post_year

2024

Awarded Grants

Grant

Utilizing Discrete Event Simulation (DES) to Improve the Use and Relevance of Research Evidence to Inform School Mental Health Services

Does utilizing a Discrete Event Simulation (DES) model improve the local relevance and use of research evidence for school-based mental health decision-making?
Nathaniel von der Embse
University Of South Florida
2024 – 2027
$950,000
Grant

New York City Reducing Inequality Network (RIN)

This grant will provide an additional five years of funding to the Reducing Inequality Network, which supports sociology and social work doctoral students from underrepresented backgrounds whose research focuses on reducing inequality.
Dale Maglalang
New York University
2024 – 2029
$50,000
Grant

Work-Readiness Refresh: Preparing New York City’s Youth for the New World of Work

With this grant, Futures and Options will refresh their curriculum to ensure that students succeed in the post-pandemic workforce.
Carolyn Silver
Futures And Options
2024 – 2025
Grant

LGBTQ+ Inclusive Youth Development Training Project

Fresh Youth Initiatives’ improvement plan will train frontline staff in supporting LGBTQ+ participants.
Catherine Shugrue dos Santos
Fresh Youth Initiatives
2024 – 2025
Grant

SBU Academy: 6th-9th Grade Academic Curriculum Development

South Bronx United’s improvement project will develop a new curriculum specifically designed for these students to address grade-specific needs.
Andrew So
South Bronx United, Inc.
2024 – 2025
Grant

Case Management and One-on-One Support Enhancements for Fiver Youth

With this grant, Fiver Children’s Foundation will develop a case management handbook to better equip program associates with best practices for providing one-on-one services to youth participants.
Christie Ko
Fiver Children's Foundation
2024 – 2025

Articles & More

Blog Post

“Lifting Up Diverse Language Communities”: Three Grantees on Improving Outcomes for English Learners

“There’s a long way to go to providing agency and power to communities who are immigrant newcomers,” grantee Adriana Villavicencio told me during a recent conversation we had on ...
Natalie De Rosa
“Lifting Up Diverse Language Communities”: Three Grantees on Improving Outcomes for English Learners
News
  •  Sep 16, 2024

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

We are proud to announce six new research grants, totaling over $2.8 million, in support of four studies on ways to reduce inequality in youth outcomes and two studies on strategies for improving the use of research evidence in ways that ...
Foundation Staff
Six New Research Grants to Build Theory and Evidence in our Focus Areas
News
  •  Sep 10, 2024

A Note on Adam Gamoran’s Nomination as Director of the Institute of Education Sciences

On September 9, President Biden announced his intention to nominate Adam Gamoran, president of the William T. Grant Foundation, as director of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) in the U....
Foundation Staff
A Note on Adam Gamoran’s Nomination as Director of the Institute of Education Sciences
Blog Post

ICYMI: Four Takeaways from Our Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants Office Hour

The deadline for our Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants (YSCG) program, which supports activities to strengthen the organizational infrastructure of small nonprofit organizations in New York City that provide direct services to young people ages 5 to 25, is fast approaching on September 18. ...
Foundation Staff
ICYMI: Four Takeaways from Our Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants Office Hour

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