
2024 – 2026
$474,178
Grant

Understanding the Potential of Youth Participatory Action Research to Improve African American Youth Mental Health Outcomes

How do Black youth experience a youth participatory action research intervention meant to improve mental health outcomes?
Briana Woods-Jaeger
Emory University
2024 – 2025
$579,998
Grant

Redesigning the Child Tax Credit to Reduce Economic Inequality: Changes to Benefits and Administration

How can the Child Tax Credit be redesigned to better meet the needs of Black, Latinx, and mixed-immigration-status families to reduce economic inequality?
Theresa Anderson
The Urban Institute
2023 – 2025
$497,580

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News
  •  Dec 26, 2023

“There are steps we can take to reduce inequality”: Why universities should invest in public-interest research

In March, Rice University hosted William T. Grant Foundation President Adam Gamoran as the featured speaker at the Kinder Institute Forum, a lecture series bringing thought leaders from around the ...
Foundation Staff
“There are steps we can take to reduce inequality”: Why universities should invest in public-interest research
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?
News
  •  Dec 14, 2023

Maria Cancian, Novisi Nirschl, and William Hite Join the William T. Grant Foundation Board of Trustees

The Foundation is pleased to announce three new appointments to the Board of Trustees: Novisi Nirschl and William Hite, effective December 2023, and Maria Cancian, effective October 2024. Andrés Alonso and ...
Foundation Staff
Maria Cancian, Novisi Nirschl, and William Hite Join the William T. Grant Foundation Board of Trustees
Blog Post

President’s Comment: Dual Enrollment Policy and Practice as a Potential Strategy for Reducing Inequality in Youth Outcomes

In October, the Dual Enrollment Research Collaborative, an initiative spearheaded by the Joyce Foundation and the Collaborative for Higher Education Research and Policy at the University of Utah, released a ...
Adam Gamoran
President’s Comment: Dual Enrollment Policy and Practice as a Potential Strategy for Reducing Inequality in Youth Outcomes

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