Awarded Projects for February 2023
Congratulations to Mary Bratsch-Hines for her award from the Childcare Resources of Indian River; Herman Knopf for his awards from the Early Learning Coalition of Pasco and Hernando Counties and Early Learning Coalition of Pinellas County; Paige Pullen and Philip Poekert for their awards from the School District of Hillsborough County and Monroe County School District; Joni Splett, Lee Purvis, Erica McCray, Sondra Smith, Hannah Bayne, Sara Jean-Philippe, and Mercedes Machado for their award from the U.S. Department of Education/OESE; and Wanli Xing, Wei Li, Swarup Bhunia, and Sandip Ray for their U.S. Department of Education flow through award from Florida International University.
| College of Education Awarded Projects February 2023 |
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| Principal Investigator: Mary Bratsch-Hines (Lastinger Center) |
| Co-PI: N/A |
| Funding Agency: Childcare Resources of Indian River |
| Project Title: Indian River Childcare Resources |
| Project Period: 1/1/2023 – 6/20/2024 |
| Award Amount: $175,656 |
| Principal Investigator: Herman Knopf (AZCEECS) |
| Co-PI: N/A |
| Funding Agency: Early Learning Coalition of Pasco & Hernando Counties |
| Project Title: Early Learning Coalition of Pasco Hernando Community Needs Assessment |
| Project Period: 1/25/2023 – 6/30/2023 |
| Award Amount: $96,877 |
| Principal Investigator: Herman Knopf (AZCEECS) |
| Co-PI: N/A |
| Funding Agency: Early Learning Coalition of Pinellas County |
| Project Title: Study of Enrollment Success for ELC Pinellas Early Care and Education System |
| Project Period: 2/15/2023 – 6/30/2023 |
| Award Amount: $46,631 |
| Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen (Lastinger Center) |
| Co-PI: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center) |
| Funding Agency: School District of Hillsborough County |
| Project Title: Hillsborough High-Impact Reading Initiative |
| Project Period: 1/31/2023 – 8/2/2024 |
| Award Amount: $1,400,000 |
| Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen (Lastinger Center) |
| Co-PI: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center) |
| Funding Agency: Monroe County School District |
| Project Title: Monroe High-Impact Reading Initiative |
| Project Period: 10/1/2022 – 9/30/2024 |
| Award Amount: $200,000 |
| Principal Investigator: Joni Splett (SESPECS) |
| Co-PI: Lee Purvis (SESPECS); Erica McCray (Dean’s Area); Sondra Smith (SHDOSE); Hannah Bayne (SHDOSE); Sara Jean-Philippe (SHDOSE); and Mercedes Machado (SHDOSE) |
| Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Education/OESE |
| Project Title: Gator Connect: Connecting in Gator Nation for the Mental Well-Being of Children, Families, and Schools |
| Project Period: 1/1/2023 – 12/31/2027 |
| Award Amount: $4,810,067 |
| Principal Investigator: Wanli Xing (STL) |
| Co-PI: Wei Li (SHDOSE); Swarup Bhunia (Electrical and Computer Engineering); Sandip Ray (Electrical and Computer Engineering) |
| Funding Agency: Florida International University (Subcontract – U.S. Dept. of Ed. Flow Through) |
| Project Title: Project HaHa: Low-Cost Hands-on Hardware Security Education |
| Project Period: 1/19/2023 – 8/31/2023 |
| Award Amount: $289,168 |
