post_year

2025

Awarded Grants

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
Grant

Reducing Inequalities in Eviction Outcomes: A Mixed-Methods Study on Connecting Renters to Housing Stability Resources

Can a timely and targeted informational outreach intervention increase uptake in the use of housing stabilization services by low-income families and reduce evictions?
Elizabeth Linos
Harvard University
2025 – 2028
$537,224
Grant

The Impact of School Board Election Timing Policies on Educational Equity

What is the impact of school board election timing on racial and ethnic inequality in K-12 student academic achievement outcomes?
Beth Schueler
Stanford University
2025 – 2028
$299,083

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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