Office of Educational Research Awarded Projects for August 2021

Awarded Projects for August 2021

September 6, 2021

Congratulations to Philip Poekert for his subcontract award Vinik Family Foundation Flow Through from the UF Foundation; Paige Pullen for her award from Pinellas County Schools; and Sindia Rivera-Jimenez and Pengfei Zhao for their award from the National Science Foundation.

College of Education
Awarded Projects August 2021
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: UF Foundation (Subcontract – Vinik Family Foundation Flow Through)
Project Title: Vinik Early Learning Initiative
Project Period: 7/1/2021 – 6/30/2024
Award Amount: $3,000,000
Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Pinellas County Schools
Project Title: Pinellas County Early Learning Initiative (PELI)
Project Period: 7/1/2021 – 6/30/2024
Award Amount: $329,750
Principal Investigator: Sindia Rivera-Jimenez (Engineering Education)
Co-PI: Pengfei Zhao (SHDOSE)
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Project Title: Research Initiation: Facilitating Professional Formation of Engineers through Strategic Agency of Engineering Faculty
Project Period: 8/15/2021 – 7/31/2023
Award Amount: $4,139