2023 Archives - William T. Grant Foundation

Awarded Grants

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

Bridging Institutions to Close Youth Opportunity Gaps

This grant will strengthen an emerging partnership between the University of Virginia and Albemarle County Public Schools.

Ben Allen

University Of Virginia

2023 – 2026
$162,489

Grant

Child Poverty Impacts of Safety Net Responses to COVID-19

Do policies that reduce administrative burden in social safety net programs reduce child poverty rates and narrow racial and ethnic disparities in benefit participation?

Jeremy Barofsky

Behavioral Ideas Lab, Inc. (dba Ideas42)

2023 – 2025
$326,708

Grant

Increasing Teacher Diversity, Supply, and Retention through Grow Your Own Programs

Are programs that recruit local teachers from underrepresented backgrounds an effective way to build and retain teacher diversity and serve students of color?

Matthew Kraft

Brown University

2023 – 2026
$525,000

Grant

Representation Matters: Compiling the Data to Measure the Effect of Teacher Workforce Diversity Policies on Reducing Ethnoracial Inequalities in Academic Outcomes

How do state teacher diversity policies vary and what is the potential of teacher diversity to reduce ethnoracial inequalities in district academic outcomes?

Faiza Jamil

Clemson University

2023 – 2025
$199,193

Articles & More

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

News

• Nov 18, 2023

Upcoming Events: Informal Chats with Program Staff

New for 2023, we’ve launched a series of virtual conversations hosted by Foundation program officers, grants administrators, and senior staff. As part of this series, our hosts will lead informal drop-ins on Zoom, where they and attendees can discuss topics ...

Foundation Staff

Upcoming Events: Informal Chats with Program Staff

News

• Aug 23, 2023

2023 Mentoring Grants to Support Junior Researchers of Color

The Foundation is pleased to announce that three research grantees and three William T. Grant Scholars have been awarded grants to support their development as mentors to junior researchers of color. The awardees will mentor promising doctoral students and post-doctoral ...

Foundation Staff

2023 Mentoring Grants to Support Junior Researchers of Color

News

• Aug 23, 2023

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

We are proud to announce seven new research grants, including six to support studies on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and one to support a study on improving the use of research evidence in ways that benefit young people in ...

Foundation Staff

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

Blog Post

One on One Support: An Essential Aspect of the Youth Service Capacity-Grants Program

The Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants (YSCG) program supports activities to strengthen the organizational infrastructure of small nonprofit organizations in the five boroughs of New York City that provide direct services to young people ages 5 to 25. The program provides $60,000 of general ...

Foundation Staff