Several Florida universities and research institutes have received millions of dollars in grants to help fight the Zika virus—the mosquito borne disease that can cause severe birth defects.
On Wednesday, Governor Rick Scott announced the grant funding totaling $25 million.
The goal of the 34 grant awards is to help develop a Zika vaccine, understand and alleviate the long-term impact of the mosquito-borne disease on kids and adults, as well as develop new testing methods.
University of Miami received the most amount of money: more than $13 million.
Florida International University, Florida State University, University of Florida, and University of South Florida also got more than $2 million each.
And, the rest of the universities along with the Moffitt Cancer Center and the Scripps Research Institute received nearly $200,000 each.
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