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Awarded Projects for September 2022

Congratulations to Mary Bratsch-Hines, Paige Pullen, Walter Leite, and Wei Li for their award from the U.S. Department of Education; Carla-Ann Brown for her award from the National Education Association Foundation; Elif Ackali and Elayne Colón for their award from the National Science Foundation; Holly Lane, Kristi Cheyney-Collante, Vivian Gonsalves, and Valentina Contesse for their award from the U.S. Department of Education/OSEP; Holly Lane, Kristi Cheyney-Collante, Kathrin Maki, Vivian Gonsalves, Valentina Contesse, and Lee Purvis for their award from the U.S. Department of Education/OSEP; Kathrin Maki for her subcontract U.S. Department of Education flow through award from Ball State University; Erica McCray, Margaret Kamman, and Melinda Leko for their award from the U.S. Department of Education/OSEP; Philip Poekert for his subcontract DHHS flow through award from Florida’s Office of Early Learning; Paige Pullen and Philip Poekert for his award from the Florida Department of Education; Paige Pullen for her award from the Jefferson Parish Public School System; Tina Smith-Bonahue, Elayne Cólon, Lori Dassa, and Rochelle Warm for their subcontract Florida Department of Eduction flow through award from Seminole State College of Florida; and Ross Van Boven for his two subcontract U.S. Department of Education flow through awards from the Florida Department of Education.

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Submitted Projects for September 2022

Best wishes to Carla-Ann Brown for her proposal to the National Education Association Foundation; Maureen Conroy for her subcontract IES flow through proposal to the University of Nevada Las Vegas; Zandra de Araujo for her proposal to Alachua County Public Schools; Christy Gabbard for her three subcontract U.S. Department of Education/ESSER flow through proposals to the Florida Department of Education; Elyse Hambacher for her proposal to the Spencer Foundation; Wei Li for his subcontract NSF flow through proposal to the University of Cincinnati; Justin Ortagus, Frank Fernandez, and Lindsay Lynch for their subcontract NSF flow through proposal to South Florida State College; Philip Poekert, Paige Pullen, and Shaunte Duggins for their proposal to the University of Florida Foundation; Paige Pullen and Philip Poekert for their subcontract U.S. Department of Education flow through proposal to Pinellas County Schools; Paige Pullen and Philip Poekert for their DHHS flow through proposal to Florida’s Office of Early Learning; Paige Pullen and Philip Poekert for their Florida Department of Education flow through proposal to Monroe County School District; Paige Pullen for her two proposals to the Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough and Early Learning Coalition of Miami-made/Monroe Counties; Matthew Schmidt for his U.S. Department of Defense flow through proposal to the Memorial Hermann Foundation; Ayanna Troutman for her proposal to the American Education Research Association; and Wanli Xing for his proposal to the National Science Foundation.
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Awarded Projects for August 2022

Congratulations to Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko for his subcontract award, from the National Science Foundation; Zandra de Araujo for her award from Marion County Public Schools; Frank Fernandez his award from the Spencer Foundation; Justin Ortagus for his award from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Philip Poekert for his award from Orange County Public Schools; Paige Pullen for her award from the School Board of Sarasota County; Eunjin “Jinnie” Shin for her award from Atlus Assessments; and Wanli Xing for his award from the National Science Foundation.

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Submitted Projects for August 2022

Best wishes to Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko for his subcontract National Science Foundation flow through proposal to the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa; Anthony Botelho for his subcontract IES flow through proposal to the University of Pennsylvania; Mary Bratsch-Hines for her proposal to the National Science Foundation; Ashley Pennypacker Hill for her proposal to the Florida Department of Education; Melinda Leko for her subcontract IES flow through proposal to the University of Wisconsin Madison; Kathrin Maki for her subcontract IES flow through proposal to the University of Houston; Philip Poekert and Zandra de Araujo for their subcontract U.S. Department of Education flow through proposal to The Kentucky Department of Education; Philip Poekert for his subcontract IES flow through proposal to the University of Missouri; Philip Poekert, Zandra de Araujo, and Paige Pullen for their proposal to the School District of Indian River County; Paige Pullen and Philip Poekert for their proposal to the Florida Department of Education; Paige Pullen for her proposal to the Consortium on Reaching Excellence in Education; Darbianne Shannon for her subcontract Pennsylvania Department of Education flow through proposal to Tuscarora Intermediate Unit; Wani Xing and Maya Israel for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; and Anne Corinne Huggins-Manley for her subcontract IES flow through proposal to Western Carolina University. Read more →

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National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships

The NAEd/Spencer Foundation is accepting applications for their non-residential Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, which supports early career researchers working to address critical areas of educational research. For the 2023-2024 academic year, the NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Program will fund 25 individual fellows, each receiving $70,000 for one academic year of research, or $35,000 for two contiguous years, working half-time. Professional development retreats will also be held, along with mentorship from current NAEd members or senior scholars in their fields. To be eligible, candidates must have earned their PhD, EdD, or equivalent research degree between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2021, and should have experience in educational research. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, November 16, 2022. 

Additionally, the NAEd/Spencer Foundation will be hosting an informational webinar for those interested in applying. Registration is now open.

  • Wednesday, September 21st, 2022
    2:00 pm ET
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Federal Grant Proposals Temporarily Restricted During Grants.gov System Downtime

Grants.gov, the federal-wide portal for accepting federal grant submissions, will be offline from September 22-30, 2022. Federal grant proposals cannot be submitted during this time. Additionally, NIH deadlines during this time will move to Monday, October 3. Further information can be found here and here. UF’s internal deadline for all proposals will be Friday, September 30. UFIRST will not be able to gather opportunity announcements from September 22-30. Due to the scheduled outage, the adjusted proposal deadline also moves closer to NIH’s October 5 deadline. Thus, it is recommended to initiate potential proposals before September 22. Please plan accordingly.

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IES Math & Science Learning Acceleration Challenges Applications Now Open

The U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES) invites proposal submissions for the Learning Acceleration Challenges, which seeks school-based interventions to significantly improve student outcomes in math and science. There are two challenges available under the IES Learning Acceleration Challenges. The Math Prize seeks digital interventions to support third through fifth-grade students with or at risk of a disability that affects math performance. The Science Prize aims to address and improve science achievement for middle school students through non-digital, digital, or hybrid interventions. Several cash prizes are available, starting at $25,000, with a grand prize of $500,000 for the Math and Science Prizes. The application deadline for both challenges is Friday, September 30, 2022.

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Awarded Projects for July 2022

Congratulations to Catherine Cavanaugh for her two subcontract awards, both from Florida’s Office of Early Learning; Alice Kaye Emery for her award from the Florida Department of Education; Philip Poekert and Zandra de Araujo for their subcontract US Department of Education flow through award from Alabama State Department of Education; Paige Pullen for her subcontract Admin for Children and Families flow through award from Lutheran Services Florida; Seyedahmad Rahimi for his subcontract IES flow through award from Florida State University; Idalis Villanueva Alarcon and Linda Searby for their award from the National Science Foundation; Ross van Boven for his award from the Florida Department of Education; and Wanli Xing for his award from the National Science Foundation.

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Submitted Projects for July 2022

Best wishes to Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko and Kara Dawson for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; May Mansy, Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko, and Mary Jo Koroly for their proposal to the National Institutes of Health; Amor Menezes, Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko, and Karla Shelnutt for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Kent Crippen for his subcontract NIH flow through proposal to the Institute for Future Intelligence; Wei Li for his proposal to the National Science Foundation; Hongcheng Liu and David Miller for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Mostafa Reisi Gahrooei and David Miller for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Anne Corinne Manley for her subcontract IES flow through proposal to Boston University; Robert Moore for his proposal to the National Science Foundation; Nigel Newbutt for his proposal to the National Science Foundation; Paige Pullen and Philip Poekert for their subcontract Florida Department of Education flow through proposal to the School District of Hillsborough County; Paige Pullen for her two proposals, one to the Jefferson Parish Public School System and one to the Early Learning Coalition of Broward County; Matthew Schmidt and Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Kejun Huang and Wanli Xing for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; and Pengfei Zhao for her proposal to the William T. Grant Foundation.

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IES Director’s Remarks on Using Large Dataset Libraries

The Director of the Institute of Educational Sciences (IES), Mark Schneider, remarks on the endeavor of identifying, creating, and supporting large datasets to facilitate research at scale. Public respondents both called for an increase in the number of available datasets as well as better coordination around data governance and data use agreements. More information on these responses can be accessed here. IES is leading the way in modernizing the State Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) and compiling a data library of student essays for the use of AI-based research and development efforts to improve student writing. In the upcoming years, the ability to create a SLDS 2.0 with Congressional funds may be feasible. Modernization of the SLDS may include using cloud-based architecture, emphasizing interoperability, aligning coding schema and data definitions across states, making data more widely available within the confines of existing and future state and federal privacy laws, and integrating data from early childhood through labor market outcomes and for other services states identify.

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IES Director’s Remarks on Advancing Special Education Research

The Condition of Education is an annual report mandated by congress to monitor educational progress across the nation. It indicates a slew of challenges special education is facing, including: 15% of PK-12 public school students in 2020-2021 receiving specialized instruction through IEPs, a struggle in hiring teachers, in particular for special education classrooms, lower academic achievement for students with disabilities when compared to achievement of their peers without disabilities, and large high school proficiency gaps as illustrated in NAEP science, reading, and math assessment scores. The concerns surrounding special education students extends to postsecondary education, where the percentage of students is even higher than public PK-12. Mark Schneider, the director of IES, has recently shared the critical need to improve special education through research efforts and speaks to the research endeavors of IES to investigate strategies that work for students with disabilities and in what conditions.

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Trends in STEM Related IES Funded Projects

The Department of Education has announced their SBIR awards for the year. The IES has noticed several trends in the projects they funded, a full list of which is available here. Some of the notable trends include more experiential learning, such as game-based learning.

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Dear Colleague Letter: NSF CAREER Proposals

The National Science’s Foundation’s (NSF) Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) invites proposals to the CAREER program from members of the STEM education research community. In a recent Dear Colleague Letter, EHR highlights the CAREER solicitation and how it aligns with their organizational goals. EHR supports STEM education, and the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is an opportunity for faculty in this area to build a foundation for their academic careers. Read the full letter for more information about the grant opportunity and the directorate’s role. If you have questions about the program, you can also contract ehrcareer@nsf.gov.

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Comprehensive Transaction Detail Report

The UF Division of Finance & Accounting has announced the Comprehensive Transaction Detail report, which provides transaction detail for all funds in one report. The Comprehensive Transaction Detail report enables users to select prompts that include all ChartField and Project/Award values.  This report was built to encompass such a large variety of prompts/information and can be accessed in Enterprise Analytics > Team Content > Financial Information > Comprehensive Financial Reporting Suite. Please share this report with others who might find it useful and email any feedback to emoran@ufl.edu or controller-office@ad.ufl.edu.

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DHHS Forecasted Grant: National Early Child Care and Education Workforce Center

The Department of Health and Human Services has forecasted a grant opportunity to be posted next month that would establish a national center for increasing recruitment and retainment of a diverse early childhood education workforce, providing technical assistance, and supporting rigorous research efforts. The funding will be through the Office of Child Care (OCC) and posted in this newsletter when the opportunity is live and ready for receiving applications. Please consider collaborating with your peers ahead of the proposal deadline (set to be October 13) and reach out to OER for any needed support.

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