The UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute is pleased to share its 2025 Impact Report.

In this year’s report, you will get a glimpse of the crucial work being done here by our talented and dedicated scientists, specialists, scholars, and staff across a broad range of disciplines, including autism and developmental disabilities, child health and development, early care and education, and more. You will see how, through this breadth of work, everyone at our Institute is working to ensure that all children and families thrive. 

You will learn about new research that explores the interaction between childhood abuse, genetic factors, and lifelong depression, and new research that brings critical attention to young learners in rural communities. You will see several ways that FPG’s Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center is partnering with states to support children with disabilities and their families, and you will find out what new work is being funded by FPG Next pilot grants. In addition, you will find a timeline featuring a snapshot of highlights and impactful work from FPG over the last six decades. 

"We are on the eve of celebrating the Institute’s 60th anniversary in 2026 and, as I was looking back upon the accomplishments of not only this past year but the many before it," said FPG Brian Boyd, "I realized I wanted to share that with you—so at the center of this year’s report, you will find a timeline featuring a snapshot of highlights and impactful work from FPG over the last six decades." 

"We are on the eve of celebrating the Institute’s 60th anniversary in 2026 and, as I was looking back upon the accomplishments of not only this past year but the many before it," said FPG Brian Boyd, "I realized I wanted to share that with you—so at the center of this year’s report, you will find a timeline featuring a snapshot of highlights and impactful work from FPG over the last six decades." 

View the full 2025 Impact Report here.