Submitted Proposals – April 2023

Principal Investigator: Zandra de Araujo (Lastinger Center)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: Miami-Dade County

Proposal Title: Miami Head Start Leading for Equity Yr 2

Requested Amount: $144,500


Principal Investigator: Zandra de Araujo (Lastinger Center)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: School Board of Seminole County

Proposal Title: SCPS Instructional Coaching 2023-24

Requested Amount: $30,000


Principal Investigator: Catherine Cavanaugh (Lastinger Center)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: Florida Division for Early Learning (Subcontract-DHHS Flow Through)

Proposal Title: Early Childhood Educator Stipends – SR101 Supplemental Funds

Requested Amount: $315,641


Principal Investigator: F. Chris Curran (SHDOSE)

Co-PI: Kathryn Chapman (SESPECS0; Patricia Snyder (AZCEECS/SESPECS)

Funding Agency: Columbia University (Subcontract – Heising-Simons Foundation Flow Through)

Proposal Title: Early Childhood Policy in Institutes of Higher Education – Fellowships

Requested Amount: $102,080


Principal Investigator: F. Chris Curran (SHDOSE)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: University of Delaware (Subcontract – U.S. Department of Justice Flow Through)

Proposal Title: Untangling the Relationship Between Concentrated Disadvantage and School Violence

Requested Amount: $57,983


Principal Investigator: Dwight Irwin (SESPECS)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: University of Kansas Center for Research (Subcontract – U.S. Department of Education/OSERS Flow Through)

Proposal Title: Technology to Strengthen Caregiver-Practitioner Collaboration: Increasing Implementation of Individualized Services to Improve Outcomes for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities

Requested Amount: $432,700


Principal Investigator: Dwight Irwin (SESPECS)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: University of Kansas Center for Research (Subcontract – NSF Flow Through)

Proposal Title: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Social-Emotional Analysis of the Language Environment (SEAL): Key Word & Phrase Spotting in Early Childhood Care Settings

Requested Amount: $42,000


Principal Investigator:  Navid Asadi Zanjani – Electrical & Computer Engineering

Co-PI: Nigel Newbutt (SESPECS); Hamed Dalir (Electrical & Computer Engineering); Hyo Kang (Digital Worlds); Mark Tehranipoor (Electrical & Computer Engineering0

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Proposal Title: FuSe: Design for X-ray Enabled Failure Analysis for Heterogeneous Integration Systems (DeXFA)

Requested Amount: $59,713


Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center)

Co-PI: Paige Pullen (Lastinger Center)

Funding Agency:  Florida Division of Early Learning (Subcontract – DHHS Flow Through)

Proposal Title: DEL Early Learning FL 2023-2028

Requested Amount: $19,200,000


Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen (Lastinger Center)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: Palm Beach County School Board

Proposal Title: Palm Beach Accelerating Literacy Momentum (PALM)

Requested Amount: $487,000


Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen (Lastinger Center)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: Community Foundation of Sarasota County

Proposal Title: Community Foundation of Sarasota Summer 2023

Requested Amount: $165,000


Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen (Lastinger Center)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: Baker County School District

Proposal Title: Baker County Flamingo Small Group PD

Requested Amount: $120,000


Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen (Lastinger Center)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency:Pinellas County Schools

Proposal Title: Pinellas County Schools Flamingo Small Group PD 2023-24

Requested Amount: $68,500


Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen (Lastinger Center)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County

Proposal Title: ELC of Palm Beach Coaching – Supplement

Requested Amount: $60,000