{"id":466,"date":"2014-10-21T09:58:29","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T13:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biology.cos.ucf.edu\/marineturtleresearchgroup\/?page_id=466"},"modified":"2026-04-01T11:10:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T15:10:53","slug":"funding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/marineturtleresearchgroup\/funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">The research, educational opportunities, and scientific advisory service provided by the UCF Marine Turtle Research Group are made possible by long-standing partnerships and the generous support of numerous agencies, organizations, and private individuals. Over the years, these included, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Florida RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Program<\/li>\n<li>National Academies of Sciences<\/li>\n<li>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service<\/li>\n<li>The Sea Turtle Grants Program (funded from proceeds from the sale of the Florida Sea Turtle License Plate. Learn more at www.helpingseaturtles.org)<\/li>\n<li>Brevard County Board of Commissioners<\/li>\n<li>Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission<\/li>\n<li>Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund<\/li>\n<li>Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research, University of Florida (for information on our Sea Turtle and Climate Change 2016 Workshop, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marianafuentes.net\/educational-material---climate-change-and-sea-turtles-in-florida.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>University of Central Florida<\/li>\n<li>Army Corps of Engineers<\/li>\n<li>Patrick Air Force Base Environmental Planning Office<\/li>\n<li>Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center<\/li>\n<li>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/li>\n<li>Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands Program<\/li>\n<li>Friends of the Carr Refuge<\/li>\n<li>World Wildlife Fund<\/li>\n<li>Sea Turtle Conservancy<\/li>\n<li>Hubbs Sea World Research Institute<\/li>\n<li>Richard King Mellon Foundation<\/li>\n<li>Brevard County Office of Resource Management<\/li>\n<li>National Save the Sea Turtle Foundation<\/li>\n<li>Surfrider Foundation<\/li>\n<li>Florida Safety Council Orlando<\/li>\n<li>The Moore Family Tag Endowment<\/li>\n<li>The Rosengren Family<\/li>\n<li>U.S. Navy and HDR, Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Loggerhead Distillery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Friends of the UCF MTRG include (but are not limited to):<\/h4>\n<p>D. Defreese, T. Tucker, A. Meylan, B. Witherington, D. Witherington, K. Kneifl, J. Wang, G. Balazs, T. Wibbles, D. Owens, J. Weishampel, M. Bresette, B. Schroeder, E. Possart, S. McPherson, A. M. Lauritsen, K. Dotillo-Bain, P. Tritaik, P. Raymond, R. Mojica, J. Stevenson, J. Hochella, the Moore Family, the Rosengren Family, and every student, intern, or volunteer who has spent a summer with us on the Carr Refuge.<\/p>\n<p>We would also like to thank <a href=\"http:\/\/CitimarineStore.com\">Citimarine Store<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonwhaler.com\/\">Boston Whaler<\/a> for their generous support and equipment donations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To all: Thank you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The following research project is currently funded (in part or completely) by the Sea Turtle License Plate Grants Program:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Year 2: Bringing the UCF Marine Turtle Research Group Database into the 21st Century<\/li>\n<li>Year 3: Bringing the UCF Marine Turtle Research Group Database into the 21st Century<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Sea Turtle Grants Program is funded from proceeds from the sale of the Florida Sea Turtle License Plate. Learn more at <a href=\"www.helpingseaturtles.org\">www.helpingseaturtles.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/helpingseaturtles.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"391\" class=\"mx-auto d-block img-fluid wp-image-1049 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/marineturtleresearchgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/Sea-Turtle-License-Plate.jpg\" alt=\"Sea Turtle License Plate\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/marineturtleresearchgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/Sea-Turtle-License-Plate.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/marineturtleresearchgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/Sea-Turtle-License-Plate-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/marineturtleresearchgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/08\/Sea-Turtle-License-Plate-767x391.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The research, educational opportunities, and scientific advisory service provided by the UCF Marine Turtle Research Group are made possible by long-standing partnerships and the generous support of numerous agencies, organizations, and private individuals. 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