Grants Database
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Year
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Programs
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Amount
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Location
University of Chicago
To study how the COVID-19 school closures are changing the relationship between educators, parents and students and what that means for the future of K-12 education
$75,000
University of Illinois at Chicago
To describe and promote state fiscal policies that would help stimulate Great Lakes economies in light of the COVID-19 pandemic
$75,000
University of Illinois at Chicago
To study "gig" employers and their relationship with the state's unemployment insurance system
$30,000
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Watson College of Education
To understand how budget cuts might impact rural student access at public universities and to identify federal policy implications
$101,536
University of Southern California
To explore whether a consortia of colleges can collectively shift practices to promote low-income student access and affordability
$75,000
University of Utah
To convene researchers and develop a research agenda on how dual-credit/dual-enrollment courses can improve college access and completion for low-income students and students of color
$99,131
University of Washington Bothell
To research COVID-19 pandemic learning pods and understand how their innovative use of school time, money, and staffing can inform the future of public education, especially for low-income children and children of color
$100,000
Urban Institute
To examine how an EITC expansion might benefit college students, particularly independent and homeless students
$20,000
Urban Policy Development LLC
To support developing an Illinois strategic plan for higher education
$50,000
Vera Institute of Justice Inc.
To support the Safety & Fairness for Everyone (SAFE) Initiative which, among other things, provides legal services to immigrants facing detention and deportation
$300,000
Veterans Education Success
To support state policies to better monitor low-quality colleges, publish research on selective public colleges, and to support all colleges in best practices for enrolling veterans
$430,000
Violence Policy Center
For research, publication, education, and technical support to reduce firearms violence in the Great Lakes region and the nation, and for policy research to inform regulation of the gun industry
$150,000
Voices for Racial Justice
To advance democracy and support community participation in civic engagement processes like redistricting among BIPOC communities in Minnesota
$120,000
W E Upjohn Unemployment Trustee Corporation
To research college attainment effects from alternative Illinois College promise program designs and to disseminate the results
$15,233
Washington University
For a project by the Harris Institute to develop a human rights litigation strategy for addressing gun violence in the United States
$45,485