Submitted Proposals – June 2023
Principal Investigator: Mary Bratsch-Hines (Lastinger Center)
Co-PIs: Paige Pullen (Lastinger Center), Stephanie Snidarich (Lastinger Center), Kathrin Maki (SESPECS), & Walter Leite (SHDOSE)
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health/NICHD
Proposal Title: Student Trajectories in Reading: Investigating the Development and Evolution of Fluency (STRIDE Fluency Project)
Period: 4/1/2024 – 3/31/2029
Requested Amount: $2,580,000
Principal Investigator: Mary Bratsch-Hines (Lastinger Center)
Co-PIs: N/A
Funding Agency: Take Stock in Children
Proposal Title: Take Stock in Children 2023-24
Period: 9/1/2023 – 8/31/2024
Requested Amount: $85,000
Principal Investigator: Catherine Cavanaugh (Lastinger Center)
Co-PIs: N/A
Funding Agency: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Proposal Title: Linking Instructional Needs with Knowledge and Skills (LINKS)
Period: 9/20/2023 – 12/20/2023
Requested Amount: $100,000
Principal Investigator: Catherine Cavanaugh (Lastinger Center)
Co-PIs: N/A
Funding Agency: Florida Division of Early Learning (Subcontract – DHHS Flow Through)
Proposal Title: DEL PDG-R CCR&R Year 4 2023-24 (Part 2)
Period: 1/1/2024 – 6/30/2024
Requested Amount: $44,800
Principal Investigator: Catherine Cavanaugh (Lastinger Center)
Co-PIs: N/A
Funding Agency: Pathways in Education
Proposal Title: Pathways in Education SRO Modules
Period: 8/15/2023 – 2/15/2024
Requested Amount: $12,500
Principal Investigator: Maureen Conroy (AZCEECS)
Co-PIs: N/A
Funding Agency: Virginia Commonwealth University (Subcontract – IES Flow Through)
Proposal Title: BEST in CLASS Elementary – Efficacy Trial – Additional Funds
Period: 7/1/2023 – 6/30/2024
Requested Amount: $88,185
Principal Investigator: Maureen Conroy (AZCEECS)
Co-PIs: N/A
Funding Agency: Virginia Commonwealth University (Subcontract – NIH/NIMH Flow Through)
Proposal Title: Multi-level determinants of implementation and sustainment in the education sector – additional funds
Period: 5/1/2023 – 4/30/2024
Requested Amount: $60,384
Principal Investigator: Zandra de Araujo (Lastinger Center)
Co-PIs: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center)
Funding Agency: Helios Education Foundation
Proposal Title: Math Exploration and Summit Series
Period: 8/1/2023 – 2/1/2025
Requested Amount: $300,000
Principal Investigator: Zandra de Araujo (Lastinger Center)
Co-PIs: N/A
Funding Agency: Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Proposal Title: Miami Teacher Leadership Institute 2023-24
Period: 7/1/2023 – 6/30/2024
Requested Amount: $100,000
Principal Investigator: Zandra de Araujo (Lastinger Center)
Co-PIs: N/A
Funding Agency: Miami University of Ohio
Proposal Title: Ohio SBCOE Virtual CoP 2023
Period: 8/15/2023 – 11/15/2023
Requested Amount: $29,999
Principal Investigator: Herman Knopf (AZCEECS)
Co-PIs: Darbianne Shannon (AZCEECS) & Elizabeth Shenkman (Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics)
Funding Agency: Florida Division of Early Learning (Subcontract – Administration for Children and Families Flow Through)
Proposal Title: Sunshine State Early Childhood Information Portal Expansion and Pilot Implementation of Practice-Based Coaching within Florida’s Early Care and Education System
Period: 7/1/2023 – 6/30/2028
Requested Amount: $7,727,242
Principal Investigator: Hannah Mathews (SESPECS)
Co-PIs: Melinda Leko (SESPECS) & Christopher Redding (SHDOSE)
Funding Agency: Boston University (Subcontract – U.S. Department of Education/OSERS Flow Through)
Proposal Title: Project DECODE: Developing Scholars to Investigate Factors Shaping the Composition, Distribution, and Effectiveness of the Special Education Workforce
Period: 10/1/2023 – 9/30/2028
Requested Amount: $1,218,679
Principal Investigator: Nigel Newbutt (STL)
Co-PIs: N/A
Funding Agency: Spencer Foundation
Proposal Title: Fostering Early Interest in STEM Education among Black Middle School Pupils
Period: 1/1/2024 – 12/31/2025
Requested Amount: $74,797
Principal Investigator: Larisa Olesova (STL)
Co-PIs: N/A
Funding Agency: George Mason University (Subcontract – NSF Flow Through)
Proposal Title: Transform undergraduate education for the Artificial Intelligence Revolution through program-length engagement in a project-based Imaginative Framework for Innovative Thinking in computing (IFIT)
Period: 1/1/2024 – 12/31/2026
Requested Amount: $79,909
Principal Investigator: Justin Ortagus (SHDOSE)
Co-PIs: N/A
Funding Agency: Arnold Ventures
Proposal Title: Examining the Most Recent PBF Data to Consider the Impact of Updated PBF Policy Designs and ROI
Period: 8/1/2023 – 7/31/2025
Requested Amount: $346,327
Principal Investigator: Ashley Pennypacker Hill (PKY)
Co-PIs: N/A
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education (Subcontract – U.S. Department of Education Flow Through)
Proposal Title: Individuals with Disabilities Education
Period: 7/1/2023 – 6/30/2024
Requested Amount: $245,444
Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen (Lastinger Center)
Co-PIs: N/A
Funding Agency: Belmont Academy Charter School
Proposal Title: Belmont Science of Reading Professional Learning 2023-24
Period: 7/1/2023 – 5/31/2024
Requested Amount: $105,001
Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen (Lastinger Center)
Co-PIs: N/A
Funding Agency: School Board of Sarasota County
Proposal Title: Sarasota Science of Reading PD 2023-24
Period: 8/1/2023 – 2/29/2024
Requested Amount: $103,000
Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen (Lastinger Center)
Co-PIs: N/A
Funding Agency: Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County
Proposal Title: ELC of Palm Beach Coaching – FY 24
Period: 8/1/2023 – 6/30/2024
Requested Amount: $90,000
Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen (Lastinger Center)
Co-PIs: N/A
Funding Agency: School District of Manatee County
Proposal Title: Manatee County – ALO Communication & Evaluation 2023-24
Period: 6/15/2023 – 6/30/2024
Requested Amount: $40,000
Principal Investigator: Patricia Snyder (AZCEECS/SESPECS)
Co-PIs: Crystal Bishop (AZCEECS)
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Health Children’s Medical Services (Subcontract – U.S. Department of Education Flow Through)
Proposal Title: Florida Embedded Intervention and Practices with Caregivers: Early Steps Professional Development Project (FL-EPIC ESPD) – Supplement 23-26
Period: 7/1/2023 – 6/30/2026
Requested Amount: $2,136,000
Principal Investigator: Joni Splett (SESPECS)
Co-PIs: Lee Purvis (SESPECS) & Lori Dassa (STL)
Funding Agency: University of Missouri (Subcontract – U.S. Department of Education/OESE Flow Through)
Proposal Title: National Center for School Mental Health Personnel Success
Period: 11/1/2023 – 10/31/2027
Requested Amount: $1,598,588
Principal Investigator: Ross Van Boven (PKY)
Co-PIs: N/A
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education (Subcontract – U.S. Department of Education Flow Through)
Proposal Title: Title I, Part A: Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies Improving (TIPA)
Period: 7/1/2023 – 6/30/2024
Requested Amount: $128,936
Principal Investigator: Ross Van Boven (PKY)
Co-PIs: N/A
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education (Subcontract – U.S. Department of Education Flow Through)
Proposal Title: Title II, Part A: Supporting Effective Instruction
Period: 7/1/2023 – 6/30/2024
Requested Amount: $78,697
Principal Investigator: Ross Van Boven (PKY)
Co-PIs: N/A
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education (Subcontract – U.S. Department of Education Flow Through)
Proposal Title: Title IV, Part A: Student Support and Academic Enrichment
Period: 7/1/2023 – 6/30/2024
Requested Amount: $10,436
Principal Investigator: Wanli Xing (STL)
Co-PIs: Anthony Botelho (STL), Zandra de Araujo (Lastinger Center), Catherine Cavanaugh (Lastinger Center), Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center), & Walter Leite (SHDOSE)
Funding Agency: Schmidt Futures – Futures Action Network
Proposal Title: ALTER-Math: AI-augmented Learning-by-Teaching to Enhance and Renovate Math Learning
Period: 9/23/2023 – 9/22/2027
Requested Amount: $9,999,996
