Events/Announce.

Events/Announcements

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Notice of Grant Funding Opportunity- 2009: Sheriff’s Shared Asset Forfeiture Fund

Find out more information and download a grant application

Grant funding is available to non-profit organizations operating in Monroe County for projects relating to:

Crime prevention
Drug abuse prevention
The mental and physical health care of minors

Grant applications and instructions are available at these locations:

Sheriff’s Substations on Plantation Key, Islamorada, Marathon, and Cudjoe Key, and at the Administrative Headquarters, 5525 College Road on Stock Island.

Monroe County Public Library Branches:

700 Fleming Street, Key West
213 Key Deer Boulevard, Big Pine Key
3251 Overseas Highway, Marathon
81.5 Bayside, Islamorada
101485 Overseas Highway, Key Largo

City Offices:

Key West City Hall, 525 Angela Street
Marathon City Hall, 10045 Overseas Highway
Key Colony Beach City Hall, 600 West Ocean Drive
Mayor’s Office, City of Layton, 68260 Overseas Highway
Village of Islamorada City Hall, 81011 Overseas Highway

County Offices:

The Gato Building, 1100 Simonton Street, Key West
Marathon Government Center, 2798 Overseas Highway
Plantation Key Government Center, 88820 Overseas Highway MM 88-89

Grant application deadline: Noon, Friday, February 6, 2009

Sheriff's Animal Farm open Sunday, November 9th

The Sheriff's Office Animal Farm will be open to the public Sunday, November 9th, 2008, between the hours of 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Everyone is welcome to visit, free of charge, and see the wide variety of animals at the park, including Tina the Key Deer, tropical birds, snakes, ferrets, rabbits, horses, ponies, a llama, goats, sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks, a 100 pound tortoise, an Emu, an Albino Hedgehog, Patagonian Cavys and more!

The Children's Animal Farm is located at the Stock Island Detention Center, just off of College Road. It is open to the public on the second and fourth Sunday of every month. Groups may make special arrangements to visit the farm. Call the Sheriff's Office Detention Center at 305-293-7300 to schedule a visit.