Wildlife Foundation of Florida
The plate benefits game species like white-tailed deer and Osceola turkeys. Funds are used to acquire and manage habitat for the benefit of these and other species. We also use funds to ensure and improve public access to hunting lands and to teach hunting safety.
Process & Pricing
The cost of your new license plates is a new plate fee of $72.40, which includes your annual registration fee ($25.00 of this fee will go directly to the Foundation). You do not need to be a resident of Indian River County to submit your order.
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BENEFITS
Funded
$2,692,686 in promoting outdoor efforts.
Improved
habitat for five species
Contributed
to habitat restoration and promoting outdoor recreation
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Remember when you wore your heart not only on your sleeve, but on your rear bumper? And trunk? And rear window? Those days may be over, but...
Your car can still help save the planet.
Just purchase one of the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida’s conservation license plates or at your local tax collector’s office. For every plate sold, $25 is donated for conservation.
Each of our plates has a slightly different focus. Choose the one that best meets your passions. It’s not a small thing – we receive more than $1 million each year from these donations, funds that we and our partners use to conserve Florida black bears, wading birds, and many other species. We also use these monies to protect and manage new wildlife lands and waters and provide kids with formative outdoor experiences.
So, the next time you renew or order a plate at your local tax collector’s office, make it one of ours — even if you no longer drive a Beetle.
OVERVIEW
The non-profit Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida, Inc. is dedicated to the conservation, management, and sustainable enjoyment of Florida’s outstanding lands, waters, and wildlife. Since 1994, the Foundation has raised and given away more than $66 million for conservation and outdoor recreation and education programs for adults, children, and families.
FOCUS OF GRANTS
Conserving and managing lands open to public hunting; improving access to and amenities on publicly accessible hunting lands; supporting hunting stakeholder meetings; promoting gun and hunting safety programs for all ages, including youth hunting programs; support generally for the shooting sports in Florida, including competitive shooting and archery.
Current Priorities:
- Conservation of lands open to public hunting.
- Ecological restoration and improvement of public hunting lands.
Note: A limited number of mini-grants (up to $1k) are available to organizations hosting a public hunting land or area clean-up event. - Conservation management of game species (deer, turkey, etc.).
- Research and control and removal of non-native or otherwise invasive plants and animals that degrade native Florida ecosystems.
- Increasing public access to hunting lands.
- Programs to attract women and minorities to hunting and shooting sports.
- Archery programs for youth and adults.
- Gun and hunting safety programs for all ages.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS AND PROJECTS
Federal, state, or local government agencies; public and private colleges and universities; and 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations, including all-volunteer organizations (e.g., “Friends of…” groups). The Foundation may also, at its sole discretion, consider proposals that benefit the public from private, for-profit organizations.
HISTORY
The Florida Legislature assigned the administration of the WFF (aka “deer tag”) license plate to the Foundation in 2014 “to fund programs and projects within the state that preserve open space and wildlife habitat, promote conservation, improve wildlife habitat, and establish open space for the perpetual use of the public.”
The Foundation under these guidelines has focused its grant making on conserving and managing lands open to public hunting; improving access to, and amenities on, public hunting lands; supporting hunting stakeholder meetings; promoting gun safety and youth hunting programs; and generally fostering the shootings sports in Florida, including archery. These remain the principal interests of this program and grant cycle. A list of past grants can be found below for guidance.
GRANT SIZE
Wildlife Foundation of Florida” grant requests of up to $75,000 will be considered. Most grants will range from $1,000 to $25,000. The applicant’s ability to procure matching funds from other sources may have bearing on the possibility of being funded but is not a prerequisite. Multi-year projects will be considered, but funding is awarded for 12-month intervals.
IMPORTANT DATES
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June 26 – July 21, 2023: Proposals accepted
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August – September 2023: Review process
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October 2023: Applicants notified
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January 1, 2024: Project start date
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July 31, 2024: Progress reporting due
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December 31, 2024: Project end date
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March 31, 2025: Final reporting due
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact Ms. Anita Forester via email.
PAST GRANTS
| Project Name | Grant Amount |
|---|---|
| 8th Annual Jakes Day | $2,500 |
| United Waterfowlers-FL Wounded Warrior Waterfowl Hunts and Youth Hunts | $6,200 |
| Florida Hunters for the Hungry | $10,000 |
| Florida Trappers Association Women and Youth Training 2024 | $2,500 |
| FWC/NWTF/FFS Florida Wild Turkey Cost-Share Program | $20,000 |
| Next Level Homegrown Archery | $4,000 |
| The Florida Bowhunters Jamboree | $8,530 |
| FHF 2024-25 New Hunter Program | $25,967 |
| Belmont Archery Program Equipment Update | $1,396 |
| Freedom Trax Florida | $7,455 |
| Operation Outdoor Freedom Food Plots 2024 - Blackwater | $6,000 |
| Expedite Life Adaptive Wild Hog Hunt | $2,000 |
| 8th Annual Rumble In The Swamp Youth Small Game Hunt and Outdoors Day | $4,500 |
| Annual Apalachicola Forest Clean Up Day | $1,000 |
| Habitat Heroes: Inspiring Youth to Build and Conserve Habitats through Education and Responsible Hunting | $5,000 |
| Youth Buck In Rut Hunt 2024 | $3,000 |
| Hunting for Disabled Veterans in Central Florida | $22,750 |
| Suncoast Youth Conservation Center Archery Range | $55,000 |
| Project EDHS: Education & Diversity in Hunting and Shooting Sports | $10,000 |
| Project AAROW | $7,500 |
| The Introduction to Archery Experience Part II | $3,100 |
| 60th Annual Blackwater Fox Hunters Association Field Trial & Bench Show | $6,000 |
| Manatee County Hunt Program and Archery Education Improvements | $40,000 |
| L.O.S.T “Ladies Outdoor Skills Training” | $4,000 |
| ALLOUT EcoRover Adventures 24 | $24,000 |
| NWTF Gator Gobbler Outreach Hunts | $8,000 |
| Gobbling and Nesting Chronology of Wild Turkeys in South FL | $25,000 |
| Hunt 4 Halee Youth Deer Hunt 2024 | $4,500 |
| Tenoroc Youth Conservation Center Archery Range | $55,000 |
| 10th Annual Dog Days Of Summer Youth Field Trial | $3,000 |
| Chronic Wasting Disease Response | $150,000 |
| Title sponsorship of the Florida NASP Tournament | $30,000 |
| Special Wounded Warrior and Youth Waterfowl Hunts | $3,000 |
| The Introduction to Archery Experience | $8,800 |
| Blackwater Operation Outdoor Freedom Food Plots 2023 | $6,000 |
| Tracks Over Wheels | $14,000 |
| Second Expansion of Pasco County Archery Program | $3,079 |
| Proverbs 31 Outdoorsman Continuation | $13,750 |
| Mobile Summer Archery Camp(s) | $7,000 |
| ALLOUT EcoRover Adventures 2023 | $25,000 |
| New Hunters Program for 2023-24 Hunting Season | $14,817 |
| Tracks Over Wheels - North Florida | $10,450 |
| Enhance Sonfishers Archery Program and Continue Wildlife Education - Phase III | $6,000 |
| 4-H W.O.L.F. Camp (Wildlife Leadership Outdoor Focus) | $3,000 |
| Gator Gobbler Youth, Women & Collegiate Outreach Hunts | $7,500 |
| FWC/NWTF/FFS Wild Turkey Cost-share Program | $25,000 |
| Project ARROW (Archery Recreation & Restoration of West Melbourne) | $12,500 |
| Youth Archery Range Loaner Out Kit | $4,761 |
| Gobbling and Nesting Chronology of Wild Turkeys in South Florida | $24,000 |
| Gators, Gals, and Guns | $2,500 |
| Lakeland YHEC Youth Primitive Hunting, Shooting, and Marksmanship | $4,000 |
| Access North Florida | $11,350 |
| 59th Annual 2023 Blackwater Fox Hunters Association Field Trial & Bench Show | $5,500 |
| 7th Annual Rumble in the Swamp Youth Rabbit Hunt with Hounds and Outdoor Day | $4,000 |
| Apalachicola National Forest Clean Up Day | $1,000 |
| Youth Buck In Rut Hunt 2023 | $3,000 |
| 9th Annual Dog Days Of Summer Youth One Day Field Trial | $3,000 |
| Increasing Hunter Participation in Monitoring for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in High Introduction-Risk Counties | $26,000 |
| Drawn by Grace Youth Outreach | $5,300 |
| Hunt 4 Halee Youth Deer Hunt 2023 | $4,500 |
| Title Sponsorship of the Florida NASP (National Archery in the Schools Program) State Tournament | $30,000 |
| Determining the Publics Attitudes and Opinions of Ebike Use on Wildlife Management Areas | $10,000 |
| Expanding/Continuing Archery | $4,517 |
| Blackwater Operation Outdoor Freedom Kitchen | $20,000 |
| Restock of Youth Hunting Program of Florida Equipment | $30,300 |
| Introduction to Girls' Outdoor Archery | $1,245 |
| Belmont Academy Archery Programs: Equipment Upgrades | $1,224 |
| Outdoor Archery and Hunting Education | $3,405 |
| Operation Outdoor Freedom(OOF) - Blackwater Food Plots 2022 | $5,500 |
| Youth Dove, Quail, Squirrel, Turkey and Wild Hog Hunting | $4,000 |
| The Coldwater Nationals 3 Day Field Trial | $8,500 |
| Expansion of Youth Shooting Sports Safety Education | $7,030 |
| OOF: Continuation of Blackwater Female Dorm Construction | $25,000 |
| Special Youth and Wounded Warrior Duck Hunts | $2,400 |
| 6th Annual Rumble In The Swamp Youth Small Game Hunt With Hounds & Clay Shooting Outdoors Weekend | $4,500 |
| Hunt 4 Halee Youth Deer Hunt | $4,500 |
| Bow Fishing Expansion Program | $10,676 |
| Florida Frontiersmen Big Game 2 | $4,219 |
| Nature Center Archery Programs | $6,000 |
| FWC/NWTF/FFS Wild Turkey Cost Share Program | $25,000 |
| ALLOUT Adventure Outreach and Mobility Program 22 | $25,000 |
| Bringing It All Together | $14,900 |
| On Target Adaptive Archery | $4,101 |
| Camp La-No-Che Shooting Sports Programs | $12,304 |
| 58th Annual 2022 Blackwater Fox Hunters Association Field Trial & Bench Show | $6,000 |
| Increasing Targeted Hunter Participation in Monitoring CWD | $22,620 |
| Phase II:Archery Program and Correlating Wildlife Conservation Education - Northeast Region | $4,000 |
| R3 Summit - International Hunter Education Association / FWC | $14,000 |
| Advertising and Marketing for Becoming an Outdoors Woman Program | $10,000 |
| Florida Hunters For The Hungry Inc | $10,000 |
| Advancing R3 for LGBTQ+ Hunters | $15,000 |
| Ducks Unlimited Florida FFA Wood Duck Box Seminar | $5,000 |
| From Classroom to Dinner on the Table | $3,050 |
| Proverb 31 Outdoorsman | $25,000 |
| Suwannee River Area Council Wallwood Scout Reservation Archery Program | $7,155 |
| Florida BHA Archery Intro & 3D Challenge | $11,837 |
| FHF's New Hunters Program for 2022-23 Hunting Season | $15,000 |
| Rolling Meadows Impoundment Vegetation Management | $50,000 |
| Ducks Unlimited Orlando Wood Duck Project | $2,500 |
| Debris Removal from Wildlife Management Areas | $1,000 |
| Youth Buck N Rut Hunt 2022 | $2,500 |
| Title Sponsorship of the Florida NASP (National Archery in the Schools Program) State Tournament. | $30,000 |
| Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Awareness Campaign | $20,000 |
| Operation Outdoor Freedom Blackwater Food Plots | $5,000 |
| Expanding Belmont Academy's Archery Program | $1,250 |
| Florida Frontiersmen Archery Big Game | $2,695 |
| Ft. DeFuniak Archery and Conservation Center | $14,070 |
| Bowhunters Jamboree Range supplies | $3,113 |
| IACP -- Inclusive Archery and Conservation Program | $9,312 |
| Lakeland Youth Hunter Education Challenge Muzzle Loading Matches and Hunts | $2,900 |
| FHF's 2021-22 New Hunters Program | $12,830 |
| Expand Archery (w/ Social Distancing) | $2,300 |
| Youth Dove, Quail, Squirrel,Turkey and Wild Hog Hunting | $1,485 |
| Introduction to youth archery competitive shooting | $4,538 |
| Archery Equipment Upgrades | $13,220 |
| 7th Annual SEDHA Dog Days of Summer Field Trial & banquet | $6,000 |
| ALLOUT Adventure Program | $20,000 |
| 2021 Rumble In The Swamp Youth Small Game Rabbit Hunt With Hounds and Skeet Shooting Outdoor Day | $4,000 |
| Cloud Nine Outdoors 3R's Urban Hunting program | $4,920 |
| 2021 Blackwater Fox Hunters Association Field Trial & Bench Show | $5,000 |
| 3rd Annual Buck In Rut Youth Deer Hunt | $2,000 |
| Pasco County Expanded Archery Supplies | $4,578 |
| Hunt 4 Halee | $3,000 |
| Operation Outdoor Freedom - Blackwater female dorm construction | $26,700 |
| Apalachicola National Forest Clean Up Day | $1,000 |
| 4-H Shotgun Shooting Sports | $2,000 |
| Quarterly Lake Clean Ups | $1,000 |
| Creating a Conservation Education Center Portal | $33,000 |
| Increasing Fire Management on Public Lands for Improved Hunting | $40,000 |
| FWC/NWTF/FFS Wild Turkey Cost-Share Program | $25,000 |
| Little Orange Creek Women/Youth Hunts and Habitat Restoration Project | $13,000 |
| Enhanced surveillance for chronic wasting disease in free-ranging deer in Florida | $40,000 |
| 19-20 Food plots | $5,000 |
| FWC 2020 R3 Hunting stakeholder summit | $12,000 |
| UW-F/FWC Waterfowl Summit | $3,500 |
| YHPF Regional Restocking | $8,465 |
| Youth Dove, Quail, Squirrel and Deer Hunting | $1,485 |
| National Hunting and Fishing Day Promotion | $15,000 |
| Ducks Unlimited Suwannee River Wood Duck Project | $4,500 |
| Florida Frontiersmen Archery Program | $3,427 |
| FHF's New Hunters Program for 2020-22 | $28,965 |
| Proverb 31 Outdoorsman | $20,000 |
| SportsAbility | $20,000 |
| Portable archery range | $11,866 |
| 2020 Rumble In The Swamp Youth Small Game Hunt | $4,000 |
| Upgrade and Enhance School Archery Equipment | $1,110 |
| The Hope 4 Halee Disabled and Buddy Youth Deer and Hog Hunt | $3,500 |
| 2nd Annual Buck In Rut Youth Deer Hunt | $1,000 |
| The Coldwater National Youth 3-Day Fox Field Trial | $8,000 |
| Wheels In Nature (WIN) Happy Smiles | $7,000 |
| Florida NASP State Tournament | $10,000 |
| 2020 Blackwater Fox Hunters Association Field Trial & Bench Show | $2,500 |
| Comprehensive White-tailed Deer Study on Deseret Ranches | $63,000 |
| Enhanced surveillance for chronic wasting disease in free-ranging deer in Florida | $40,000 |
| Manatee County Archery, Hunting, and Turkey Habitat Management | $28,450 |
| Womens Outreach Hunts | $2,000 |
| FHF New Hunters Program | $21,335 |
| Operation Outdoor Freedom Food Plots FY18-19 | $4,000 |
| Proverbs 31:15 | $10,000 |
| Alachua 4-H Archery | $1,989 |
| Gators, Gals and Guns | $2,005 |
| Introduction to Archery basics range equipment | $3,900 |
| ALLOUT Florida Adventure Program (ALLOUT) | $20,000 |
| Field-to-Fork Program | $8,500 |
| FWC 2019 R3 Summit | $12,000 |
| UW-F/FWC Waterfowl Summit | $2,500 |
| Youth Hunt Stands | $1,800 |
| Hunter Ed Promotion | $21,200 |
| Qualitative research with Florida college students on hunting | $20,000 |
| Outdoor Youth Day | $3,500 |
| Lakeland Youth Hunter Education Challenge and Becoming An Outdoors Woman Shotgun Hunting Program | $5,000 |
| Operation Outdoor Freedom Food Plots 2018-2019 | $4,000 |
| UW-F/FWC Waterfowl Summit | $2,500 |
| Youth Small Game Hunt | $1,500 |
| Shooting Range for Joe Budd Youth Conservation Center | $50,000 |
| FWC R3 Hunting Stakeholder Summit | $10,000 |
| Using Translocation to Evaluate Site Fidelity, Seasonal Movement, and Habitat Use of Northern Bobwhite in relation to Food Availability and Cover | $18,500 |
| Enhanced surveillance for chronic wasting diseases in free-ranging deer in Florida | $20,000 |
| 3rd Annual Dog Days Of Summer Youth Field Trial & Event | $5,000 |
| The Future of Hunting in Florida's Youth Hunting Program | $33,730 |
| The 4-H Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation Day Camp | $3,900 |
| Seasons Of Hope Outdoors National Affiliated Youth 3 Day Fox Hound Field Trial | $5,000 |
| SportsAbility | $20,000 |
| Wheels in Nature | $19,000 |
| Huntmaster Hunting Blinds | $55,500 |
| Development of a Mobile Application for Hunting on Florida’s Wildlife Management Areas | $75,000 |
| Comprehensive White-tailed Deer Study on Deseret Cattle & Citrus | $82,092 |
| Hunt Camp Scholarships | $7,500 |
| NW YHPF Trailer | $8,000 |
| YHPF Regional Trailer Restocking | $10,000 |
| FHF Youth Hunts | $7,725 |
| 4-H Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation Day Camp | $2,900 |
| Florida Sportsmens Conservation Association Youth Day | $4,050 |
| FYCCN Hunt Camp Expansion | $16,320 |
| Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Entrance Improvements (Check Station) | $40,000 |
| Provide Mobility Impaired Access on Wildlife Management Areas | $30,000 |
| Game Cleaning Stations on Wildlife Management Areas | $2,500 |
| The Future of Hunting in Florida Youth Hunt Camp | $2,500 |
| Tate's Hell Rec Site Improvements | $3,787 |
| Sauls Landing Fishing and Recreation Area on Four Creeks State Forest | $2,500 |
| Goodwin Waterfowl Management Area PWD Improvements | $500 |
| Master Outdoorsman | $2,500 |
| Triple N Ranch WMA Food Plots | $9,871 |
| T.M. Goodwin Youth Hunt Expansion (Equipment) | $6,600 |
| Camp Blanding WMA Cooler Replacement | $8,590 |
| FYCCN Archery Expansion - Explore Archery Curriculum | $2,500 |
| Check Station Replacement on the Snipe Island Unit of Big Bend WMA | $4,025 |
| FYCCN Archery Expansion - Beginner Archery Kits | $10,000 |
| 7th Annual Florida Youth Outdoor Experience – May 28, 2016 | $2,500 |
| Expansion and Safety Improvements to Smallbore Range | $2,500 |
| FYCCN Archery Expansion - Beginner Archery Kits | $15,000 |
