post_year

2025

Awarded Grants

Grant

Reducing Mental Health Disparities in Black Children: Testing a Cultural Adaptation of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy

Does a culturally adapted evidence-based parent-child intervention improve outcomes for Black children diagnosed with a disruptive behavior disorder to reduce racial inequalities in disciplinary and academic outcomes?
Erica Coates
Georgetown University
2026 – 2029
$599,995
Grant

Closing the Digital Engagement Gap: Leveraging Tutoring to Advance Equity in Mathematics

Does pairing the use of digital learning platform (DLP) with tutoring increase engagement and improve math outcomes for low-income students?
Ellen Altermatt
University Of Utah
2026 – 2027
$34,600
Grant

The Impact of Tax Policies on Youth Inequality in Puerto Rico: A Granular Analysis Using Decomposable Metrics

Have recent changes in Puerto Rico’s tax policies reduced economic inequality among residents of the island?
Daniel Santamaria Ots
Espacios Abiertos Puerto Rico Inc.
2025 – 2027
$250,000
Grant

Home Visits: Teachers’ and Latine Families’ Perspectives

How can home visits with Latine families improve family school relationships and teacher classroom practices?
Natalia Palacios
University Of Virginia
2025 – 2028
$525,057
Grant

Understanding the continuing impact of guaranteed income on housing trajectories of low-income Black emerging adults

Does a guaranteed income program have a lasting impact on the housing instability of Black emerging adults?
Michelle Nakphong
University Of California, San Francisco
2025 – 2026
$49,766

Articles & More

News
  •  Dec 3, 2025

Announcing Eleven Finalists for the William T. Grant Scholars Class of 2031

Hailing from fields including sociology, education, operations research, and statistics, each of these finalists demonstrate strong promise to contribute to our knowledge of ways to improve youth lives.
Foundation Staff
Announcing Eleven Finalists for the William T. Grant Scholars Class of 2031
News
  •  Dec 3, 2025

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

Totaling over $2.9 million, these grants support five studies on ways to reduce inequality in youth outcomes and one study on strategies for improving the use of research evidence in ways that benefit young people
Foundation Staff
Six New Research Grants to Build Theory and Evidence in our Focus Areas
News
  •  Dec 3, 2025

Announcing $1.05 Million in Continuation Funding for Three Institutional Challenge Grantees

Continuation funding will bolster these partnerships’ efforts to improve reading achievement outcomes, increase college access and success, and understand impacts of mental health-enhanced workforce development programs.
Foundation Staff
Announcing $1.05 Million in Continuation Funding for Three Institutional Challenge Grantees
Blog Post

A community-driven optimization framework for redrawing school attendance boundaries

A community-driven optimization framework for redrawing school attendance boundaries
Blog Post

Optimization Meets Participation: Iterative Zone Generation for School Assignment

Optimization Meets Participation: Iterative Zone Generation for School Assignment

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