The Gulf Specimen Marine Lab in Panacea has been awarded $485,000 in a Florida Disaster Fund grant

The Gulf Specimen Marine Lab in Panacea has been awarded $485,000 in a Florida Disaster Fund grant.

The award was announced by the Volunteer Florida Foundation as part of a 6.6 million dollar grant program awarded to organizations engaged in Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Michael long-term recovery efforts.

The funding will allow the Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory to repair its building so that it may continue to house important aquatic life and host educational programs for visitors and students.

In total, ten groups were awarded funding to help with Hurricane Michael recovery efforts, including Doorways of Northwest Florida to provide nutritional meals and basic services to families in continued need due to Hurricane Michael.

A group called Feeding the Gulf Coast also received funding to provide 583,000 additional meals to households struggling with food insecurity as a result of Hurricane Michael.

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