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Foundation Grant Awards Press Release

The Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida (FWFF) awarded over $700,000 in grants for conservation for 2015. Chairman Rodney Barreto said” we just love this time of year when we get to support so many worthy conservation efforts throughout the state through our granting process”.

The source of these grants funds is from the sale of three specialty license plates to the public. The Foundation’s Board worked hard and after careful review unanimously made the award decisions.

The Conserve Wildlife or Bear Tag, funded 9 grants for a total of $470,320, including:

  • $63,000 to the eradication of the invasive Northern African Python.
  • $50,000 to the Southeastern Species at Risk Program

The Protect Florida Springs Tag funded 13 grants totaling $169,342, including:

  • $6,900 to the Wakulla Springs Alliance for the Following the Water to Wakulla Springs video
  • $15,000 to the Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute for the Ichetucknee Springs Baseline Assessment Study.

The Wildlife Foundation of Florida Deer Tag funded 16 Grants for $78,372, including:

  • $2,500 to the FWC for the Game Cleaning Stations on the Tate’s Hell Wildlife Management area
  • $2,500 to Future of Hunting in Florida for the Future of Hunting in Florida Youth Hunt Camp.

“Florida is like no other place on earth, and working together we can keep it that way. So please continue to buy your favorite conservation license plate. We are already looking forward to providing even more funding for deserving conservation projects next year, with your help,” said Rodney Barreto, Chairman of the FWFF. Since 2000, the Foundation has awarded over $6.5million dollars in conservation grants in Florida.

About the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida

The FWFF is a 501c3 nonprofit started in 1994 as the citizen support group for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Its mission is to partner with FWC to ensure the conservation and enhancement of Florida’s fish and wildlife resources, so they survive and thrive for current and future generations of Florida residents and visitors.



Conserve Wildlife Tag Grants
FY 2015-16

 

 

 

Project Name: Avian and Terrestrial Wildlife Disease Surveillance and Response Program
Applicant Agency: FWRI
Contact Person: Mark Cunningham
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $64,500
Cash Match: $18,259
Total Project Cost: $82,759
Project Name: Incentives to Increase Bear-resistant Equipment Availability
Applicant Agency: HSC
Contact Person: Dave Telesco
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $80,000
Cash Match: $0
Total Project Cost: $80,000
Project Name: Understanding and Connecting Americans with Nature (UCAN) Phase 3
Applicant Agency: OED / OWVPA
Contact Person: Jerrie Lindsey
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $100,000
Cash Match: $1,050,000
Total Project Cost: $1,150,000
Project Name: Southeastern At-Risk Species Program (SEARS)
Applicant Agency: HSC
Contact Person: Brad Gruver, Brian Branciforte
Contact E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected]
Grant Award: $50,000
Cash Match: $569,172
Total Project Cost: $619,172
Project Name: Genetic Assessment of Striped Newt Populations in Florida
Applicant Agency: FWRI
Contact Person: Anna Farmer
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $10,320
Cash Match: $10,000
Total Project Cost: $20,320
Project Name: Health and Genetic Structure of Florida’s American Eels
Applicant Agency: FWRI
Contact Person: Kimberly Bonvechio
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $8,500
Cash Match: $32,000
Total Project Cost: $40,500
Project Name: 2016 Python Challenge
Applicant Agency: HSC
Contact Person: Jennifer Novak
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $78,000
Cash Match: $54,200
Total Project Cost: $132,200
Project Name: Northern African Python Eradication
Applicant Agency: HSC
Contact Person: Jenny Ketterlin-Eckles
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $63,000
Cash Match: $63,000
Total Project Cost: $126,000
Project Name: Argentine Black and White Tegu Control and Management
Applicant Agency: HSC
Contact Person: Jenny Ketterlin-Eckles
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $16,000
Cash Match: $0
Total Project Cost: $16,000
Project Name: Florida Wildlife Magazine Digital Preservation Project
Applicant Agency: FWRI
Contact Person: Robin Grunwald
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $0
Cash Match: $10,872
Total Project Cost: $10,872
Grant Award: $470,320
Cash Match: $1,807,503
Total Project Cost: $2,277,823

 

 

Protect Florida Springs Grants
FY 2015-16

 

Project Name: Following the Water to Wakulla Spring Video
Applicant Agency: Wakulla Springs Alliance
Contact Person: James Stevenson
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $6,900
Cash Match: $0.00
Total Project Cost: $6,900
Project Name: Lake and Sinkhole Seepage Nitrogen Loading to Wakulla Springs
Applicant Agency: Wakulla Springs Alliance
Contact Person: Robert Deyle
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $4,500
Cash Match: $0
Total Project Cost: $4,500
Project Name: Monitoring Environmental Parameters and Use by a Keystone Species in Central Florida’s Salt and Silver Glen Springs
Applicant Agency: Sea to Shore Alliance
Contact Person: Monica Ross
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $12,924
Cash Match: $31,400
Total Project Cost: $44,324
Project Name: Ichetucknee Springs Baseline Assessment – A Citizen-Science Project
Applicant Agency: Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute
Contact Person: Robert Knight, Ph.D.
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $15,000
Cash Match: $0
Total Project Cost: $15,000
Project Name: Wakulla Spring Dark Water: Causes and Sources
Applicant Agency: Wakulla Springs Alliance
Contact Person: Robert Deyle
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $6,200
Cash Match: $6,226
Total Project Cost: $12,426
Project Name: Agriculture and Springs Protection High School Curriculm, Field Trip, and Educator Short Course
Applicant Agency: Alachua County Environmental Protection Department
Contact Person: Stacie Greco
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $5,000
Cash Match: $0
Total Project Cost: $5,000
Project Name: Wekiwa Springs and River Restoration Plan
Applicant Agency: Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute
Contact Person: Robert Knight, Ph.D.
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $16,000
Cash Match: $0
Total Project Cost: $16,000
Project Name: Rainbow Springs Baseline Assessment – A Citizen-Science Project
Applicant Agency: Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute
Contact Person: Robert Knight, Ph.D.
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $15,000
Cash Match: $0
Total Project Cost: $15,000
Project Name: Wakulla Spring Baseline Assessment – A Citizen-Science Project
Applicant Agency: Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute
Contact Person: Robert Knight, Ph.D.
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $15,000
Cash Match: $0
Total Project Cost: $15,000
Project Name: Trophic Dynamics in Blue Spring, Volusia County, Florida
Applicant Agency: Stetson Univ.
Contact Person: Melissa Gibbs
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $4,290
Cash Match: $0
Total Project Cost: $4,290
Project Name: Blue Spring Adventurers Program
Applicant Agency: Save the Manatee Club
Contact Person: Katie Tripp
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $10,000
Cash Match: $0
Total Project Cost: $10,000
Project Name: Monitoring Recolonization at Ulele Spring Post-Restoration
Applicant Agency: Sea to Shore Alliance
Contact Person: Monica Ross
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $13,528
Cash Match: $15,986
Total Project Cost: $29,514
Project Name: Septic to Sewer Conversion Study
Applicant Agency: Hernando County Utilities Dept.
Contact Person: Brad Smith
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $45,000
Cash Match: $200,000
Total Project Cost: $245,000
Grant Award: $169,342
Cash Match: $253,612
Total Project Cost: $367,230

 

 

Deer Tag Grants
FY 2015-16

 

Access and Amenities on Hunting Lands:

Project Name: Game Cleaning Stations on Wildlife Management Areas
Applicant Agency: FWC
Contact Person: David Johnson
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $2,500
Cash Match: $0
Total Project Cost: $2,500
Project Name: Tate’s Hell Rec Site Improvements
Applicant Agency: FWC
Contact Person: Diane Alix
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $3,787
Cash Match: $2,031
Total Project Cost: $5,818
Project Name: Goodwin Waterfowl Management Area PWD Improvements
Applicant Agency: FWC
Contact Person: Mark McBride
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $500
Cash Match: $1,500
Total Project Cost: $2,000
Project Name: Triple N Ranch WMA Food Plots
Applicant Agency: FWC
Contact Person: Jonathan Webb
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $9,870.87
Cash Match: $0
Total Project Cost: $9,870.87
Project Name: Camp Blanding WMA Cooler Replacement
Applicant Agency: FWC
Contact Person: Allan Hallman
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $8,590
Cash Match: $0
Total Project Cost: $8,590
Project Name: Check Station Replacement on the Snipe Island Unit of Big Bend WMA
Applicant Agency: FWC
Contact Person: Randy Havens
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $4,025
Cash Match: $3,500
Total Project Cost: $7,525
Grant Award: $29,272.87
Cash Match: $7,031
Total Project Cost: $36,303.87

 

Youth Hunting and Outdoor Conservation:

Project Name: The Future of Hunting in Florida Youth Hunt Camp
Applicant Agency: The Future of Hunting in Florida
Contact Person: John D. Fuller
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $2,500
Cash Match: $11,000
Total Project Cost: $13,500
Project Name: Sauls Landing Fishing and Recreation Area on Four Creeks State Forest
Applicant Agency: Florida Forest Service-Jacksonville District
Contact Person: Noah Wyatt
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $2,500
Cash Match: $10,000
Total Project Cost: $12,500
Project Name: Master Outdoorsman
Applicant Agency: UF/IFAS Extension Washington County 4-H
Contact Person: Julie Pigott Dillard
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $2,500
Cash Match: $2,975
Total Project Cost: $5,475
Project Name: T.M. Goodwin Youth Hunt Expansion (Equipment)
Applicant Agency: FWC-WSGMP
Contact Person: Mark McBride
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $6,600
Cash Match: $0
Total Project Cost: $6,600
Project Name: FYCCN Archery Expansion – Explore Archery Curriculum
Applicant Agency: FWC-FYCCN
Contact Person: Rae Waddell
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $2,500
Cash Match: $0
Total Project Cost: $2,500
Project Name: FYCCN Archery Expansion – Beginner Archery Kits
Applicant Agency: FWC-FYCCN
Contact Person: Rae Waddell
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $10,000
Cash Match: $3,500
Total Project Cost: $10,000
Project Name: 7th Annual Florida Youth Outdoor Experience – May 28, 2016
Applicant Agency: Private Individual
Contact Person: Chuck Echenique
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $2,500
Cash Match: $0
Total Project Cost: $2,500
Project Name: “Wild About Florida”
Applicant Agency: The Future of Hunting in Florida
Contact Person: John D. Fuller
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $2,500
Cash Match: $2,500
Total Project Cost: $5,000
Project Name: Expansion and Safety Improvements to Smallbore Range
Applicant Agency: Hard Labor Creek Shooting Sports
Contact Person: Forrest Boone
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $2,500
Cash Match: $0
Total Project Cost: $2,500
Project Name: FYCCN Archery Expansion – Beginner Archery Kits
Applicant Agency: FWC-FYCCN
Contact Person: Rae Waddell
Contact E-Mail: [email protected]
Grant Award: $15,000
Cash Match: $0
Total Project Cost: $15,000
Grant Award: $49,100
Cash Match: $26,475
Total Project Cost: $75,575

 

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The Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) organization. FEIN 59-3277808. All donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

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