BAY PARTNERS
The Sarasota Bay Estuary Program (SBEP)
has awarded grants to nine local organiza-
tions as part of the 2014 Bay Partners Grant
Program, the organization has announced. The
fully funded projects are those proposed by
Anna Maria Island Sail and Power Squadron,
Bayshore High School of Bradenton, Friends
of Florida Maritime Museum, Sarasota Bay
Watch and the Science and Environment
Council of Southwest Florida, an SBEP news
release says. The partially funded projects
are those planned by Nature's Academy of
Bradenton, Save Our Seabirds and Marie
Selby Botanical Gardens. Since 2003, the
SBEP has awarded nearly $247,000 in Bay
Partners Grants to 126 organizations, the
release notes. Visit SarasotaBay.org to learn
more about the Bay Partners Grant Program.
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