Brady Education Foundation Stage 1 application due Aug. 1

The Brady Education Foundation is currently accepting proposals focused on evaluating programs that have the potential of helping to close the opportunity/achievement gap between children living in under-resourced communities and/or from under-represented populations and other children. Stage 1 applications are reviewed throughout the year; the next submission date is Thursday, Aug. 1. Review the full call and Program Evaluation Stage 1 application on the foundation website.

Primary aim:

• What works: The primary aim must concern evaluating the effectiveness of programs designed to promote positive cognitive and/or achievement outcomes for children (birth through 18 years) from underserved groups and/or low-resourced communities (minority ethnic groups, low-income families).

Secondary aims may also focus on one or more of the following:

• What works for whom, under what conditions: Investigate variations in program effects; that is, test for moderation effects that inform whether effects are stronger for certain groups and/or under certain conditions than other groups or conditions.
• Reasons for effects: Investigate mechanisms through which effects occur; that is, test for mediation effects that inform why the program is effective.
• Cost-benefit analyses: Compare the total costs of the program (start-up and ongoing operational costs) with its estimated monetary benefits to determine the net cost or benefit associated with the program.

The proposed project may span up to three years.

Please email Grace Thornton in the Office of Research and Graduate Education if interested in applying.