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The William T. Grant Foundation supports research on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people in the United States.
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Supporting Research to Improve the Lives of Young People The William T. Grant Foundation invests in high-quality research focused on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of…
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RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT: On our Research-Practice Partnerships Resource Hub, we’ve gathered guiding tips, work samples, and resources from successful partnerships that can help you on your way. Check out the microsite: https://rpp.wtgrantfoundation.org/
Research-Practice Partnerships | William T. Grant Foundation
Whether you are looking to form, grow, or support an RPP, you need to know where to start and what to expect. We’ve gathered guiding tips, work samples, and resources from successful partnerships that...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Donna Bullock, CEO of @projecthome.bsky.social and @stefanie-deluca.bsky.social, James Coleman Professor of Social Policy and Sociology at The Johns Hopkins University, to the Board of Trustees. Read the full announcement: https://bit.ly/478LIpO
Donna Bullock and Stefanie DeLuca join the William T. Grant Foundation Board of Trustees - William T. Grant Foundation
The Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Trustees: Donna Bullock is CEO of Project HOME, a nationally recognized nonprofit that empowers adults, children, and families to break...
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October 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
In a new blog post, ICG grantees at UVA share the tools and strategies that have allowed the Center to bring together community partners, staff, faculty, and students from departments across the university to do transformative work: https://bit.ly/48W36iu
Building Bridges: Supporting University-Community Partnerships at the University of Virginia - William T. Grant Foundation
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 Universit...
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October 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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: https://wtgrantfoundation.org/announcing-four-new-grants-to-support-mentoring-for-junior-researchers-of-color
Announcing Four New Grants to Support Mentoring for Junior Researchers of Color - William T. Grant Foundation
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 And...
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October 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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I’m excited to see this report released, and proud that @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social is supporting outreach to encourage engagement with the report.
📢 New report: Pathways to Reduce Child #Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. The report explores the expanded #Child Tax Credit and #EITC in 2021 which lifted 2M+ kids out of poverty. 📘 Explore the report: buff.ly/r6GQLLU
September 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
🎉 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 the use of research evidence in ways that benefit young people. https://bit.ly/4nCqq9e
Five New Research Grants to Build Theory and Evidence in our Focus Areas - William T. Grant Foundation
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 th...
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September 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
NYC nonprofits: There's one week left to apply to the Youth Service Capacity-Build Grants program! Apply by September 18 at 3pm ET: https://wtgrantfoundation.org/funding/youth-service-capacity-building-grants
Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants - William T. Grant Foundation
The Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants (YSCG) program supports activities to strengthen the organizational infrastructure of small nonprofit organizations in the five boroughs of New York City tha...
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September 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
⏰ The deadline to submit an application for the Institutional Challenge Grant program is fast approaching on September 15 at 3pm ET. Learn more about the program and apply: https://wtgrantfoundation.org/funding/institutional-challenge-grant
Institutional Challenge Grant - William T. Grant Foundation
The Institutional Challenge Grant encourages university-based research institutes, schools, and centers to build sustained research-practice partnerships with public agencies or nonprofit organization...
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September 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
On Sept. 2 from 3-4:30pm ET, @agamoran.bsky.social will join the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading's webinar "Beyond Decoding NAEP: The Federal Role in Promoting Efficacy, Equity and Accountability" as a commentator.

Register for the webinar: https://bit.ly/479qQPz
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: GLR Learning Tuesdays. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
GLR Learning Tuesdays affirms CGLR's commitment to get better at getting better by learning with and from each other. We are using these webinars as a portal through which to access and explore the be...
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August 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
"For 50 years, we’ve been mapping a timeline of progress of our high school system, and we’re going to have a big blank," @agamoran.bsky.so<a href="https://www.apmreports.org/story/2025/08/21/trump-cancels-survey-of-high-schoolers" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">cial recently told @apmreports.org
https://www.apmreports.org/story/2025/08/21/trump-cancels-survey-of-high-schoolers
A window into America’s high schools slams shut
For decades, the federal government has surveyed high school students — and repeatedly followed up with them as adults. The goal was to gather data on their educational choices and careers so research...
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August 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
In a new blog post, ‪@drrichreddick.bsky.social‬ writes on why mentoring and developing the next generation of researchers matters more than ever, despite the headwinds: https://wtgrantfoundation.org/radical-care-real-consequences-why-mentorship-still-matters
Radical Care, Real Consequences: Why Mentorship Still Matters - William T. Grant Foundation
“How does it feel to be a problem?” W.E.B DuBois asked this famous question in the seminal Souls of Black Folk in 1903. While Du Bois was specifically speaking to the experiences of Black Americans in...
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August 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Applying to the Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants program? We shared four takeaways from a recent webinar to keep in mind as you prepare your application. This year's deadline is September 18 at 3pm ET.
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ICYMI: Four Takeaways from Our Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants Office Hour - William T. Grant Foundation
The deadline for our Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants (YSCG) program, which supports activities to strengthen the organizational infrastructure of small nonprofit organizations in New York City ...
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August 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
We are delighted to welcome Alexes Harris, Presidential Term Professor and Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington, to the William T. Grant Scholars Selection Committee, effective July 1, 2025.

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Welcoming Alexes Harris to the William T. Grant Scholars Selection Committee - William T. Grant Foundation
We are delighted to welcome Alexes Harris, Presidential Term Professor and Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington, to the William T. Grant Scholars Selection Committee, effective July…
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August 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
With the Institutional Challenge Grant, The University of New Mexico and the State of New Mexico's First Judicial District Attorney’s Office will aim to reduce racial and ethnic inequalities in the juvenile justice system through a deflection and diversion program.
UNM, First Judicial DA Office project awarded Institutional Challenge Grant
A partnership between The University of New Mexico and the State of New Mexico's First Judicial District Attorney’s Office was selected as one of this year’s Institutional Challenge Grants by the…
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August 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
🎉 We are proud to announce 7 new research grants, totaling over $2.8 million, in support of five studies on ways to reduce inequality in youth outcomes and two studies on strategies for improving the use of research evidence in ways that benefit young people.
Seven New Research Grants to Build Theory and Evidence in our Focus Areas - William T. Grant Foundation
We are proud to announce seven new research grants, totaling over $2.8 million, in support of five studies on ways to reduce inequality in youth outcomes and two studies on strategies for improving…
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July 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
📢 NYC nonprofits: The application for the Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants program is now open! This year's deadline is September 18. Learn more about the program and apply now:
Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants - William T. Grant Foundation
The Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants (YSCG) program supports activities to strengthen the organizational infrastructure of small nonprofit organizations in the five boroughs of New York City…
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July 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“This research-practice partnership positions the commonwealth to lead by example in developing and applying evidence-based policies that help youth in foster care achieve their educational goals.”
New grant supports postsecondary outcomes for youth in foster care | Penn State University
Penn State’s Social Science Research Institute has been awarded a three-year, $650,000 Institutional Challenge Grant from the William T. Grant Foundation to strengthen research-practice partnerships…
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July 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“This grant is not just a win for Tulane—it’s a win for the city. It demonstrates what’s possible when researchers, schools, and communities work together to address the root causes of harm and build a better future for our youth.”
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New grant supports postsecondary outcomes for youth in foster care | Penn State University
Penn State’s Social Science Research Institute has been awarded a three-year, $650,000 Institutional Challenge Grant from the William T. Grant Foundation to strengthen research-practice partnerships…
www.psu.edu
July 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
🎉 The Trustees of the William T. Grant Foundation, Spencer Foundation, @dorisdukefdn.bsky.social and @bezosfamilyfoundation.org have approved $2.6 million in funding for the winners of the 2025 Institutional Challenge Grant competition. Read about the grantees: wtgrantfoundation.org/announcing-t...
July 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Is your proposal a good fit for our research grants on improving the use of research evidence? Our blog post shares 10 tips for to help assess whether your idea aligns with our funding interests.

The next deadline to submit a letter of inquiry is August 6.
Studying Ways to Improve the Use of Research Evidence: Is Your Proposal a Good Fit? - William T. Grant Foundation
The William T Grant Foundation receives hundreds of letters of inquiry every year from individuals pursuing funding for their research. But we decline between a third to a half of submitted letters…
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July 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Preparing an application for the Institutional Challenge Grant? We’ve annotated proposals to illustrate how applicants have successfully proposed plans for institutional change and their partnerships' co-defined research agenda.

📖 Read the annotated proposals:
Resource Spotlight: Annotated Proposals for the Institutional Challenge Grant - William T. Grant Foundation
The Institutional Challenge Grant requires that universities shift their policies and practices to value research conducted in collaboration with non-profit organizations or public agencies. The…
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July 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The online application for our research grants on reducing inequality and improving the use of evidence is now open! Submit a letter of inquiry by August 6. Learn more about our funding:
Funding - William T. Grant Foundation
Foundation grants support field-initiated research studies in our focus areas, career development and mentoring for early career scholars, research-practice partnerships between universities and…
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June 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
🎉 We are pleased to announce that the Foundation has awarded three community-based organizations in New York City $60,000 to address a capacity-building need. Read about this year's Youth Service Capacity-Building Grantees:
Three New York City Nonprofits Awarded Capacity-Building Grants - William T. Grant Foundation
We are pleased to announce that the Foundation has awarded three community-based organizations in New York City $60,000 to address a capacity-building need. This year’s Youth Service…
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June 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The Foundation’s 2024 Annual Report includes a catalog of all new and active grants, a summary of our grantmaking by the numbers, and reflections from our President and Board Chair.

📖 Read the report to learn more about our grantmaking: wtgrantfoundation.org/wp-content/u...
June 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Have you explored this funding opp yet? Applications for @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social’s Institutional Challenge Grant are open! buff.ly/ChXhAdC This award supports rsrch institutions in building #RPPs w/ public agencies or nonprofits to reduce inequality in youth outcomes. Apps due 9/15
Institutional Challenge Grant - William T. Grant Foundation
The Institutional Challenge Grant encourages university-based research institutes, schools, and centers to build sustained research-practice partnerships with public agencies or nonprofit…
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June 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM