This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service's Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954) provides $626,384 to the Center for Plant Conservation, Inc. to support rare plant species conservation efforts in the Intermountain West region. The project aims to assemble ex situ plant collections from wild populations, creating seed and gene banks as well as botanical garden living collections. These off-site conservation efforts are intended to support...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $442,094 Project Grant through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to advance the conservation and recovery of six rare plant species found on the northern Channel Islands off the coast of California. The project, led by the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden (SBBG) and its collaborators, will implement critical surveys, seed collections, seed increase, and...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) provides $1,220,321 to the University of Hawaii to establish a native plant seed bank and initiate a native plant materials supply chain in Hawaii. The project aims to systematically collect seeds from 10-15 "workhorse" native plant species across the Waianae and Koolau mountains on Oahu to support habitat...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $442,709 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.615) Project Grant to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to support research on the Burke's goldfields (Lasthenia burkei) and Contra Costa goldfields (Lasthenia conjugens) plant species. The 3-year project, which began on February 1, 2024, aims to: (1) evaluate seed production, quality, viability, and dormancy rates; (2) assess seed...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $536,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, doing business as the California Botanic Garden, under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245). The funding supports the collection of native plant seeds in the Mojave Desert ecoregion of California over a 5-year period from October 2024 to September 2029. The Cooperative Agreement, titled "SEEDS OF SUCCESS...
This $113,181.39 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245) supports ex situ conservation and population genomic research of Peirson's milkvetch (Astragalus magdalenae var. peirsonii), a rare plant species found in California. The award to Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden (doing business as California Botanic Garden), a non-profit organization, will fund a...
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at the University of Texas at Austin received a $250,485 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will be used to address the need to test and assess the viability of the center's collection of over 800 seed accessions, many of which are rare and over 20 years old. Project activities will include acquiring germination chambers and lab materials, researching and testing...
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $175,049.40 cooperative agreement to the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden from May 1, 2021 to June 30, 2025 under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation federal grant program (CFDA 15.657). The award will support conservation and recovery actions for the endangered Santa Cruz Island rockcress plant. As outlined in the program description, funding will aid recovery implementation efforts such as undertaking...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.657 Endangered Species Recovery Implementation) provides $2,796,875 to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to expand native plant seed collection and propagation efforts across Hawaii's non-DOI lands. The project aims to build a robust native seed bank to support post-wildfire habitat rehabilitation and restoration on DOI lands in Hawaii. By...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The primary goal of this 5-year project is to collect, store, and propagate native Hawaiian plants to have seeds and plant materials on hand for future post-wildfire habitat restoration and recovery efforts. This includes focusing on rare plant species threatened with extinction to...