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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...

Adam Gamoran

2/20/2025

Grant Announcements

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...

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Grantee Voices

“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

1/10/2025

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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...

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Staff Perspectives

“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...

Kim DuMont

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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,...

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An Educational Game to Support Multilingual Learners’ Reading Comprehension and Science Learning

How can a game-based learning environment improve 5th grade Spanish-speaking students’ science learning?

John Nietfeld

North Carolina State University

2025 – 2027
$599,413.00

Grant

Facilitating Collaboration Between Social Scientists and Legal Advocates to Improve Uses of Research in Justice-Oriented Court Cases

How can collaboration between social science researchers and legal advocates be facilitated to produce research evidence that can be used if/when the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Plyler v. Doe...

Megan Hopkins

University of California at San Diego

2025
$49,678.00

Grant

2025 Annual Membership

This grant supports the Foundation’s 2025 membership in the Council on Foundations.

Kathleen Enright

Council on Foundations

2025
$19,000.00

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Webinar for Applicants: Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence (December 2024)

Research grants on improving the use of research evidence support studies that reveal the strategies, mechanisms, or conditions for improving research use. In this webinar from December 2024, Program...

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Ten Finalists Selected for the William T. Grant Scholars Class of 2030

We are pleased to announce the finalists for the William T. Grant Scholars Program class of 2030. Ten early-career researchers were selected from a pool of 58 applicants after a rigorous review by...

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

John Nietfeld

Caitlin Spear

Geoffrey Borman

Rebecca Quick

Stanley Huey

Matthew Mizel

Yvette Lopez Brooks

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

Five New York City Nonprofits Awarded Youth Service Improvement Grants

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

Announcing the 2025 Institutional Challenge Grant Finalists

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

Adam Gamoran Continues as William T. Grant Foundation President

An Educational Game to Support Multilingual Learners’ Reading Comprehension and Science Learning

Facilitating Collaboration Between Social Scientists and Legal Advocates to Improve Uses of Research in Justice-Oriented Court Cases

2025 Annual Membership

Webinar for Applicants: Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence (December 2024)

Ten Finalists Selected for the William T. Grant Scholars Class of 2030

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