The William T. Grant Foundation has issued a request for applications for Research Grants on Reducing Inequality. This program supports research to build, test, or increase understanding of programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people ages 5-25 in the United States. The Foundation prioritizes studies that aim to reduce inequalities that exist along dimensions of race, ethnicity, economic standing, sexual or gender minority status, language minority status, or immigrant origins.
Proposed research may include descriptive studies that clarify mechanisms for reducing inequality or elucidate how or why a specific program, policy, or practice operates to reduce inequality; intervention studies that examine attempts to reduce inequality; or studies that improve the measurement of inequality in ways that can enhance the work of researchers, practitioners, or policymakers. Research on causes and consequences of inequality is not within the scope of this program.
Major Research Grants: $100,000 to $600,000, including up to 15% indirect costs, will be awarded for a project period of 2 to 3 years. Projects involving secondary data analysis are typically at the lower end of the budget range, whereas projects involving new data collection and sample recruitment can be at the higher end. Proposals to launch experiments in which settings (e.g., classrooms, schools, youth programs) are randomly assigned to conditions sometimes have higher awards.
Officers’ Research Grants: $25,000–$50,000, including up to 15% indirect costs, will be awarded for a project period of 1 to 2 years. Studies may be stand-alone projects or may build off larger projects.
To Apply:
- This is an open RFP (UCSF may submit an unlimited number of applications).
- Please email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. Please notify your Grants Officer as soon as possible of your intention to apply to ensure that they will have enough time to support your application.
- Application deadline is Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
For more information and to review complete application instructions and eligibility requirements, please visit https://wtgrantfoundation.org/funding/research-grants-on-reducing-inequality