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Grants paid by Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida I, tax year 2025
EIN 59-3277808 · Tallahassee, FL · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE D123
In tax year 2025, Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida I (EIN 59-3277808) reported 58 grants paid totaling $1,493,400. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2025
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Tallahassee, FL | A | $138,904 | paid | WFF25-31 CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (CWD) IN FLORIDA: CONTINUED RESPONSE AND COOPERATIVE APPROACH TO STATEWIDE SURVEILLANCE | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Tallahassee, FL | A | $120,000 | paid | CWT25-14 UTILIZING SCOUT SNAKES AS A CONTROL TOOL FOR BURMESE PYTHONS WITHIN THE PICAYUNE STRAND STATE FOREST | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute Clearwater, FL | A | $100,000 | paid | FG25-03 MANATEE REHABILITATIVE AND CRITICAL CARE FACILITY | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Tallahassee, FL | A | $72,000 | paid | CWT25-02 NEW TRAILER-MOUNTED BEAR TRAPS | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wilmington, NC | A | $62,537 | paid | FG25-05 NEURAL ANOMALIES IN THE SMALLTOOTH SAWFISH, PRISTIS PECTINATA | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Friends of the Wekiva River Inc Longwood, FL | A | $50,000 | paid | PFS25-14 CRITICAL HABITAT: MAPPING EEL GRASS WITHIN THE WEKIVA WILD AND SCENIC RIVER SYSTEM | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Tallahassee, FL | A | $50,000 | paid | CWT25-13 CACHE OF LAND MANAGEMENT TOOLS FOR PRIVATE LAND OWNERS | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Stetson University Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience Deland, FL | A | $49,890 | paid | PFS25-21 QUANTIFYING DIFFERENCES IN PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY AND HERBIVORY CONTROL AMONG NATIVE VERSUS NON-NATIVE WATER LETTUCE (PISTIA STRATIOTES) IN SPRING RUNS OF THE ST. JOHNS RIVER | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Tallahassee, FL | A | $40,000 | paid | CWT25-12 A NOVEL METHODOLOGY FOR A NOVEL VIRUS: USING ERNA TO DETECT TURTLE FRASERVIRUS (TFV-1) | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Tallahassee, FL | A | $40,000 | paid | CWT25-15 OFFERING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN RURAL AREAS WITH BEAR-RESISTANT OPTIONS TO REDUCE HUMAN-BEAR CONFLICTS | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Tallahassee, FL | A | $39,015 | paid | PFS25-02 EFFECTS OF HURRICANE IDALIA STORM SURGE ON SUBMERSED VEGETATION AND FISH COMMUNITIES IN A SPRING-FED RIVER IN FLORIDA (CRYSTAL RIVER) | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Tallahassee, FL | A | $38,590 | paid | CWT25-03 OCTOCORAL RESTORATION TRIALS ON NEARSHORE HARDBOTTOM COMMUNITIES | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Tallahassee, FL | A | $37,200 | paid | CWT25-04 IMPROVING INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY FOR FLORIDA RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE GREAT FLORIDA BIRDING AND WILDLIFE TRAIL | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Miami, FL | A | $35,000 | paid | FGK25-01 SEARCH FOR FLORIDA KEYS BONEFISH SPAWNING AGGREGATIONS | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Tallahassee, FL | A | $35,000 | paid | FGK25-02 TITLE SPONSORSHIP OF THE FLORIDA NASP (NATIONAL ARCHERY IN THE SCHOOLS PROGRAM) STATE TOURNAMENT. | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Tallahassee, FL | A | $35,000 | paid | CWT25-01 UPDATED ABUNDANCE AND GENETIC DIVERSITY OF BLACK BEARS IN FLORIDA | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Minorities in Shark Science On Behalf of the Crystal River Bull Shark Proje Bradenton, FL | A | $25,830 | paid | PFS25-20 THE CRYSTAL RIVER BULL SHARK PROJECT: A TOOL FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF TOP PREDATOR NURSERY AND THERMAL REFUGE HABITAT, AND AUGMENTED SPRINGS SYSTEM HEALTH AND QUALITY MONITORING | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Tallahassee, FL | A | $25,000 | paid | CWT25-06 DETERMINATION OF FRESHWATER MUSSEL HOST USE THROUGH GENETIC BARCODING OF JUVENILE MUSSELS METAMORPHOSED ON NATURALLY INFESTED FISHES | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Alachua County Gainesville, FL | A | $25,000 | paid | PFS25-08 QUANTIFYING THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF SPRINGS IN THE LOWER SUWANNEE AND SANTA FE RIVER BASINS OF NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | University of Central Florida Orlando, FL | A | $25,000 | paid | KMF25-01 APPLYING GENOMIC TECHNIQUES TO REEF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO PROTECTING FLORIDA'S CORAL REEF FISH POPULATIONS | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Florida Conservation Group Nokomis, FL | A | $25,000 | paid | FG25-06 LANDOWNER EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND LAND CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE WITHIN THE FLORIDA WILDLIFE CORRIDOR | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | The Busch Wildlife Sanctuary Inc Jupiter, FL | A | $25,000 | paid | FG25-04 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION & WILDLIFE SANCTUARY | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Tallahassee, FL | A | $22,408 | paid | CWT25-05 WILDLIFE WARRIORS: EDUCATING YOUTH AND FAMILIES TO CONSERVE OUR LANDS AND ANIMALS | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Tallahassee, FL | A | $20,000 | paid | WFF25-28 YOUTH HUNTING PROGRAM OF FLORIDA EQUIPMENT PURCHASE | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Girl Scouts of West Central Florida Tampa, FL | A | $20,000 | paid | WFF25-36 GIRL SCOUTS OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA ARCHERY PROGRAM | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Tallahassee, FL | A | $19,000 | paid | DDF26-01 FLORIDA GRASSHOPPER SPARROW DEMOGRAPHY AND NEST PROTECTION TECHNICIAN | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute Clearwater, FL | A | $17,629 | paid | PFS25-12 CHARACTERIZING AND MONITORING MANATEE WINTER USE OF THE SPRINGS ALONG THE RIVERS OF NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Tallahassee, FL | A | $16,558 | paid | CWT25-07 DRAGONFLY TELEMETRY: RADIO-TRACKING THE IMPERILED SAYS SPIKETAIL DRAGONFLY TO INFORM CONSERVATION IN FLORIDA | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Jupiter Narrows Conservation Alliance Inc Tequesta, FL | A | $16,250 | paid | DFO25-05 MANGROVES/SEAGRASS RESTORATION IN JUPITER NARROWS | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Ocean Rescue Alliance International Apollo Beach, FL | A | $15,000 | paid | DFO25-01 OCEAN RESCUE ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL PROPOSAL FOR CORAL RESTORATION, INNOVATION AND RESILIENCE PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Tallahassee, FL | A | $15,000 | paid | CWT25-11 INCORPORATING A BROAD DISEASE ASSESSMENT TO A PLANNED UPLAND SNAKE SURVEY AT TALL TIMBERS | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Coastlove Inc Big Pine Key, FL | A | $15,000 | paid | DFO25-06 PLANTING HOPE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Healing Hometown Heroes Lady Lake, FL | A | $14,000 | paid | WFF25-39 INTRODUCING WOMEN, MINORITIES AND YOUTH HUNTERS TO ALLIGATOR MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | National Wild Turkey Federation Edgefield, SC | A | $12,000 | paid | WFF25-23 FWC/NWTF/FFS WILD TURKEY COST-SHARE PROGRAM | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | American Disability Adventures Lakeland, FL | A | $11,505 | paid | WFF25-15 HUNTING FOR DISABLED VETERANS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Tallahassee, FL | A | $10,500 | paid | WFF25-49 GOBBLING AND NESTING CHRONOLOGY OF WILD TURKEYS IN SOUTH FLORIDA | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Operation Outdoor Freedom Starke, FL | A | $10,400 | paid | WFF25-22 OPERATION OUTDOOR FREEDOM REGION 1 AND 2 PROJECTS | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Volusia County Resource Stewardship Deland, FL | A | $10,000 | paid | WFF25-47 VOLUSIA COUNTY LAND MANAGEMENT ELECTRIC ALL-TERRAIN TRACK WHEELCHAIR FOR MOBILITY-IMPAIRED HUNTERS | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | The Coldwater Nationals Milton, FL | U | $10,000 | paid | WFF25-32 COLDWATER NATIONALS YOUTH HUNT | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Florida Hunters and Community Who Care Inc-- DBA Florida Hunters for the Hu Dade City, FL | A | $10,000 | paid | WFF25-05 FLORIDA HUNTERS FOR THE HUNGRY INC. (FLH4H) | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center St Petersburg, FL | A | $10,000 | paid | FG25-02 INVASIVE SPECIES EDUCATION | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | University of Florida Foundation Gainesville, FL | A | $10,000 | paid | PFS25-09 FROM THE SWAMP TO THE SPRINGS: A CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COMMUNITY ABOUT FLORIDAS IMPORTANT AND IMPERILED FRESHWATER RESOURCES | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Current Problems Gainesville, FL | A | $10,000 | paid | PFS25-13 CURRENT PROBLEMS - FLORIDA SPRINGSHEDS CLEANUP | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | The Deering Estate Foundation Inc Palmetto Bay, FL | A | $10,000 | paid | DFO25-07 DIAMONDBACK TERRAPIN MONITORING RESEARCH AT THE DEERING ESTATE | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Alachua County Gainesville, FL | A | $9,185 | paid | PFS25-22 BUSINESS IN THE SPRINGS HEARTLAND: COLLABORATION WITH RECREATIONAL OUTFITTERS AND VACATION RENTALS FOR RESPONSIBLE RECREATION AND MANATEE PROTECTION | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Tallahassee, FL | A | $8,016 | paid | CWT25-09 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR SOUTHEASTERN AMERICAN KESTREL NEST BOX ASSESSMENT, INVENTORY, AND MANAGEMENT | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Ocean Rescue Alliance International Apollo Beach, FL | A | $8,000 | paid | DFO25-02 OCEAN RESCUE ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL PROPOSAL FOR EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Florida Bowhunters Association Inc Avon Park, FL | A | $7,735 | paid | WFF25-24 YOUTH ARCHERY RANGE LOAN OUT EQUIPMENT | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Tallahassee, FL | A | $7,313 | paid | CWT25-10 A STATE-WIDE SURVEY OF SOUTHEASTERN POCKET GOPHERS THROUGH REMOTE SENSING | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | United Waterfowlers Florida Inc Tequesta, FL | A | $6,600 | paid | WFF25-02 UW-F WOUNDED WARRIOR DUCK HUNTS AND UW-F YOUTH DUCK HUNTS | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Florida International University North Miami, FL | A | $6,360 | paid | DFO25-04 ASSESSING PERMIT POPULATIONS IN SOUTH FLORIDA USING GENETIC TOOLS | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Tri-State Christian Fellowship Defuniak Springs, FL | A | $6,312 | paid | WFF25-21 OUTDOOR PROGRAM ON WHEELS | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Eleos- the Care Network Inc DBA Lift Disability Network Winter Garden, FL | A | $6,312 | paid | WFF25-40 MOBIL OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES -TRAILER FOR TRACK WHEELCHAIRS | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | 10 Can Inc Bushnell, FL | A | $6,000 | paid | WFF25-48 PROJECT EDHS: EDUCATION & DIVERSITY IN HUNTING AND SHOOTING SPORTS, CONTINUATION | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Howard T Odum Florida Springs Institute High Springs, FL | A | $5,874 | paid | PFS25-15 INTERACTIVE FLORIDA SPRINGS MAP EXHIBIT FOR THE FLORIDA SPRINGS WELCOME CENTER IN HIGH SPRINGS, FLORIDA | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Pasco County Board of County Commissioners Land O Lakes, FL | A | $5,788 | paid | WFF25-19 PASCO COUNTY ARCHERY PROGRAM, THIRD EXPANSION | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Apollo Beach, FL | A | $5,500 | paid | CWT25-08 GROWING UP WILD GUIDES AND MATERIALS | 202620899349300437 |
| 2025 | Shoot Straight Archery Lakeland, FL | A | $5,189 | paid | WFF25-43 THE INTRODUCTION TO ARCHERY EXPERIENCE PART III - BEGINNERS, ADVANCED, & ARCHERY GAMES | 202620899349300437 |
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