Office of Educational Research Newly Funded Awards – August 2026

Newly Funded Awards – August 2026

September 3, 2026

Principal Investigator: Katie Pelton (SESPECS)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: University of Kansas

Project Title: Project ENGAGE: Enhancing Student Engagement to Facilitate Learning and Well-Being

Project Period:  08/01/2026 – 06/30/2027

Award Amount: $109,965


Principal Investigator: Walter Leite (SHDOSE)

Co-PI: Wei Li (SHDOSE), Huibin Zhang (SHDOSE)

Funding Agency: Institute of Education Sciences

Project Title: Propensity Score Analysis of Multilevel Data: A systemic review

Project Period:  08/01/2026 – 07/31/2028

Award Amount: $348,917


Principal Investigator: Crystal Bishop (AZCEECS)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: Florida Department of Health, Children’s Medical Services

Project Title: Florida Embedded Practices and Intervention with Caregivers Early Steps Professional Development

Project Period:  07/01/2026 – 06/30/2029

Award Amount: $2,196,000


Principal Investigator: Masoud Gheisari (Design, Construction, and Planning)

Co-PI: Fnu Idris Jeelani (Design, Construction, and Planning); Pavlo Antonenko (STL)

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Project Title: Integrating Artificial Intelligence Literacy into Construction Courses through Experiential Learning

Project Period:  10/01/2026 – 09/30/2029

Award Amount: $750,000


Principal Investigator: Kristi Cheyney-Collante (Lastinger)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: Duval County School Board

Project Title: Duval Literacy Lab PL 2026-27 (District)

Project Period:  07/01/2026 – 06/30/2027

Award Amount: $195,000


Principal Investigator: Dicy Watson (PKY)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education

Project Title: Title II, Part A – Supporting Effective Instruction

Project Period:  07/01/2026 – 06/30/2027

Award Amount: $30,511


Principal Investigator: Kristi Cheyney-Collante (Lastinger)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: Duval County School Board

Project Title: Duval Literacy Lab PL 2026-27 (Grant)

Project Period:  07/01/2026 – 06/30/2027

Award Amount: $187,000


Principal Investigator: Kristi Cheyney-Collante (Lastinger)

Co-PI: N/A

Funding Agency: Pinellas County Schools

Project Title: Pinellas SOR for Secondary Educators 26-27 (Middle & High)

Project Period:  09/01/2026 – 03/31/2027

Award Amount: $121,600


Principal Investigator: Hyo Kang (Digital World)

Co-PI: Eunjin Shin (SHDOSE), Navid Asadi Zanjani (Engineering)

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Project Title: Sensible AI: Integrating Multimodal AI and Mixed Reality for Context-Aware Real-Time Laboratory Learning in Microelectronics

Project Period:  09/01/2026 – 08/31/2029

Award Amount: $899,992