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Office of Educational Research Awarded Projects for April 2022

Awarded Projects for April 2022

May 10, 2022

Congratulations to Frank Fernandez and Justin Ortagus for their award from Arnold Ventures; Lynda Hayes for her three awards from the Florida Department of Education; Philip Poekert for his two awards, one from the Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County and one subcontract DHHS flow through award from Florida’s Office of Early Learning; and Wanli Xing for his subcontract NSF flow through award from the University of California San Diego.

College of Education
Awarded Projects April 2022
Principal Investigator: Frank Fernandez (SHDOSE)
Co-PI: Justin Ortagus (SHDOSE)
Funding Agency: Arnold Ventures
Project Title: Experimental Analysis of an Academic Coaching Intervention for Online Student Success
Project Period: 4/7/2022 – 5/31/2024
Award Amount: $298,136
Principal Investigator: Lynda Hayes (P.K. Yonge)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education
Project Title: Safety and Security of School Buildings
Project Period: 7/1/2021 – 1/31/2024
Award Amount: $42,000
Principal Investigator: Lynda Hayes (P.K. Yonge)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education
Project Title: Reading tutoring for K-3 students. Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSA) Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER II)
Project Period: 1/1/2022 – 9/30/2023
Award Amount: $15,556
Principal Investigator: Lynda Hayes (P.K. Yonge)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education
Project Title: Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSA) Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER II)
Project Period: 12/14/2021 – 9/30/2023
Award Amount: $4,527
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Florida’s Office of Early Learning (Subcontract – DHHS Flow Through)
Project Title: VPK Seats – Early Learning FL
Project Period: 3/8/2022 – 8/31/2022
Award Amount: $231,000
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center for Learning)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County
Project Title: ELC of PBC – CoP Institute 2022
Project Period: 4/1/2022 – 6/30/2022
Award Amount: $25,000
Principal Investigator: Wanli Xing (STL)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: University of California San Diego (Subcontract – NSF Flow Through)
Project Title: Connecting STEM to Music and the Physics of Sound Waves
Project Period: 2/3/2022 – 4/30/2023
Award Amount: $87,748