Submitted Proposals – December 2023

Principal Investigator: Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko – School of Teaching and Learning

Co-PIs: Christan Grant – Computer & Information Science & Engineering, Eben Broadbent – School of Forest, Fisheries & Geomatics Sciences, Douglas Soltis – Laboratory of Molecular Sys. & Evolutionary Genetics, Pamela Soltis – Laboratory of Molecular Sys. & Evolutionary Genetics

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Proposal Title: AccelNet-Implementation: Leveraging Unmanned Vehicles and Edge AI

To Study the Impacts of Human Conflict on Biodiversity

Requested Amount:  $1,499,218


Principal Investigator:  Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko – School of Teaching and Learning

Funding Agency:  Rethink Learning Labs (Subcontract – NSF Flow Through)

Proposal Title: Transformation through Technology: A Conference to Identify and Map Out Opportunities for Changing Education Through Research-Based Partnerships

Requested Amount:  $21,943


Principal Investigator:  Taryrn Brown – School of Teaching and Learning

Co-PIs: Erica Odera – Livestock Innovation Lab

Funding Agency:  National Science Foundation

Proposal Title: Developing High-Impact Practices Towards Black Technological STEM Futures: Community Engaged Research for Equity and Accessibility in Technoliteracy Education

Requested Amount:  $4,999,275


Principal Investigator:  Matthew Burns – SESPECS                                             

Funding Agency:  American Institutes for Research (Subcontract – IES Flow Through)

Proposal Title: The Effects of PACT on Social Studies Knowledge and Comprehension Among 8th Grade Students

Requested Amount:  $78,669


Principal Investigator:  Christy Gabbard – P.K. Yonge                                         

Funding Agency:  Florida Department of Education

Proposal Title: Supplemental School Improvement Grant

Requested Amount:  $329,000


Principal Investigator:  Wei Li – SHDOSE                                    

Funding Agency:  University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (Subcontract – IES Flow Through)

Proposal Title: Methods and Tools for Designing and Analyzing Multilevel Cost-Effectiveness Studies: Applications of Monte Carlo Confidence Intervals of the Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio

Requested Amount:  $149,818


Principal Investigator:  Philip Poekert – Lastinger Center for Learning                            

Funding Agency:  Early Learning Coalition of Flagler & Volusia Coounties

Proposal Title: ELC Flagler-Volusia EL Coaching

Requested Amount:  $327,000


Principal Investigator:  Philip Poekert – Lastinger Center for Learning   

Funding Agency:  Episcopal Children’s Services

Proposal Title: Episcopal Children’s Services Coaching 2024

Requested Amount:  $153,000


Principal Investigator:  Paige Pullen – Lastinger Center for Learning      

Funding Agency:  Lee County Public School Board

Proposal Title: Lee County SOR 2024

Requested Amount:  $772,000


Principal Investigator:  Paige Pullen – Lastinger Center for Learning                              

Funding Agency:  School District of Hillsborough County

Proposal Title: Hillsborough County Kindergarten Readiness and Beyond

Requested Amount:  $140,000


Principal Investigator:  Sara Smith – School of Teaching and Learning

Funding Agency:  University of South Florida (Subcontract – IES Flow Through)

Proposal Title: Effect of Bilingual vs. Monolingual Methods of Explicit English Vocabulary Instruction on 4th grade Spanish-Speaking English Learners (ELs)

Requested Amount:  $15,958