Awarded Projects for August 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