Submitted Projects for April 2022

Best wishes to Zandra de Araujo for her proposal to Marion County Public Schools; Frank Fernandez for his proposal to the Partnership for College Completion; Christy Gabbard for her proposal to the Florida Department of Education; Elyse Hambacher for her proposal to the Spencer Foundation; Kristy Boyer and Maya Israel for their subcontract NSF flow through proposal to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Herman Knopf for his subcontract Helios Foundation flow through proposal to the Early Learning Coalition of Orange County; Holly Lane, Kristi Cheyney-Collante, Valetina Contesse, and Vivian Gonsalves for their proposal to the U.S. Department of Education/OSEP; Holly Lane, Kristi Cheyney-Collante, Valetina Contesse, Vivian Gonsalves, Kathrin Maki, and Lee Purvis for their proposal to the U.S. Department of Education/OSEP; Bojan Lazarevic for his proposal to Gleim Publications; Erica McCray for her proposal to the U.S. Department of Education/OSEP; Robert Moore for his proposal to the Spencer Foundation; Justin Ortagus for his three proposals, one to the Helios Education Foundation, one subcontract Washington Center for Equitable Growth flow through proposal to Georgia State University, and one subcontract Helios Education Foundation flow through proposal to Elevation Scholars; Philip Poekert for his eight proposals, three subcontract DHHS flow through proposals to Florida’s Office of Early Learning, one to Bright From the Start Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, two to the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care, one to Orange County Public Schools, and one to the School Board of Seminole County; Paige Pullen for her two proposals, one to the Alabama State Department of education and one to the School Board of Sarasota County; Christopher Redding for his subcontract U.S. Department of Education/OESE flow through proposal to Alachua County Public Schools; Tina Smith-Bonahue, Elayne Colon, Lori Dassa, and Rochelle Warm for their subcontract Florida Department of Education flow through proposal to Seminole State College of Florida; Joni Splett and Lee Purvis for their subcontract Florida Blue Foundation flow through subcontract proposal to the University of Florida Foundation; Ross van Boven for his proposal to the Florida Department of Education; Wanli Xing for his two proposals, one to Schmidt Futures – Future Action Network and one subcontract Florida Center for Cybersecurity flow through subcontract proposal; and Elif Akcali and Elayne Colon for their proposal to the Spencer Foundation.

College of Education
Submitted Projects April 2022
Principal Investigator: Zandra de Araujo (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Marion County Public Schools
Proposal Title: Marion County Public Schools 2022
Requested Amount: $145,000
Principal Investigator: Frank Fernandez (SHDOSE)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Partnership for College Completion
Proposal Title: Examining Funding for Public Colleges and Universities in Illinois
Requested Amount: $34,892
Principal Investigator: Christy Gabbard (PKY)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education
Proposal Title: Title II, Part A: Supporting Effective Instruction Allocation Adjustment
Requested Amount: $3,687
Principal Investigator: Elyse Hambacher (STL)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Spencer Foundation
Proposal Title: Research Communication: Making Race Visible in Predominantly White Communities: Perspectives of Teachers and Administrators
Requested Amount: $15,000
Principal Investigator: Kristy Boyer (Computer & Information Science & Engineering)
Co-PI: Maya Israel (STL)
Funding Agency: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Subcontract – NSF Flow Through)
Proposal Title: Theme 6A: INVITE: Inclusive and Innovative Intelligent Technologies for Education
Requested Amount: $1,155,202
Principal Investigator: Herman Knopf (AZCEECS)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Early Learning Coalition of Orange County (Subcontract – Helios Foundation Flow Through)
Proposal Title: Orange County Child Care Access Project
Requested Amount: $29,961
Principal Investigator: Holly Lane (SESPECS)
Co-PI: Kristi Cheyney-Collante, Valentina Contesse, & Vivian Gonsalves (SESPECS)
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Education/OSEP
Proposal Title: Project READERS: Reading Educator Advancement, Development, and Efficacy Research Scholars
Requested Amount: $1,250,000
Principal Investigator: Holly Lane (SESPECS)
Co-PI: Kristi Cheyney-Collante, Valentina Contesse, Vivian Gonsalves, Kathrin Maki, & Lee Purvis (SESPECS)
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Education/OSEP
Proposal Title: Project DECODE: Developing Expertise and Collaborative Opportunities for Dyslexia Educators
Requested Amount: $1,250,000
Principal Investigator: Bojan Lazarevic (STL)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Gleim Publications
Proposal Title: Gleim Summer Research Partnership
Requested Amount: $11,986
Principal Investigator: Erica McCray (SESPECS)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Education/OSEP
Proposal Title: Disrupting Inequities in Research and Education using Cultural Theories (Project DIRECT)
Requested Amount: $3,595,113
Principal Investigator: Robert Moore (STL)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Spencer Foundation
Proposal Title: It’s All Connected: Exploring the Relationship Between Intention, Performance, and Fulfillment in MOOCs
Requested Amount: $50,000
Principal Investigator: Justin Ortagus (SHDOSE)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Helios Education Foundation
Proposal Title: The return on investment of college attendance for Black students in Florida
Requested Amount: $265,000
Principal Investigator: Justin Ortagus (SHDOSE)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Elevation Scholars (Subcontract – Helios Education Foundation Flow Through)
Proposal Title: An Evaluation of Elevation Scholars
Requested Amount: $54,999
Principal Investigator: Justin Ortagus (SHDOSE)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Georgia State University (Subcontract – Washington Center for Equitable Growth Flow Through)
Proposal Title: HBCU Enrollment and Longer-Term Outcomes
Requested Amount: $18,285
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Florida’s Office of Early Learning (Subcontract – DHHS Flow Through)
Proposal Title: DEL Health and Safety Modules – Amendment (Option 1 – Brightspace)
Requested Amount: $1,500,000
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Florida’s Office of Early Learning (Subcontract – DHHS Flow Through)
Proposal Title: DEL Health and Safety Modules – Amendment (Option 2 – Cypherworx)
Requested Amount: $1,225,000
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Florida’s Office of Early Learning (Subcontract – DHHS Flow Through)
Proposal Title: Family and Provider Vignette Updates
Requested Amount: $270,000
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Bright From the Start Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
Proposal Title: GA DECAL Preschool Coaching 2022
Requested Amount: $62,500
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
Proposal Title:  MASS Bid – Training 2022
Requested Amount: $28,751
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
Proposal Title: MASS Bid – Training 2022-2
Requested Amount: $27,999
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Orange County Public Schools
Proposal Title: CPS Instructional Coaching 2022-23
Requested Amount: $23,850
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: School Board of Seminole County
Proposal Title: SCPS Instructional Coaching 2022-23
Requested Amount: $21,000
Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Alabama State Department of Education
Proposal Title: Alabama Building Competent Readers
Requested Amount: $740,000
Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: School Board of Sarasota County
Proposal Title: Sarasota Science of Reading PD 2022-23
Requested Amount: $210,000
Principal Investigator: Christopher Redding (SHDOSE)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Alachua County Public Schools (Subcontract – U.S. Department of Education/OESE Flow Through)
Proposal Title: Project BEST (Broadening Equitable Screening for Talent)
Requested Amount: $459,315
Principal Investigator: Tina Smith-Bonahue (Student Services)
Co-PI: Elayne Colon (Dean’s Area), Lori Dassa (STL), & Rochelle Warm (STL)
Funding Agency: Seminole State College of Florida (Subcontract – Florida Department of Education Flow Through)
Proposal Title: ParTnER: Partnering in the Training of Educators in Residency
Requested Amount: $603,461
Principal Investigator: Joni Splett (SESPECS)
Co-PI: Lee Purvis (SESPECS)
Funding Agency: University of Florida Foundation (Subcontract – Florida Blue Foundation Flow Through)
Proposal Title: GatorConnect: (Re)Connecting for the Mental Well-Being of Children, Families, and Schools
Requested Amount: $399,744
Principal Investigator: Ross van Boven (PKY)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education
Proposal Title: Title I, Part A: Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies Improving (TIPA)
Requested Amount: $139,218
Principal Investigator: Wanli Xing (STL)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Schmidt Futures – Futures Action Network
Proposal Title: Cyberinfrastructure for Learning Engineering Research & Development
Requested Amount: $355,875
Principal Investigator: Wanli Xing (STL)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Florida International University (Subcontract – Florida Center for Cybersecurity Flow Through)
Proposal Title: Project HaHa: Low-Cost Hands-on Hardware Security Education
Requested Amount: $289,169
Principal Investigator: Elif Akcali (Industrial and Systems Engineering)
Co-PI: Elayne Colon (Dean’s Area)
Funding Agency: Spencer Foundation
Proposal Title: Can Writing Poetry Improve Technical Content Acquisition, Communication Skills as well as Feedback Giving and Receiving Skills in Undergraduate Engineering Education?
Requested Amount: $5,882