William T. Grant Foundation Institutional Challenge Grant 2026: Up to $650,000 to Strengthen Research-Practice Partnerships and Reduce Youth Inequality in the United States

The William T. Grant Foundation has launched applications for its Institutional Challenge Grant for 2026. The grant supports university-based research institutes, schools, and centers that collaborate with public agencies or nonprofit organizations to address inequality affecting youth aged 5 to 25 in the United States, with the aim of strengthening research-practice partnerships and generating evidence to influence policy and practice. Grants are worth up to $650,000 over three years.

Funding support for research-practice partnerships to generate evidence and influence policy and practice.

Applications from partnerships involving university-based research institutions and a public agency or nonprofit organization, with a focus on youth outcomes.

Applications are invited by the Foundation for the Institutional Challenge Grant; details and guidance are provided in the program materials on the official site.