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.
Past Grants
| Project Name | Grant Amount |
|---|---|
| Support for captive breeding of endangered Florida grasshopper sparrows | $80,725.34 |
| 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 |
| Creating a Conservation Education Center Portal to expand the reach of FWC’s public education and outreach programming (WFF Funds) | $33,000 |
| 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 |