This three-year, $138,477 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities will support the renovation, digitization, and integration of the Kansas State University mammal collection within national collaborative collections management efforts. Funded under the Integrative Activities program, the project aims to preserve long-term records of biodiversity by properly housing over 100 years of mammal specimens from the Great Plains region and making associated data publicly available online. In the first year, new storage cases and shelving will be purchased to re-house specimens. A teaching collection and separate educational collection for a field station will also be developed. Species, locality, measurement, tissue, and other data will be uploaded to online databases to enhance research and education. Students will gain experience curating specimens and data. The renovated collection will fuel research and support undergraduate courses, improving biodiversity understanding and engaging the next generation of scientists.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $138.5k | 2/28/23 |