Grant Awards
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Florida Museum Associates Board Granting Program
Each year the various departments within the Museum are asked to submit grant requests to the
Florida Museum Associates Board. Money raised from their fundraising activities is then awarded
based upon the highest need as determined by a panel of Museum faculty, the Director and the Florida
Museum Associates Board. While all grants submitted are deserving, the available funds are limited.
Only a small percentage of the grant requests are awarded. Financial constraints within the State of Florida
has increased the financial need. Thanks to our supporters and successful
Passport events available funding for grants has also increased.
Please consider supporting the next Passport event and you too can help fund the ongoing programs, research and exhibits at the Florida Museum.
Grants Awarded
2009: Total $51,000*
*2009 grants are ongoing and new awards will be added as the year progresses.
| Discovery Room 2009 Upgrades | $1,200 |
| Volunteer Recognition | $3,000 |
| Volunteer Database Upkeep | $1,300 |
| Florida Wildflower and Butterfly Brochure | $4,000 |
| Florida Association of Museums Membership for the Florida Museum | $3,000 |
2008: Total $52,800
| ButterflyFest 2008 | $8,000 |
| Everglades (Exhibit Fabrication) | $15,000 |
| Discovery Room Summer 2008 | $2,500 |
| Educational Outreach & Accessibility of Type Specimens in the McGuire Center | $2,000 |
| Geochronological Atlas of Freshwater Fishes of Florida (Seed Money) | $6,000 |
| Upgrading the Sound Recording Equipment in Ornithology Collection | $2,050 |
| Digital Imaging of the Ripley Bullen Projectile Point Type Collection | $4,000 |
| Revealing the Rare: Virtual Collection of Florida's Endangered Plants | $5,950 |
| Unique Undergraduate Research Experience: The Butterflies of Ecuador | $4,600 |
| Inventory of Moths at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park (continuation) | $3,200 |
2007: Total $41,500
| ButterflyFest 2007 | $10,000 |
| Discovery Room Summer 2007: Free, educational, and hands-on activities for children | $7,000 |
| Preschool Programming: "Museum Day" | $3,000 |
| Study of 34-million-year-old mammals from Nebraska (matching funds) | $5,000 |
| Radiocarbon dating of Florida's Mound Key, Capital of the Calusa | $4,000 |
| Experiences for undergrads at the McGuire Center | $4,500 |
| Inventory of Moths at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park | $2,500 |
| Non-toxic control of Papilio demoleus, the Lime (Citrus) Swallowtail butterfly on citrus crops | $2,500 |
| Analysis of butterfly toxicity | $3,000 |