Conserve Wildlife Tag Grants
Overview
Proceeds from the “bear” plate benefit a wide variety of species, from black bears and indigo snakes to endangered Florida grasshopper sparrows.
The Foundation distributes CWT funds to FWC in the form of grants. By statute, we can only give Conserve Wildlife tag proceeds to FWC. It is possible for entities outside FWC to receive tag funds, but only as a sub-recipient in projects where FWC is the grantee. A call for proposals is held each January. FWC applicants must have approval from their section leader prior to completing a proposal.
Past Grants
| Project Name | Grant Amount |
|---|---|
| Support for Captive Breeding of Endangered Florida Grasshopper Sparrows | $63,354 |
| Expand Social Media Bear Outreach Efforts | $25,000 |
| Investigating Potential Bacterial Reservoirs and Environmental Conditions Contributing to a Large Multi-year Mortality Event of State-threatened Black Skimmer Juveniles in Southwest Florida | $33,200 |
| Implementation of the Landscape Conservation Strategic Initiative Through Internal and External Engagement | $94,500 |
| Crab Trap Bycatch Reduction Device Program | $36,175 |
| Movements and Habitat Use by American Crocodiles Found in Urbanized Landscapes | $41,614 |
| Demographics of the Black Bear Subpopulation in Southwest Florida | $13,000 |
| Monitor Prevalence of Illegal Shooting of Bears | $6,310 |
| Monitor Research Bears Over Time | $9,750 |
| Investigating the Origins and Potential Cross-species Transmission of Pathogenic Reptilian Ferlaviruses Between Exotic and Native Wildlife | $30,130 |
| Assessment of the epidemiology of a neuromuscular disorder impacting bobcats and the endangered Florida panther – Phase 2 | $114,000 |
| Diamondback Terrapin Bycatch in Blue Crab Traps and Impacts of Bycatch Reduction Devices on Commercial Landings of Marketable Crabs | $103,752 |
| Continued Monitoring of Turtle Bunyavirus and Refinement of Tissue Submission Guidelines for Diagnostic Validity – Phase 2. | $25,000 |
| Understanding effectiveness of economical on-site conservation options for protected species, and mutual benefits for residents of Florida. | $25,000 |
| Continued Research on Mussel Propagation Techniques and Stocking Native Mussels to Restore Populations in Lake Trafford and Improve Water Quality | $65,960 |
| Coral reef restoration enhancement using a potential corallivore predator the spotted spiny lobster, Panulirus guttatus | $37,358 |
| Training FWC personnel to subdue wildlife and scare bears using tasers | $27,750 |
| Assessment of the epidemiology of a neuromuscular disorder impacting bobcats and the endangered Florida panther | $150,000 |
| Support for captive breeding of endangered Florida grasshopper sparrows | $140,000 |
| Effects of outreach messages on landowner attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors related to Florida's WMA's | $31,350 |
| Mussel Community and Water Quality Restoration in Lake Trafford | $65,000 |
| Apalachicola Regional Stewardship Alliance, Wetland Ecosystem Support Team | $25,000 |
| Implementing Predation Management for the Protection of Imperiled Beach Nesting Birds in Northeast Florida | $41,692 |
| Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail - Guide Development and Distribution | $19,500 |
| Investigating potential tropicalization of fishes and their cleaning stations found along hardbottom ledges of the West Florida | $28,483 |
| Adult movement, pupae fire survival, and caterpillar identification of the frosted elfin (Callophrys irus) butterfly | $6,510 |
| Cameras for remote monitoring of bear traps | $16,350 |
| Growing Up WILD Curriculum Guides | $10,000 |
| Assessing sponge outplant design to refine sponge restoration efforts in Florida Bay | $33,859 |
| Support for captive breeding of endangered Florida grasshopper sparrows | $82,978 |
| Freshwater turtle disease surveillance: Investigating a softshell turtle mortality event caused by a novel virus | $30,000 |
| Assessing the spatial components of pollinator and arthropod habitat using the GatorEye Unmanned Flying Laboratory | $30,860 |
| Captive Propagation and Repatriation of the Striped Newt | $36,062 |
| Implementing Predation Management for the Protection of Imperiled Beach Nesting Birds in Northeast Florida | $45,517 |
| A benthic and fish community assessment of West Florida Shelf ledge ecosystems, including Harmful Algal Bloom impacts | $60,000 |
| Enhancement and Coordination of the Sentinel Snake Protocol as a Localized Control Tool for Burmese Pythons in Southwestern Florida | $65,000 |
| Growing Up WILD Curriculum Guides | $5,000 |
| Bear cub rehabilitation enclosure | $20,000 |
| Headstarting of Frosted Flatwoods Salamanders | $46,729 |
| Arthropod community monitoring and plant-pollinator network mapping in fire-maintained sandhills | $25,771 |
| Documenting Occurrence of the Coastal Dunes Crowned Snake (Tantilla relicta pamlica) on Public Lands | $28,800 |
| Assessing the home range of the long-spined sea urchin (Diadema antillarum) | $4,300 |
| Bear trap improvements and inflatable landing pads | $25,782 |
| Enhanced monitoring for imperiled freshwater mussels of Florida | $15,000 |
| Backyards and Beyond, Phase 1 | $16,000 |
| Movements and Survivorship of Translocated Nuisance American Crocodiles | $33,000 |
| Using Echo-Sounder Buoys as Sampling Platforms for Fish Spawning Aggregations: A Pilot Study | $70,500 |
| Assessing Benthic Recovery 10 years After the 2005 Harmful Algal Bloom on the West Florida Shelf | $58,899 |
| Survey of Crypto serpentis in Wild Snakes and Reintroduction of the Eastern Indigo Snake at Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve | $37,943 |
| Incentives for local governments to reduce human/bear conflicts | $100,000 |
| National Initiative to Understand and Connect Americans and Nature | $15,000 |
| Critical Wildlife Enhancement | $225,000 |
| Orphan Bear Cub Rehab Enclosure | $5,000 |
| Purchase Computer - Florida Wildlife Magazine | $100,000 |
| Florida Black Bear Population Monitoring and Nuisance Response | $29,151 |
| Increase Florida Wildlife Magazine Circulation | $125,000 |
| Florida Black Bear Population Monitoring and Nuisance Response | $19,400 |
| Virus Screening/Alligator Mortality/Lake Griffin | $58,000 |
| Evaluation of Flood Pulse Effect on Fish Populations in Florida's Lakes and Low Gradient Streams | $36,000 |
| Florida Wildlife Habitat (LANDSAT) Map | $20,000 |
| Evaluating Wetland Management Techniques for Controlling Para Grass | $25,800 |
| Analysis of Alligator Diets & Role of Gizzard Shad in Alligator Mortality/Lake Griffin | $88,500 |
| Florida Black Bear Conservation and Management | $6,000 |
| Florida Mottled Duck Hybridization Genetics | $6,250 |
| Mottled Duck Hybridization Marketing and Public Relations | $35,500 |
| Impact of Largemouth Bass Iridovirus on Florida Bass Populations | $24,000 |
| Largemouth Bass Genetics Assessment | $21,777 |
| Habitat Enhancement Effects on Applesnail Abundance | $28,700 |
| Joe Budd Aquatic Education Center Enhancement | $20,000 |
| Big Catch Certificates | $9,000 |
| Aquatic Resources and Sportfishing Education Program Enhancements | $13,000 |
| Digitize Slide Library/Index Slides and Video Tapes | $35,530 |
| Florida Black Bear Education Project/Seminole County | $3,025 |
| Conservation and Restoration of Queen Conch in South Florida | $52,000 |
| Surveillance and Monitoring for Chronic Wasting Disease | $33,886 |
| Apple Snail Habitat Associations on Central Florida Lakes | $10,000 |
| *Exotic Freshwater Fish Poster | $10,000 |
| Suwannee Bass Genetics and Virus Study | $50,633 |
| Inventory & Mapping of Plant Communities Including Listed Species on State-Managed Conservation Lands | $101,000 |
| Florida Black Bear Conservation and Management | $35,800 |
| *Economic Ramifications of Altering the Farm Landscape to Benefit Bobwhite Quail | $17,500 |
| Evaluating Wetland Management Techniques for Controlling Para Grass | $30,000 |
| Mottled Duck Hybridization Marketing and Public Relations | $24,000 |
| Role of Eggshell Integrity on Alligator Egg Viability in Florida | $11,000 |
| FL Mottled Duck Population Monitoring | $25,000 |
| Be Bear Aware Campaign | $41,500 |
| Dev. Of Proposals to Acquire Land for Fish and Wildlife | $29,095 |
| Radio Telemetry and Mark-Recapture Studies of Demography, Movement, and Population Dynamics of the Endangered Snail Kite | $40,000 |
| Florida Black Bear: Statewide Management and Conservation (Bear Response Agent Program) | $15,000 |
| Evaluating Wetland Management Techniques for Controlling Para Grass | $38,000 |
| Florida Mottled Duck Population Monitoring | $13,500 |
| Avian Stewardship, Outreach, and Partnering | $6,200 |
| Florida Manatee-A Florida Treasure: Education and Boater Relations | $55,200 |
| Inventory of FWC Data: A Prerequisite to Agency-wide Data Integration | $52,000 |
| ArcIMS Programmer | $9,926 |
| Florida Black Bear Habitat Modeling for Closing the Gaps Update | $45,213 |
| Database Management Technical Support for FWC Divisions and Offices | $37,733 |
| GIS Mapping Support for FWC Employees | $27,000 |
| Florida Manatee Foraging Behavior Around a Winter Warm-water Refuge | $62,000 |
| Impacts of Florida Manatee Foraging on Seagrass Communities Around a Winter Warm-Water Refuge | $2,400 |
| Largemouth Bass Genetics Assessment | $29,000 |
| Burrowing Owl Conservation and Management | $20,000 |
| Pilot Pet Forgiveness Program | $34,000 |
| Conservation and Protection of Marine Aquatic Habitat at St. Lucie Inlet Reserve State Park Coral Reed, Martin County | $29,095 |
| Population Dynamics, Demography and Movements of the Endangered Snail Kite | $42,000 |
| Captive Propagation and Reintroduction of the State Endangered Miami Blue Butterfly | $30,000 |
| Florida Black Bear Continuation and Expansion of the Bear Response Agent Program | $25,000 |
| Florida Black Bear Support to Conduct a Black Bear Management Survey of the General Public | $38,450 |
| Response of Native and Exotic Apple Snails to Lake Habitat Management | $31,200 |
| Evaluation of Web Cam Technology for Compliance Monitoring | $20,000 |
| Gambian Rat Pilot Eradication Project | $29,095 |
| Population Dynamics, Demography and Movements of the Endangered Snail Kite | $52,000 |
| ArcIMS Programmer to deliver Web-Based GIS Services via the Internet (Year 2) | $30,000 |
| Florida Black Bear Distribution in the Big Bend Region | $57,200 |
| Development of a Manatee Genetics Tag and Field Sampling Methodology | $57,924 |
| Exotic Species Awareness Project | $44,000 |
| Florida Black Bear: Aversive Conditioning Program Development and Training | $5,000 |
| Law Enforcement Reserve Officer Program Start-up Funds | $3,000 |
| Northern Right Whales in Florida An Online Field Trip | $5,000 |
| Digital Conversion of Video Library | $100,000 |
| Cooperative Conservation Blueprint for Florida | $50,000 |
| Hawk Channel Coral Ecosystem Mapping | $54,893 |
| Mapping Threats to Florida Freshwater Habitats | $57,482 |
| Avian Survey of Sandhill Habitat in Florida | $61,000 |
| Community Bear Resistant Container Program | $18,072 |
| Restoration, Monitoring and Management of Boat Propeller Seagrass Scars in St. Andrews Bay, Florida | $4,500 |
| Florida's Wildlife Legacy Initiative Partner's Meetings | $8,500 |
| Assessment of Survival and Growth of Juvenile and Adult Boulder Star Coral (Montastrea annularis sp complex) from Different Reef Habitats in the Florida Keys | $47,834 |
| One year continuation of two nongame wildlife grants | $50,000 |
| Bring back the red cockaded woodpecker through FWC's Safe Harbour Program | $160,000 |
| Nongame wildlife conservation throughout Florida | $37,500 |
| Assess internet traffic of regulated fish and wildlife | $45,000 |
| Community-based approach for human-bear coexistence | $12,700 |
| Microsatellite analysis of genetic variation in panhandle gopher tortoise | $5,000 |
| Northwest coastal bear festival | $59,000 |
| The Cooperative Conservation Blueprint for Florida: Phase II | $200,000 |
| Regional Species Conservation in Florida | $50,000 |
| Partnering with private landowners to recover Floridas red-cockaded woodpeckers through FWCs Safe Harbor | $15,000 |
| Project Part 2: Determining the social environment regarding conversation of the Florida black bear in the Big Bend region | $3,500 |
| Assessing the wealth of data buried in FWRI's biological specimen collection | $23,000 |
| Bear Response Agent Program | $40,000 |
| Bear Response Agent Program | $40,000 |
| Bear Range and Population Abundance of Black Bears in South Central Florida | $70,000 |
| Coastal Wildlife Conservation Initiative | $90,000 |
| Imperiled Species Conservation | $107,000 |
| A regional approach to responsing to wildlife issues and concerns of the public | $40,000 |
| Bear Range and Population Abundance of Black Bears in South Central Florida - Year 2 | $65,000 |
| Florida Landscape Conservation Cooperative | $39,095 |
| Population status and distribution of the alligator snapping turtle in the Suwannee River, Florida | $40,000 |
| Bear Response Agent Program | $30,000 |
| Bear Smart Community jumpstart program | $31,743 |
| Preventing extinction of the Miami Blue butterfly through reintroduction, research and captive breeding | $80,000 |
| Management Process for Improving Conservation of Imperiles Species | $39,000 |
| Developing a Strategy for Coral Reef Restoration in Florida | $3,000 |
| Bat Species Inventory on Three Lakes WMA | $5,500 |
| Boating and Angling Guide to Bay County | $15,000 |
| Access to Photo Library | $16,000 |
| Outboard Motor for Research Vessel | $40,000 |
| Bear Range and Population Abundance of Black Bears in South_Central Florida: Year 3 | $40,000 |
| Bear Response Program | $35,000 |
| Public-Private Cooperative to Increase Bear-Proof Garbacge Can Availability | $97,500 |
| A Regional Program to Address Wildlife Problems and Wildlife Health Concerns | $9,756 |
| Getting Better Information to the Public to Reduce Coyote Problems | $33,000 |
| Planting a Refuge for Wildlife | $29,000 |
| Prevalence and Distribution of Baylisascaris procyonis in Florida | $75,000 |
| Investigations into the Interaction Between Terrapins and Crab Traps | $10,000 |
| Assessing the Use of Artificial Structures to Enhance the Survival Rates of Long-Spined Sea Urchins on the Reef Tract of the Florida Keys | $36,540 |
| Assessment of Non-Native Wildlife in South Florida | $2,300 |
| Community Bat House on Three Lakes WMA | $42,000 |
| Shorebird Monitoring Data Management | $5,500 |
| A Boating and Angling Guide to Coastal Volusia County | $10,470 |
| Patterns of Benthic Herbivore Biodiversity on Florida Coral Reefs | $54,400 |
| Impacts of Aquatic Habitat Management Activities on the Rare Round_Tailed Muskrat | $75,542 |
| Florida Bird Conservation Initiative / Imperiled Species Management Plan Biologist | $135,000 |
| A National Initiative to Understand and Connect Americans with Nature (UCAN) | $43,600 |
| Effective Management of Lionfish in the FL Keys | $13,000 |
| UTV & Spray Tanki - Exotics Control on Three Lakes WMA | $40,000 |
| Volunteer Stewardship Program | $28,026 |
| Impact of hydrilla on the littoral zone | $- |
| Bear Response Program | $125,000 |
| Centralized Call Database | $32,350 |
| Bear Abundance in the Ocala National Forest | $35,447 |
| Florida's Coyotes, A Comprehensive Model of Management | $60,000 |
| Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition | $28,320 |
| Python Patrol | $50,000 |
| Avian and Terrestrial Wildlife Disease Surveillance & Response | $12,238 |
| Stakeholder Engagement (ISMP and Sea Level Rise) | $20,843 |
| Lake Eustis Pupfish Evaluation | $25,000 |
| Exotic Animal Risk Assessments | $50,000 |
| Everglades Exotic Animal Monitoring | $50,000 |
| Gambian Pouched Rat Eradication on Grassy Key | $50,000 |
| Volunteer Stewardship Program (VSP) | $19,925 |
| Stakeholder Surveys 101. . . | $96,980 |
| FL Grasshopper Sparrow Management on Private Ranch Lands | $60,500 |
| Avian & Terrestrial Wildlife Disease Surveillance & Response | $12,500 |
| Secrets of the Longleaf Pine documentary | $60,000 |
| Incentives to Reduce Human / Bear Conflicts | $37,970 |
| Refining the FWC Beach-nesting Bird Protocol. . . | $75,000 |
| Everglades Invasive Reptile & Amphibial Monitoring Program | $35,614 |
| Fish & Wildlife Reporting App | $17,314 |
| Examining the Efficacy of Corallivorous Snail Removal. . . | $3,000 |
| Public / Private Partnership, Lake Wales Ridge WEA | $12,833 |
| Genetic Repository for Fish Conservation / Biodiversity. . . | $30,000 |
| Understanding and Connecting Americans and Nature, Phase II | $95,000 |
| Central Florida Zoo wildlife exhibit and recovery facility | $300,000 |
| Everglades Youth Conservation Camp | $64,500 |
| Avian and Terrestrial Wildlife Disease Surveillance and Response Program | $80,000 |
| Incentives to Increase Bear-resistant Equipment Availability | $100,000 |
| Understanding and Connecting Americans with Nature (UCAN) Phase 3 | $50,000 |
| Southeastern At-Risk Species Program (SEARS) | $10,320 |
| Genetic Assessment of Striped Newt Populations in Florida | $8,500 |
| Health and Genetic Structure of Florida's American Eels????? | $78,000 |
| 2016 Python Challenge | $63,000 |
| Northern African Python Eradication | $16,000 |
| Argentine Black and White Tegu Control and Management | $50,000 |
| Bear Demographics in Apalachicola Bear Management Unit Year 1 | $327,147 |
| Bear Management (Trash cans, etc.) This is scalable. | $50,000 |
| Journey of the Whooping Crane | $64,500 |
| Avian and Terrestrial Wildlife Disease Surveillance and Response Program-- CWD & Avian Influenza Veterinarian | $50,000 |
| Southeastern At-Risk Species Program (SEARS) | $38,353 |
| Reintroduction of Eastern Indigo Snakes to the Florida Panhandle | $45,000 |
| State-wide survey of citizen's views of bears |