Awarded Projects for October 2021

Congratulations to Mary Bratsch-Hines for her subcontract IES Flow Through award from RTI International; Catherine Cavanaugh and Philip Poekert for their award from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Alice Kaye Emery for her award from the Florida Department of Education; Lynda Hayes for her three awards from the Florida Department of Education; Herman Knopf for his award from the Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County; Robert Moore for his subcontract NSF Flow Through award from North Carolina State University; Philip Poekert for his two awards, one from Lauren’s Kids and one from the Louisiana Department of Education; Christopher Redding for his award from the American Education Research Association; and Wanli Xing, Swarup Bhunia, and Mary Jo Koroly for their award from the U.S. National Security Agency.

College of Education
Awarded Projects October 2021
Principal Investigator: Mary Bratsch-Hines (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: RTI International (Subcontract – IES Flow Through)
Project Title: An Effectiveness Replication of Targeted Reading Instruction: Investigating Sustained Teacher Implementation and Long-Term Effects on Student Reading
Project Period: 7/1/2021 – 6/30/2026
Award Amount: $241,298
Principal Investigator: Catherine Cavanaugh (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center)
Funding Agency: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Project Title: Math Nation and Flamingo Research Partnership for Algebra Learning in FL
Project Period: 8/27/2021 – 8/31/2023
Award Amount: $2,999,998
Principal Investigator: Alice Kaye Emery (SESPECS)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education
Project Title: Working with the Experts 2021-2022
Project Period: 8/1/2021 – 7/31/2022
Award Amount: $240,000
Principal Investigator: Lynda Hayes (PKY)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education
Project Title: Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER II) Fund under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriation (CRRSA) Act, 2021 – LUMP SUM
Project Period: 7/1/2021 – 09/30/2023
Award Amount: $116,909
Principal Investigator: Lynda Hayes (PKY)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education
Project Title: Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief (ESSER II) Fund under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriation (CRRSA) Act, 2021 – Technology Assistance
Project Period: 7/1/2021 – 09/30/2023
Award Amount: $23,523
Principal Investigator: Lynda Hayes (PKY)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education
Project Title: Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER II) Fund under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriation (CRRSA) Act, 2021 – NON-ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE
Project Period: 7/1/2021 – 09/30/2023
Award Amount: $18,818
Principal Investigator: Herman Knopf (AZCEECS)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County
Project Title: Study of Client Experiences
Project Period: 10/1/2021 – 9/30/2022
Award Amount: $46,240
Principal Investigator: Robert Moore (STL)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: North Carolina State University (Subcontract – NSF Flow Through)
Project Title: BCSER: Learning Analytics in STEM Education Research (LASER) Institute
Project Period: 9/1/2021 – 8/31/2023
Award Amount: $24,773
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Louisiana Department of Education
Project Title: Louisiana Pathways 2021
Project Period: 10/18/2021 – 8/24/2022
Award Amount: $155,200
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Lauren’s Kids
Project Title: Lauren’s Kids Courses Maintenance Agreement 2021-2022
Project Period: 10/1/2021 – 6/30/2022
Award Amount: $30,000
Principal Investigator: Christopher Redding (SHDOSE)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: American Education Research Association
Project Title: Assessing the Effectiveness of Elementary School Grade Skipping on Science and Mathematics Achievement
Project Period: 1/10/2022 – 1/9/2023
Award Amount: $25,000
Principal Investigator: Wanli Xing (STL)
Co-PI: Swarup Bhunia (Electrical and Computer Engineering) & Mary Jo Koroly (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Funding Agency: U.S. National Security Agency
Project Title: University of Florida GenCyber Summer Camp: Hardware Cybersecurity for High School Students
Project Period: 8/26/2021 – 12/31/2023
Award Amount: $149,998