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Newly Funded Awards – October 2023

Principle Investigator: Anthony Botelho – School of Teaching and Learning
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Project Title: EAGER: Orchestrating Productive Collaboration among Students in Mathematics with Multimodal Machine Learning
Project Period: 9/1/2023 – 8/31/2025
Award Amount: $299,623

Principle Investigator: Mary Bratsch-Hines – Lastinger Center for Learning
Funding Agency: Naples Children and Education Foundation
Project Title: NCEF Program Evaluation of GEC
Project Period: 10/1/2023 – 12/31/2023
Award Amount: $15,000

Principle Investigator: Kent Crippen – School of Teaching and Learning
Funding Agency: Institute for Future Intelligence (Subcontract – NIH Flow Through)
Project Title: Adventures in Drug Discovery: Integrating Data Science into the Science Curriculum
Project Period: 8/17/2023 – 7/31/2028
Award Amount: $265,250

Principle Investigator: Bruce Carroll – Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Co-PI: Kent Crippen – School of Teaching and Learning
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Project Title: Collaborative Research: Research Initiation: Factors Affecting Latina Engineering Student Decisions to Enter Graduate School or Engineering Career Pathways
Project Period: 8/1/2023 – 7/31/2025
Award Amount: $50,252

Principle 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 & Families Flow Through)
Project Title: Sunshine State Early Childhood Information Portal Expansion and Pilot Implementation of Practice-Based Coaching withing Florida’s Early Care and Education System
Project Period: 9/29/2023 – 6/30/2028
Award Amount: $7,727,240

Principle Investigator: Kathrin Maki – SESPECS
Funding Agency: University of Houston (Subcontract – IES Flow Through)
Project Title: A Longitudinal Investigation of Predictors and Outcomes of Specific Learning Disabilities Identification
Project Period: 7/1/2023 – 6/30/2027
Award Amount: $400,161

Principle Investigator: Justin Ortagus – SHDOSE
Funding Agency: Arnold Ventures
Project Title: Examining the Most Recent PBF Data to Consider the Impact of Updated PBF Policy Designs and ROI
Project Period: 9/14/2023 – 7/31/2025
Award Amount: $346,320

Principle Investigator: Philip Poekert – Lastinger Center for Learning
Co-PI: Paige Pullen – Lastinger Center for Learning
Funding Agency: Florida Division of Early Learning (Subcontract – Administration for Children & Families Flow Through)
Project Title: DEL Early Learning Florida Emergent Literacy Coaching, Research Study, and Instructional Support
Project Period: 9/28/2023 – 6/30/2024
Award Amount: $1,533,333

Principle Investigator: Paige Pullen – Lastinger Center for Learning
Co-PI: Philip Poekert – Lastinger Center for Learning
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education
Project Title: FDOE Literacy Matrix and Coaching 2024-25
Project Period: 10/11/2023 – 8/31/2024
Award Amount: $1,000,000

Principle Investigator: Paige Pullen – Lastinger Center for Learning
Funding Agency: School District of Manatee County
Project Title: Manatee County – ALO Communication & Evaluation 2023-24
Project Period: 6/15/2023 – 6/30/2024
Award Amount: $40,000

Principle Investigator: Ross van Boven – P.K. Yonge
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education
Project Title: Title I, Part A: Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies Improving (TIPA)
Project Period: 7/1/2023 – 6/30/2024
Award Amount: $128,935

Principle Investigator: Wanli Xing – School of Teaching and Learning
Co-PI: Sandip Ray – Electrical and Computer Engineering
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Project Title: Pivots: VETS-HASTE: Veterans SkillBridge through Industry based
Hardware Security Training and Education
Project Period: 10/11/2023 – 6930/2026
Award Amount: $1,000,000

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Research Promotion Initiative

The University of Florida’s Research Promotion Initiative is a competitive award designed to help connect UF’s research to a broad audience. To enter your research for consideration, please submit your peer reviewed journal articles, books, literary essays, or scholarly monographs to UF’s Office of Strategic Communications and Marketing by using this link. UF will award $1,000 to authors of selected works for promotion that can be used on research related activities. If you have any questions, please contact UF public relations specialist, Blake Trauschke at btrauschke@ufl.edu.

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The Florida Research Data Center is now open!

The Florida Research Data Center (FLRDC), located on UF’s East Campus, fosters a secure environment where researchers can analyze data collected the by the U.S Census Bureau, and federal statistic agencies. Researchers from universities, government agencies, and private institutions will all be able to access information provided through the FLRDC. In order to access this information, researchers are asked to draft a proposal to be submitted to their desired federal agency. Researchers are strongly encouraged to consult with a FLRDC administrator about the content of their research proposal. For more information, please visit the website link FLRDC or the PowerPoint link FLRDC_PPT.

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Research.gov and Grants.gov October 20th Deadlines

Friday, October 20, 2023, is the last day to upload the NSF fillable PDF format for the biographical sketch and current and pending support.

For information on the about NSF proposal submissions via Grants.gov please visit the gov Proposal Processing in Research.gov informational page.

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NCES Releases Equity in Education Dashboard

The Equity in Education Dashboard website compiles findings and trends on educational equity in the United States. The dashboard was created in response to the White House Executive Order on Advancing Racal Equity and Support for Underserved Communities through the Federal Government. The purpose of this dashboard is to serve as a central location for information on equity in education in the United States, and assemble resources around equity dimensions, publications, and reference tables. The seven domains within the dashboard include:

  • Kindergarten readiness
  • K-12 learning and engagement
  • Educational attainment
  • The extent of racial, ethnic, and economic segregation.
  • Equitable access to high-quality early learning programs.
  • Equitable access to high-quality curricula and instruction.
  • Equitable access to supportive school and classroom environments.

Please visit view the Equity in Education Dashboard for more information.

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AERA Call for Nominations for the 2024 AERA Awards

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) is seeking nominations for the 2024 AERA awards honoring excellence in education research. The submission deadline is Thursday, October 12, 2023, at 11:59pm Pacific Time. Please click here to read the call for nominations. A listing of past awardees can be accessed on the AERA website at About AERA Awards. For information about an individual AERA award or to submit a nomination for a specific award, please click the name of the award below. The 2024 award recipients will be honored at an awards ceremony and celebration at the 2024 AERA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA April 11-24, 2024.

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Dear Colleague Letter: Advice to the Community About Submitting Proposals to the GRANTED Program Description Funding Opportunity PD 23-221Y.

GRANTED supports ambitious ideas and innovative strategies to address challenges and inequalities within the research enterprise. The research enterprise is broadly defined and includes administrative support and service infrastructure such as, but not limited to, human capital, research development and administration, research analytics, technology transfer and corporate relations/public-private partnerships, research integrity, research policy, administration of student research training, and research leadership. NSF will support the project for 3-5 years. There is no deadline for proposal submissions. 

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IES Announces Research Grant Competitions in Research Training Programs and Education Research Statistics.

The National Center for Education Research at IES has released two funding announcements for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY 2024). All application packets are now available on Grants.gov. LOI are due October 26, 2023, for 84.305B and 84.305D. The applications deadline for 84.305B and 84.305D is January 11, 2024.

The Research Training Programs (84.305B) in the Education Sciences programs seek to fund new approaches to train and mentor students and researchers from diverse backgrounds to encourage their entry into and success in education research careers.

The three training programs for the 2024 FY are:

  • Early Career Development and Mentoring Programs for Education Research
  • Early Career Development and Mentoring Program for Faculty and Minority-Serving Institutions.
  • Methods Training for Education Researchers.

The Statistical and Research Methodology (84.305D) in Education program supports a wide range of methodological and statistical tools that will better enable applied education scientist to conduct rigorous education research. IES invites applications to develop new methodological approaches to extend and improve existing methods and create other tools that can enhance the ability of researchers to produce high quality research.

In FY 2014, IES invites applications under two topics:

  • The Core Grants topic supports the development of new and improved statistical and research methods and their dissemination to education researchers.
  • The Toolkits, Guidelines, Compendia, and Review Paper Grants topic supports the compilation of existing research and information on a given method into products that help education researcher understand and apply the method, such as toolkits, guidelines, compendia, and review papers.

For more information regarding important dates and deadlines for FY 2024 competitions please visit the website.

The 74’s Kevin Mahnken recently interviewed the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Director, Mark Schneider, regarding Schneider’s vision for a new role for federal research endeavors. Schneider aims for IES to lead advancements in technologies and treatments that can positively impact student performance. Further discussion topics include education-related legislation, the importance of access and the need to improve national databases, and building a research foundation that can yield revolutionary educational tools on the level of COVID vaccines and ChatGPT. The interview can be read in full here.

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Submitted Proposals – August 2023

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

Co-PIs: Kara Dawson – School of Teaching and Learning, Benjamin Lok – Computer & Information Science & Engineering

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Proposal Title: Developing and Testing Innovations [DTI]: Neurodiverse Children Training Conversational Agents for Improved AI and Cybersecurity Literacy

Period: 1/1/2024 – 12/31/2026

Requested Amount: $1,295,313

Principal Investigator: Zandra de Araujo – Lastinger Center for Learning

Co-PIs: Christopher Engledowl – Lastinger Center for Learning

Funding Agency: U. S. Department of Education/OESE

Proposal Title: Building Positive Algebra Experiences (B-PAX) Through Engagement with the Math Matrix

Period: 7/1/2024 – 6/30/2029

Requested Amount: $4,000,000

Principal Investigator: Catherine Cavanaugh – Lastinger Center for Learning

Co-PIs: N/A

Funding Agency: Florida’s Division of Early Learning (Subcontract – DHHS Flow Though)

Proposal Title: Early Childhood Educator Stipends – SR101 Supplemental funds

Period: 6/30/2022 – 6/20/2023

Requested Amount: $209,179

Principal Investigator: Dwight Irvin – AZCEECS/SESPECS

Co-PIs: N/A

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Proposal Title: SCC-IRG Track 1 Enhancing Parent-child Interactions in the Community (EPIC): Improving Language Outcomes for Infant-Toddlers with Language Lags

Period: 1/1/2024 – 12/31/2026

Requested Amount: $2,499,900

Principal Investigator: Maya Israel – School of Teaching and Learning

Co-PIs: Donald Miller – Dean’s Area

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Proposal Title: Collaborative Research: The role of Art + Computing teacher professional development in expanding middle school girls’ Computer Science Career Pathways

Period: 3/1/2024 – 2/28/2027

Requested Amount: $749,181

Principal Investigator: Walter Leite – SHDOSE

Co-PIs: N/A

Funding Agency: Accelerate Learning

Proposal Title: Quasi-experimental analysis of effects of STEMscopes Science 5th grade curriculum on school science passing rates

Period: 9/1/2023 – 1/31/2024

Requested Amount: $30,000

Principal Investigator: Wei Li – SHDOSE

Co-PIs: N/A

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

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

Period: 9/1/2024 – 8/31/2027

Requested Amount: $69,987

Principal Investigator: Kathrin Maki – SESPECS

Co-PIs: N/A

Funding Agency: Texas A & M University College Station (Subcontract – NSF Flow Through)

Proposal Title: The Science of Multidisciplinary Team Decisions (SciMDT)

Period: 8/1/2024 – 7/31/2026

Requested Amount: $221,165

Principal Investigator: Justin Ortagus – SHDOSE

Co-PIs: Lindsay Lynch – SHDOSE

Funding Agency: South Florida State College (Subcontract – NSF Flow Through)

Proposal Title: HSI Pilot Project: Amplifying Community College Experiences in STEM

Settings (ACCESS) at a Rural, Hispanic-Serving Institution

Period: 8/15/2024 – 8/14/2026

Requested Amount: $139,641

Principal Investigator: Yiqin Pan – SHDOSE

Co-PIs: N/A

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Proposal Title: Applying Machine Learning Techniques for the Prevention and Detection of Item Preknowledge in Computerized Adaptive Testing

Period: 4/1/2024 – 3/31/2025

Requested Amount: $128,556

Principal Investigator:  Paige Pullen – Lastinger Center for Learning

Co-PIs: Philip Poekert – Lastinger Center for Learning

Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education

Proposal Title: FDOE Literacy Matrix and Coaching 2024-25

Period: 9/1/2023 – 8/31/2024

Requested Amount: $1,000,000

Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen – Lastinger Center for Learning

Co-PIs: N/A

Funding Agency: Lake Wales Charter Polk Avenue Elementary

Proposal Title: Polk Avenue Elementary Small Group Literacy Instruction

Period: 9/1/2023 – 6/30/2024

Requested Amount: $116,500

Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen – Lastinger Center for Learning

Co-PIs: N/A

Funding Agency: School Board of Sarasota County

Proposal Title: Sarasota County Schools – Literacy Coach Endorsement

Period: 9/1/2023 – 6/30/2024

Requested Amount: $60,000

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