Pensacola & Perdido Bays Estuary Program to award $250K in grants to protect local waters
The Pensacola & Perdido Bays Estuary Program recently announced the opening of the 2023-2024 Community Grant Program funding opportunity. This program will fund action projects that serve to restore, preserve, connect, inform and educate regarding local waterways.
The PPBEP Community Grant Program will award $250,000 in total funding to help restore and protect our waters. Award amounts will range from $10,000 to $50,000. Local governments or non-state entities (educational institutions and 501(c)3s) are eligible to submit a proposal for projects located within the Perdido and/or Pensacola watershed within Escambia, Santa Rosa, and/or Okaloosa counties.
The program is a stakeholder-driven, science-based organization charged with restoring and preserving the Pensacola and Perdido Bay systems and their associated watersheds. PPBEP is guided by a Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan, which serves as a blueprint for the restoration and preservation of the area and waterways. Through these actions, PPBEP’s vision is to create a healthy and sustainable environment, economy and community.
The deadline to apply is 11:59 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, and projects must be completed by May 31, 2024. Priority consideration will be given to “shovel ready” action projects and projects that inform, engage and educate the community. Projects that leverage match, including volunteer efforts, will also receive priority consideration. The 2023-2024 grant recipients will be recognized at the Estuary Program’s Community Grant Symposium on Sept. 22 at the Bayview Community Center during National Estuaries Week.
Visit ppbep.org/what-we-do/programs-and-projects/community-grants for details.
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CareerSource Escarosa hosts hiring event
CareerSource Escarosa is partnering with the Department of Homeland Security to assist them with a hiring event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Pensacola CareerSource Center, 6913 N. Ninth Ave.
Participants will be able to use the information session to learn about the border patrol agent job and the pay, benefits and application process. The first information session is at 9 a.m. and lasts for an hour. The application workshop will take place immediately after. The second session is at noon and also lasts for an hour, followed by an application workshop.
Email jeff.a.page@cbp.dhs.gov for details.
SRCAS participates in Invisible Fence Brand contest for Lost Pet Prevention Month
Santa Rosa County Animal Services is participating in a contest by Invisible Fence Brand for a chance to win $10,000. Invisible Fence Brand's mission is to keep pets safely contained and in their forever home.
July kicked off National Lost Pet Prevention Month, an observance dedicated to keeping dogs and cats safe at home. According to the American Humane Society, approximately 10 million dogs and cats are lost in the U.S. every year, and the chance of them being reunited with their families significantly increases for microchipped pets.
In honor of Lost Pet Prevention Month, Invisible Fence Brand is inviting communities to nominate their local animal shelters to give them a chance to win a grand prize of $10,000 donated on behalf of the brand.
Visit invisiblefence.com to nominate SRCAS by Aug. 31 and spread the word to help the organization receive more nominations.
Protect sea turtles and imperiled species with Trash Bash
Help protect sea turtles and other imperiled species through a citizen science program taking an active role in the war against marine debris with the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center, 8740 Gulf Blvd., from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, July 29.
Volunteers collect trash from different areas along the 4.5 miles of Navarre Beach and record data that is forwarded to state and federal agencies. Meet in the main Navarre Beach Parking Lot near the Sand Crab Pavilion. A limited supply of gloves, buckets and pickers will be available.
Call 850-684-3347 or visit navarrebeachseaturtles.org for details.
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Next Mayor’s Neighborhood Cleanup set for Saturday
The next Mayor's Neighborhood Cleanup will take place Saturday, July 29 in the Eastgate, Parker Circle and Broadview Farms areas including portions of surrounding neighborhoods. This event allows city of Pensacola sanitation customers in the cleanup area to leave eligible items at the curb for pickup, free of charge.
Sanitation customers in the cleanup area must place items curbside by 7 a.m. on the day of the cleanup. Note that items left curbside outside of the cleanup area will not be collected. The cleanup includes bulk items only. Yard waste or garbage will not be collected. Keep tires and paint cans separate from all other debris. Do not place piles under low-hanging lines or near poles, fences or mailboxes.
Visit cityofpensacola.com for details.
Take part: To make a Causes submission, email giving@pnj.com.
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