Newly Funded Awards – October 2024

Principal Investigator: Tyran Butler (Lastinger Center)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: Lafayette Parish School System

Project Title: Lafayette Believe and Prepare 2024-25

Project Period: 8/15/2024-06/30/2025

Award Amount: $30,000

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Principal Investigator: Tyran Butler (Lastinger Center)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: Palm Beach County School Board

Project Title: Palm Beach SoR Literacy Playbooks

Project Period: 9/1/2024-09/30/2024

Award Amount: $25,500

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Principal Investigator: Maya Israel (STL)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Project Title: Collaborative Research: Universal Design through Professional Development and Systems Change to Increase Access to K-8 Computer Science Education for Learners with Disabilities

Project Period: 1/1/2025-8/31/2027

Award Amount: $281,052

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Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert (Lastinger Center)

Co-PI: Catherine Cavanaugh (Lastinger Center), Zandra De Araujo (Lastinger Center)

Funding Agency: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Project Title: Florida Planning Grant

Project Period: 10/14/2024-06/30/2025

Award Amount: $100,000