Awarded Projects for July 2018

Congratulations to Lynda Haynes for her award from the Florida Department of Education; Elliot Douglas and Erica McCray for their award from the National Science Foundation; Philip Poekert and Page Pullen for their award from Children’s Services Council of Florida, Inc.; Philip Poekert for his award from Valley of the Sun United Way; and Stephen Smith, Joni Splett, and Ann Daunic for their award from the Institute of Education Sciences.

For more details, see the Awarded Projects table.
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Submitted Projects for July 2018

Best wishes to Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko, Andreas Keil, and Stephen Miller for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Amber Benedict for her subcontract proposal IES Flow Through from the University of Connecticut; Kara Dawson for her subcontract proposal IES Flow Through from Pacific University; Herman Knopf for his subcontract proposal DHHS Flow Through from the University of South Carolina; Page Pullen and Holly Lane for their proposal to the US Department of Education/OSERS; Philip Poekert for his proposals to Study Edge; Philip Poekert for his proposal to Southwest Human Development; Philip Poekert for his proposal to Lauren’s Kids; Philip Poekert for his proposal to the Alachua County School Board; Christopher Redding, Isaac McFarlin, David Miller, and Justin Ortagus for their proposal to the Florida Department of Education; Patricia Snyder for her proposal to the Santa Clara County Office of Education; and Dennis Kramer for his proposal to General Services Administration.

For more details, see the Submitted Projects table.
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Summer Grant Proposal Submissions: Update

Faculty in the COE are submitting 11 proposals this summer including 8 Institute of Education Sciences (IES) proposals many with the same deadline. To accommodate all submissions, the OER requests that PIs schedule an appointment time with Brian Lane blane@coe.ufl.edu to ensure all proposals are finalized and uploaded successfully before the deadline.

Also, if you have not already done so, please send a Capital Needs form for each submission to Ana Puig anapuig@coe.ufl.edu and Brian Lane blane@coe.ufl.edu. Read more →

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IES Offers Webinars for FY 2019 Funding Opportunities

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is hosting webinars to offer information about FY 2019 funding opportunities. Staff from the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) and the National Center for Education Research (NCER) will provide presentations, transcripts, and closed-caption video recordings.

All webinars will be recorded and the recording, presentation, and transcript will be available soon after the live webinar is held.

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Changes Are Coming to What Works Clearinghouse

Excerpted from Message from the IES Director

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is exploring ways to improve the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC), a flagship product of IES since its inception.

The WWC recently passed its 15th birthday and has gone through many changes since then to ensure that it continues to help the nation identify what works for whom and under what conditions.

Here are some of the general directions IES will be exploring:

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UFIRST FYI: Project IDC Returns

Each year, the Office of the Vice President for Research returns indirect costs collected from grants and contracts during the preceding fiscal year (July 1 – June 30) to principal investigators, department chairs, and if appropriate, directors of certain authorized centers. The current distributions are at Project Manager (formerly Project PI) 10%; Department 7.5%; and if a center is identified in UFIRST as supporting the project, then 7.5% to the Center. The remainder of the indirect costs collected are returned to the college after Sponsored Program Assessment (SPA) tax is assessed.

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Fall 2018 NSF Grants Conference: Update

The National Science Foundation (NSF) will hold its 50th Anniversary, Fall 2018 Conference November 8­–9 in New Orleans, LA. Registration will open on Thursday, September 6 at 12:00 PM EST. NSF anticipates the conference will reach capacity very quickly and encourages you to register as soon as it opens.

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Awarded Projects for June 2018

Congratulations to Christy Gabbard for her awards from the Florida Department of Education; Lynda Hayes for her award from the Florida Department of Education; Herman Knopf for his subcontract awards Institute for Child Success Flow Through from the University of South Carolina; Holly Lane for her James Patterson Family Foundation Flow Through award from the UF Foundation; Philip Poekert for his award from Florida’s Office of Early Learning;  Philip Poekert for his subcontract award Children’s Trust Flow Through from Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe; and Melissa Ralston for her award from the Monique Burr Foundation for Children.

For more details, see the Awarded Projects table.

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Submitted Projects for June 2018

Best wishes to Jacqueline Swank and Sondra Smith for their proposal to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Lynda Hayes for her proposals to the Florida Department of Education; Alice Kay Emery for her proposal to the Florida Department of Education; Donald Pemberton, Philip Poekert, and Walter Leite for their proposal to Florida’s Office of Early Learning; Philip Poekert for his proposal to the Alachua County School Board; Philip Poekert, Holly Lane, and Paige Pullen for their proposal to the U.S. Department of Education; Philip Poekert for his subcontract proposal Jim Moran Foundation Flow Through from the UF Foundation; Philip Poekert for his proposal to the Stranahan Foundation; Philip Poekert and Paige Pullen for their proposal to the Florida Department of Education; Philip Poekert for his proposal to Valley of the Sun United Way; and Melissa Ralston for her proposal to the Monique Burr Foundation for Children.

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Summer Grant Proposal Submissions

Due to the high number of proposals submitted during the summer, please contact Ana Puig in OER if you intend to pursue a grant.  Advanced notice will help with preparations to provide services to all. Also, if you have not already done so, please send a Capital Needs form for each submission.

We look forward to working with you!

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Grants.gov Releases New Mobile App

The new Grants.gov mobile app allows you to search, subscribe to, and share federal funding opportunities. Download the Grants.gov mobile app on Google Play or Apple’s App Store.

Using Quick Search, you can search for specific topics or funding agencies. If you see a potential opportunity, you can subscribe to get alerts if the funding agency makes updates to the announcement. You can also share opportunities with colleagues.

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Grants.gov Offers New Discussion Forum

Grants.gov is offering a new discussion forum providing a community space for both applicants and grantors to communicate and share resources.

Some functions of the discussion forum include a list of categories where you can post comments or questions, a subscribe option to receive notices about a specific thread of interest, a place where experienced applicants can share resources and advice with new applicants. Applicants can also converse with grant funding agencies.

The discussion forum is accessible under the Connect tab after you log into your Grants.gov account.

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NSF Revises Award Terms and Conditions

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has revised its Award Terms and Conditions. The revised documents are available on the NSF Policy Office Award Conditions website. The revised Award Terms and Conditions will apply to all new NSF awards and funding amendments to existing NSF awards made on or after May 14, 2018.

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Draft NSF PAPPG Published in the Federal Register for Public Comment

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has published notice in the Federal Register of the availability of the “For Comment” version of the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) anticipated effective January 2019.

The 60-day comment period runs through July 13, 2018.

Written comments should be addressed to Suzanne Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Room W18253, Alexandria, VA 22314, or by email to splimpto@nsf.gov.

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NCES Announces the 2018 NCES STATS-DC Data Conference

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) announces the 2018 NCES STATS-DC Data Conference, July 25–27 at The Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. The theme of this year’s conference is “Visualizing the Future of Education through Data.” The conference is free and open to the public.

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