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Expanding our Research Interests: Reducing Inequality for LGBTQ+ Youth

We encourage researchers studying ways to improve outcomes for LGBTQ+ youth within family, school, state, and other contexts to apply for our funding.

Maddie Scavotto

4/16/2025

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The Building Resilience Project

Are mindfulness and meditation interventions promising strategies for improving the mental health of students in Puerto Rico who have experienced trauma?

Victor Carrion

Stanford University

2025 – 2028
$600,000.00

Grant

Mobilizing Research Evidence in Policy Making

Alliance (KA), to highlight the importance of and elevate the use of education research in federal policymaking. KA is a nonprofit based in Washington D.C., that is committed to improving education...

Rachel Dinkes

Council for Educational Development and Research

2025 – 2026
$112,000.00

Grant

The effects of state-level SNAP expansions during COVID-19 on food insecurity inequalities among children of immigrants

How did expansions to state-level Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) programs during the pandemic impact food insecurity for children of immigrants? How did outcomes vary by state and by...

Yingying Zeng

University of Georgia

2025 – 2027
$49,995.00

Issue 10: Winter 2024-25

Career Development at the Foundation: Keeping Sight of the People Carrying Out the Work

From the point of application through the post-award review process, we seek to ensure that all who interact with the Foundation receive guidance and feedback that will move their research forward.

Melissa Wooten

Issue 10: Winter 2024-25

Young People as Beneficiaries or Agents of Change

Research to identify youth's participation in social movements and understand its connection to outcomes can help address some of the most pressing inequalities facing young people today.

Jennifer Earl

Issue 10: Winter 2024-25

Studying Beneficial Uses of Research Evidence in Higher Education

Findings from research studies can provide decision-makers direction on how to enhance student mental health; create high-quality, inclusive learning environments; and transition students into and...

Kim DuMont

Issue 10: Winter 2024-25

Conducting Research on Social Movements to Challenge and Change Youth-Serving Systems

As we face increasing restrictions on our society’s most vulnerable youth, including youth of color, undocumented and immigrant youth, and LGBTQ+ youth, social movement research holds significant...

Jenny Irons

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Melissa Wooten Promoted to Senior Program Officer

We are delighted to announce that Melissa Wooten has been promoted to Senior Program Officer. In her new role, Melissa will guide the Foundation’s overarching career development philosophy and...

Applicant Guidance

Youth Service Improvement Grants: An Overview of the Program and How to Apply (February 2025)

The Youth Service Improvement Grants program supports activities to improve the quality of direct services for young people ages 5 to 25 in the five boroughs of New York City. The goal of the program...

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...

Jinn Kim

DEVELOPING ARTISTS THEATER COMPANY INC

2025 – 2028
$60,000.00

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
$453,437.00

Grant

From Seeds to Blossoms: A Leadership Succession Plan To Empower Immigrant Women

The Brave House supports young immigrant and refugee women, ages 16-24, in New York City, with a focus on survivors of gender-based violence. They provide free legal aid, community, and holistic...

Lauren Blodgett

BRAVE HOUSE INC

2025 – 2028
$60,000.00

Grant

The Bell Capacity Building Grant

Bell Voices equips New York City’s young people with the tools to report important stories and the skills to thrive in the media careers. Their programming supports youth journalism through...

Adrian Uribarri

Bell Voices, Inc.

2025 – 2028
$60,000.00

Grant

Fidelity Ac(counts): A Qualitative Case Study of Artificial Intelligence and Compliance Practice in Child Welfare Policy Implementation

How do child welfare agencies use an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to monitor compliance with policy-mandated requirements for the use of research evidence, and how does this practice shape...

Jennifer Mosley

The University of Chicago

2025 – 2026
$28,042.00

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...

Rachel Dinkes

Council for Educational Development and Research

2025
$25,000.00

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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

2/24/2025

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Expanding our Research Interests: Reducing Inequality for LGBTQ+ Youth

The Building Resilience Project

Mobilizing Research Evidence in Policy Making

The effects of state-level SNAP expansions during COVID-19 on food insecurity inequalities among children of immigrants

Career Development at the Foundation: Keeping Sight of the People Carrying Out the Work

Young People as Beneficiaries or Agents of Change

Studying Beneficial Uses of Research Evidence in Higher Education

Conducting Research on Social Movements to Challenge and Change Youth-Serving Systems

Melissa Wooten Promoted to Senior Program Officer

Youth Service Improvement Grants: An Overview of the Program and How to Apply (February 2025)

Board and Fundraising Capacity Building

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

From Seeds to Blossoms: A Leadership Succession Plan To Empower Immigrant Women

The Bell Capacity Building Grant

Fidelity Ac(counts): A Qualitative Case Study of Artificial Intelligence and Compliance Practice in Child Welfare Policy Implementation

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

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

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Geoffrey Borman

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