post_year

2023

Awarded Grants

Grant

Reducing Inequality Through Housing Policies: The Housing Choice Voucher Program and Its Effects on Academic Outcomes of Low-Income Students in Houston, Texas

Does the Housing Choice Voucher program lead to changes in neighborhood and school contexts for low-income families and improve educational outcomes for youth?
Anna Rhodes
William Marsh Rice University
2023 – 2026
$299,312
Grant

Embedding Research into Organizational Routines to Deepen the Use of Evidence

In what ways does an intentional approach to routinize the use of research evidence become embedded within data-driven practices in school districts to better support science instruction?
Annie Allen
University Of Colorado
2023 – 2026
$650,000
Grant

CARPE DIEM (Courageous, Antiracist, and Reflective Parenting Efforts: Deepening Intentionality withEach Moment)

Does an online antiracist parenting intervention for White mothers decrease racial bias in young White children?
Gail Ferguson
University Of Minnesota
2023 – 2026
$599,932

Articles & More

Webinars

Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence: An Overview of the Program and How to Apply

Research evidence can be a powerful resource for policymakers, agency leaders, organizational managers, and others who make high-stakes decisions that shape youth-serving systems. But only if it’s used. The ...
Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence: An Overview of the Program and How to Apply
News
  •  Jun 5, 2023

Three New-York City Nonprofits Awarded Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants

We are pleased to announce that the Foundation has awarded three Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants to New York City nonprofit organizations that provide services to young people in the five boroughs. These grants provide up to $60,000 in unrestricted general operating ...
Three New-York City Nonprofits Awarded Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants
News
  •  Jun 5, 2023

Bezos Family Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, Spencer Foundation, and William T. Grant Foundation Award Grants to Four Partnerships Addressing Social Issues

The William T. Grant Foundation, Spencer Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, and the Bezos Family Foundation are delighted to announce the winners of the 2023 Institutional Challenge Grant competition. The Institutional Challenge ...
Bezos Family Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, Spencer Foundation, and William T. Grant Foundation Award Grants to Four Partnerships Addressing Social Issues
News
  •  May 22, 2023

Six New Research Grants to Build Theory and Evidence about Ways to Reduce Inequality in Youth Outcomes

We are proud to announce six new research grants to support studies in our reducing inequality focus area. Approved at the Foundation’s March Board meeting, these awards will help ...
Six New Research Grants to Build Theory and Evidence about Ways to Reduce Inequality in Youth Outcomes
Publication

Theorizing Blackness, Indigeneity, and Racialization in Research on Reducing Inequality

The William T. Grant Foundation encourages research on reducing inequality that is grounded in well-theorized, rich conceptualizations of race, ethnicity, and Indigeneity (as well as other dimensions of inequality like immigrant origin and economic standing). In keeping with this interest, ...
Foundation Staff
Theorizing Blackness, Indigeneity, and Racialization in Research on Reducing Inequality
Blog Post

Bringing Counseling to the Classroom Can Keep English Learners Connected to Community Colleges

New research finds that bringing counseling and advising services to the classroom can provide a critical connection to campus for immigrant and refugee newcomer students in ESOL programs.
Federick Ngo
 and Kristine Jan Cruz Espinoza
Bringing Counseling to the Classroom Can Keep English Learners Connected to Community Colleges
Blog Post

Integrating research evidence and equity concerns in the policy implementation process: Challenges and future directions

The role of research evidence in improving policy and practice outcomes has been a topic of public debate and focus of research for some time. To date, scholarship has focused ...
Jennifer Mosley
Integrating research evidence and equity concerns in the policy implementation process: Challenges and future directions

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