post_year

2025

Awarded Grants

Grant

An Impact and Implementation Study of Culturally Responsive Programming in the Fresno Unified School District, California

Does culturally responsive programming in schools lead to better academic outcomes for Black students?
Thomas Dee
Stanford University
2025 – 2028
$453,437
Grant

Board and Fundraising Capacity Building

Developing Artists Theater Company (DA) empowers underrepresented youth from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds to fight for positive social change through the practical application of the performing arts. By offering comprehensive, free performing arts education, DA helps young...
Jinn Kim
Developing Artists Theater Company Inc
2025 – 2028
$60,000
Grant

Development and implementation of a strategic communications initiative to reinforce and expand public understanding of the value of education research, evaluation, and evidence and its impact on informing policies that improve student outcomes

With this award, the Foundation will support the Council for Education Development and Research (CEDR) to develop and implement a strategic communications initiative to reinforce public understanding of the value of education research in improving student outcomes.
Rachel Dinkes
Council For Educational Development And Research
2025 – 2025
$25,000

Articles & More

Blog Post

Reimagining Criminal Justice to Uplift Urban Communities: A Conversation on the Rikers Island Longitudinal Study

How do we repair the relationships that hold together urban communities?
Natalie De Rosa
Reimagining Criminal Justice to Uplift Urban Communities: A Conversation on the Rikers Island Longitudinal Study
Blog Post

President’s Comment: Steadfast in Our Mission in Turbulent Times

Despite the turbulence around us, the William T. Grant Foundation will remain steadfast in our mission to support research to improve the lives of young people. We will continue to pursue our two focus areas, which are especially critical in ...
Adam Gamoran
President’s Comment: Steadfast in Our Mission in Turbulent Times
News
  •  Jan 22, 2025

Five New York City Nonprofits Awarded Youth Service Improvement Grants

We are pleased to announce that the Foundation has awarded five community-based organizations in New York City $25,000 to improve the quality of their youth programs. This year’s Youth Service Improvement Grantees are: Fiver Children’s Foundation, an innovative program ...
Foundation Staff
Five New York City Nonprofits Awarded Youth Service Improvement Grants
Blog Post

“A little bit of cash may help”: Grantees pilot nation’s largest guaranteed income program for child welfare system-involved families

Can improving families’ material conditions through cash transfers help prevent instances of child maltreatment?
Natalie De Rosa
“A little bit of cash may help”: Grantees pilot nation’s largest guaranteed income program for child welfare system-involved families
News
  •  Jan 10, 2025

Announcing the 2025 Institutional Challenge Grant Finalists

We’re pleased to announce seven finalists for the 2025 Institutional Challenge Grant competition. The Institutional Challenge Grant supports universities in building long-term research-practice partnerships with public agencies or nonprofit organizations to reduce inequality in youth outcomes...
Foundation Staff
Announcing the 2025 Institutional Challenge Grant Finalists
News
  •  Jan 9, 2025

“Strengthening Social Impact through Collaborative Research”: An Invitation to Connect at Society for Social Work and Research 2025

To help welcome 2025, I am headed to the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) conference and will join researchers, policymakers, and community members in affirming our commitment to Strengthening ...
Kim DuMont
“Strengthening Social Impact through Collaborative Research”: An Invitation to Connect at Society for Social Work and Research 2025
News
  •  Jan 2, 2025

Adam Gamoran Continues as William T. Grant Foundation President

Originally published on September 10, 2024, this post was updated on January 2, 2025 to reflect recent developments. 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 (...
Foundation Staff
Adam Gamoran Continues as William T. Grant Foundation President

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