The Zoological Society of San Diego, doing business as the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, received a $1,295,666 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants for Museums (CFDA 45.312) program. The 3-year grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, will support the San Diego Zoo in developing a cryopreservation storage repository for exceptional plants and building the capacity of botanic gardens across the U.S. to utilize such a repository. The project will create procedures for establishing a multi-institutional repository, develop protocols to expand its utility for conserving specific plant taxa, and provide training for 6 paid interns and 23 botanical garden staff. The project team will also create and broadly disseminate reference resources, such as best practices, protocols, and training videos, through collaborative networks, symposia, and open-access journals.
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