By Ali, Leila – Grants Resource Center
The William T. Grant Foundation awarded six grants to support research on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people. Awarded topics ranged from reevaluating prison-based education systems to the effects of food scholarships on academic performance among community college students. Topics awarded were:
- Reducing Child Poverty
How can the United States reduce child poverty by half in 10 years? - Course Corrections: Assessing the Value of Prison-Based Education for Incarcerated Youth in Washington State
Does youth participation in education programs during incarceration raise earning and education outcomes and reduce recidivism after release? - Connected Scholars: A Mixed-Methods Investigation of a Social Capital Intervention for First-Generation College Students
Does a mentoring intervention improve academic outcomes for racial/ethnic minority and low-income college students whose parents did not graduate from college? - Can Food Scholarships Reduce Inequality by Improving College Persistence Among Community College Students?
Do food scholarships improve academic performance and persistence among low-income community college students? - Community Academic Partnership for Translational Use of Research Evidence (CAPTURE) in Policy and Practice
What strategies enable research-practice partnerships to improve the use of research evidence by child welfare agencies? - Diffusing Research Evidence in Educational Systems
How can school districts leverage social networks among administrators and teachers to improve their use of research evidence?
The foundation is currently accepting applications for its new research grants. Approximately $100,000 to $600,000 is available for grants on reducing inequality, and $100,000 and $1 million for grants on improving the use of research evidence. Letters of inquiry are due May 2, and August 1, 2018. See William T. Grant Foundation’s Funding Opportunities for more details.