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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 and Joshua Villafane Delgado

2025 – 2027
$250,000.00

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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
$537,224.00

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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
$299,083.00

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Strengthening Connections between Researchers and Policymakers: Testing the Scalability of a Local-level Intervention

Does a county-focused intervention for research outreach to county policymakers increase their use of research evidence on matters affecting youth and families?

Elizabeth Day

University Of Oregon

2025 – 2028
$689,452.00

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Donna Bullock and Stefanie DeLuca join the William T. Grant Foundation Board of Trustees

DeLuca’s research uses sociological perspectives to inform education and housing policy, often through mixed-methods studies that incorporate qualitative research into experimental or...

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Benjamin Kirshner

University of California at Berkeley and University of Colorado

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President’s Comment: Why We’re Investing in Tools to Advance Community-Engaged Scholarship

In the face of organized efforts to silence research, the Foundation will continue to leverage our funding to strengthen the field and advance institutional reforms that value community-engaged...

Adam Gamoran

10/14/2025

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Building Bridges: Supporting University-Community Partnerships at the University of Virginia

Local students celebrating the end of the Starr Hill Pathways summer camp. Photo courtesy of the UVA Center for Community Partnerships. Photo credit: Sydney Shuler. As an R1 institution, the...

Nina Schoonover, Jessica Harris, Ben Allen, Michele Claibourn and Sherica Jones-Lewis

10/3/2025

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Announcing Four New Mentoring Grants

The Foundation is pleased to announce two William T. Grant Scholars and two research grantees have been awarded grants to support their development as mentors to junior researchers of color: Riana...

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Redefining Leadership: How one Youth Service Capacity-Building Grantee is Building Strength from Within

Photo courtesy of Brave House. Credit: @just_a_spectator Finding a sanctuary to feel safe, seen, and supported can be life-changing. This is especially true for young immigrant women navigating...

Natalie De Rosa and Jomayra Carchi Guaman

10/1/2025

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Convening and Catalyzing School Turnaround Through Conceptual Research Use

Does a professional convening intervention catalyze conditions to improve conceptual use of research evidence and research epistemology among turnaround school leaders?

Ebony Bridwell-Mitchell

Harvard University

2025 – 2028
$249,229.00

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In Support of NPR’s Coverage of Children, Youth and Families

The grant will support National Public Radio’s (NPR) continuing coverage of trends and developments that affect children and youth in the United States.

Blair Gage

National Public Radio

2025 – 2027
$300,000.00

Grant Announcements

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

We are proud to announce five new research grants, totaling over $2.8 million, in support of three studies on ways to reduce inequality in youth outcomes and two studies on strategies for improving...

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

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

The Impact of School Board Election Timing Policies on Educational Equity

Strengthening Connections between Researchers and Policymakers: Testing the Scalability of a Local-level Intervention

Donna Bullock and Stefanie DeLuca join the William T. Grant Foundation Board of Trustees

Natalia Palacios

Benjamin Kirshner

President’s Comment: Why We’re Investing in Tools to Advance Community-Engaged Scholarship

Building Bridges: Supporting University-Community Partnerships at the University of Virginia

Announcing Four New Mentoring Grants

Redefining Leadership: How one Youth Service Capacity-Building Grantee is Building Strength from Within

Convening and Catalyzing School Turnaround Through Conceptual Research Use

In Support of NPR’s Coverage of Children, Youth and Families

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

Mica Pollock

Rebecca Fauth

Christian Smith

Yingying Zeng

Anna Shults

Caitlin Raaz

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Five New Research Grants to Build Theory and Evidence in Our Focus Areas

Announcing the 2026 Institutional Challenge Grantees: Foundations Award $2.6 Million for Research-Practice Partnerships

Seven Early-Career Researchers Selected for the William T. Grant Scholars Class of 2031

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President Adam Gamoran to Retire in 2027

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