Research Grants on Reducing Inequality – Jan 7

Posted by William T. Grant Foundation on December 9, 2025

William T. Grant Foundation invites applications for research to reduce inequality

The William T. Grant Foundation invites applications for its Research Grants on Reducing Inequality program, which supports research to build, test, or increase understanding of programs, policies, or practices that reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of people ages 5-25 in the United States, along dimensions of race, ethnicity, economic standing, sexual or gender minority status (e.g., LGBTQ+ youth), language minority status, or immigrant origins.

Through the program, grants of up to $600,000 for up to three years will be awarded in support of descriptive studies that describe, explore, or explain how programs, practices, or policies reduce inequality and intervention studies that provide causal evidence on the effectiveness of programs or policies for reducing inequality.

The foundation invites studies from a range of disciplines, fields, and methods and encourages investigations into various youth-serving systems, including justice, housing, child welfare, mental health, and education. Applications for research grants on reducing inequality must identify a specific inequality in youth outcomes, make a convincing case for the dimension(s) of inequality the study will address, and articulate how findings from your research will help build, test, or increase understanding of a program, policy, or practice to reduce the specific inequality that you have identified.

Applicants must be tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code to be eligible.

Letters of inquiry are due January 7, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. ET, and upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal.

For complete program guidelines, application instructions, and descriptions of previously funded projects, see the William T. Grant Foundation website.

Deadline: January 7, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. ET (Letters of Inquiry)