The William T. Grant Foundation has issued a request for applications for its Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence. This program supports research on strategies focused on improving the use, usefulness, and impact of evidence in ways that benefit young people ages 5-25 in the United States. The Foundation seeks proposals for studies that advance theory and build empirical knowledge on ways to improve the use of research evidence by policymakers, public agency leaders, organizational managers, intermediaries, community organizers, and other decision-makers that generally shape youth-serving systems in the United States.
Major Research Grants: $100,000 to $1,000,000, including up to 15% indirect costs, will be awarded for a project period of 2 to 4 years. Studies involving secondary data analysis are at the lower end of the range (about $100,000 $300,000), whereas studies that involve new data collection can have larger budgets (typically $300,000 $600,000). Generally, only proposals to launch experiments in which settings (e.g., schools, child welfare agencies, justice settings) are randomly assigned to conditions are eligible for funding above $600,000.
Officers’ Research Grants: $25,000–$50,000 over 1-2 years, 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-improving-use-of-research-evidence.