Grants Database
Year
Programs
Amount
Location
National Association for College Admissions Counseling Inc.
To convene college admissions counselors and write a brief on policies and practices that help promote racial representation in higher education in the wake of the ruling on affirmative action
$100,000
National Consumer Law Center Inc.
To protect the interests of low-income and economically vulnerable student loan borrowers
$90,000
National Louis University - Office of the Provost
For its Office of the Provost to support the Academy for Local Leadership,
$150,000
New America Foundation
To report on recruitment strategies at for-profit colleges, disseminate findings on the college enrollment management industry, promote guardrails for short-term credentials, and advocate for improved financial aid award letters
$450,000
New Leaders
To produce reports and advocate for federal school leadership policy focused on building a diverse, highly effective school principal workforce, including policies around better data collection
$60,000
Ohio Voice
To support Honesty for Ohio Education in its efforts to promote the accurate teaching of history and positive academic outcomes for students of color
$65,000
Partnership for College Completion
To execute a community engagement strategy, contract a firm to implement a strategic communications plan, and expand education efforts to advance equitable public university funding in Illinois
$125,000
Policy Innovators in Education Network Inc.
To support its network for education advocacy organizations working to strengthen K–12 policy reform
$325,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College - Center for Education Policy Research
To support its Center for Education Policy Research to conduct research on students' academic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic
$350,000
Public Agenda
To help disseminate and publicize a Joyce-funded poll of Chicago residents that aims to better understand their education policy priorities about the city’s education system
$35,000
Public Agenda
To conduct public opinion research to better understand Illinois residents' views on state investment in higher education
$225,000
Public Agenda
To work with the Foundation’s post-secondary success grantees in Illinois to design public opinion research that aims to advance higher education policy
$70,000
Regents of the University of California - UC-Merced Department of Sociology
For the University of California, Merced’s Department of Sociology to develop a white paper on how wealth-based financial aid could help advance racial equity and economic mobility in Illinois
$125,000
Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy Inc.
To develop a research paper on policies that drive implementation of integrated student support models in higher ed
$25,000
Scholarship America, Inc.
To conduct research on the availability and use of federally funded scholarships and grants and provide recommendations on how federal agencies can simplify financial aid applications and processes
$50,000