Project Grant MA258362OMS25
- The Desert Botanical Garden Inc. was awarded a $486,812 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (MFA) program. The grant will support the development of statewide conservation plans for at-risk pollinators in Arizona, in collaboration with the Arizona Monarch Collaborative, a group of approximately 80 organizations. Specifically, the project will focus on maintaining and updating the existing Arizona Monarch Conservation Plan, as well as...
- The Denver Botanic Gardens received a $520,561 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to advance the long-term care and protection of alpine plants and ecosystems in North America. The three-year project, running from September 2024 to August 2027, will involve a cross-departmental team of experts in seed conservation, plant conservation science, and scientific data management, working in collaboration with public...
- The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden received a $299,296 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program (CFDA 45.301). The grant will enable the Garden to create a new digital asset management system to house and provide public access to thousands of existing archival assets, as well as serve as a repository for future digital assets. The project team will conduct an assessment of currently held assets, contract a web...
- The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden will receive $330,058 under a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to conduct a database modernization and integration initiative documenting its 1,500-type living collection of California native plants. The Garden will hire a living collections curator and integrate three existing collection databases, completing a comprehensive inventory. It will migrate, validate, and reconcile...
- This $376,978.98 cooperative agreement from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management New Mexico Region will fund conservation and restoration efforts for endangered Sclerocactus species by the Desert Botanical Garden Inc. from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2027. Under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245), the awardee will collect seeds, plants and soil from endemic Mesa Verde cactus populations. They will preserve genetic diversity by...
- The Atlanta Botanical Garden, Inc. was awarded a $504,280 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) federal grant program. The grant will be used to create a region-specific training program to empower conservation professionals in the climate-vulnerable regions of the southeastern U.S., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The program will focus on building essential skills in conservation horticulture, seed...
- The Missouri Botanical Garden received a $968,299 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants (CFDA 45.312) program. The 3-year grant will fund research to address gaps in general living collection guidelines to better manage ex situ species conservation in botanical gardens. Key activities include selecting plant material, conducting seed stratification and plant propagation, phenotyping, and DNA analysis on priority plant species...
- This four-year, $643,306 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will fund research into alternative leaf water use strategies employed by plants in hot environments. The grantee, Desert Botanical Garden Inc., will quantify alternative water use behavior across diverse species to determine how common it is for plants to prioritize leaf cooling over photosynthesis when temperatures are high. The research aims to improve modeling of vegetation...
- The Atlanta Botanical Garden, Inc. received a $1,551,549 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the National Leadership Grants (CFDA 45.312) program. The grant will be used to advance the museum field's ability to identify new solutions that address high priority and widespread collections care or conservation issues in the botanic garden community. Key activities include coordinating the development of a collections consortia, conducting genetic...
- The Missouri Botanical Garden received a $594,354 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program to develop a collections development module for their living collections management system. The module will enable the Garden to prioritize and acquire new plant species based on criteria such as global rarity, climate suitability, and alignment with the organization's strategic goals. The project involves contracting a software...
The Desert Botanical Garden (DBG) received a $432,452 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The funds will be used to establish a cryobiorepository and conservation cryobank for endangered cactus and agave species, addressing biodiversity loss and climate impact challenges in arid regions. Key activities include acquiring a fusion freezer for cryogenic storage, developing and presenting two workshops on cryobiotechnology and micropropagation, and implementing standardized protocols for sample collection, DNA/RNA extraction, and cryopreservation. Expected outcomes include a secure repository of high-value genetic material, increased representation of cactus and agave species in DBG collections, and a trained network of researchers. This project will directly benefit the scientific community, conservation institutions, and DBG's public audience by safeguarding these iconic desert species and facilitating their future restoration in threatened ecosystems. The award period is from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2027.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $213.1k | 9/19/25 |