Project Grant MG260204OMS26
- The Atlanta Botanical Garden, Inc. received a $504,280 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The award supports the development and delivery of a region-specific training program designed to build conservation workforce capacity across climate-vulnerable areas of the southeastern continental United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Atlanta Botanical Garden, Inc. received a $522,993 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The award funds "Propagating Our Future," a conservation outreach initiative designed to advance public understanding and engagement with rare and imperiled plant species in the southeastern United States. The project will...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Chicago Botanic Garden, operating under the Chicago Horticultural Society, received $704,927 in funding through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to develop a scalable framework for coordinated plant management across multiple botanic garden institutions. Commencing September 1, 2026, and concluding August 31, 2029, the project will establish standardized data collection protocols and processes for...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Center for Plant Conservation Inc. received a $479,120 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312), awarded September 1, 2026, with a completion date of August 31, 2029. The organization will develop a national framework for reconciling plant taxonomy by establishing a consensus-building process in partnership with botanical and biodiversity data organizations. Primary...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Huntsville Madison County Botanical Garden Society Inc. received a $508,910 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The award funds a two-year infrastructure modernization project to upgrade the Huntsville Botanical Garden's greenhouse and nursery facilities through installation of integrated environmental control systems,...
- The Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden received a $386,093 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program. The grant will enable the botanical garden to address recommendations from a Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) report by replacing the aging environmental monitoring system, louvers/shades, and greenhouse misting system. These infrastructure upgrades will help the garden continue protecting, preserving, and...
- The San Francisco Botanical Garden received a $863,696 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (MFA) program (CFDA 45.301) to expand public access to its collections across the three botanical gardens in Golden Gate Park. The project will create a unified collections policy, expand the capacity of the collections team, and integrate and expand the digital asset management systems for the Conservatory of Flowers, Japanese Tea Garden, and San...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Desert Botanical Garden Inc. received a $432,452 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The award funds establishment of a cryobiorepository and conservation cryobank for endangered cactus and agave species to address biodiversity loss and climate change impacts in arid regions. Key deliverables include acquisition of a fusion...
- 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 Atlanta Botanical Garden, Inc. received a $844,483 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants for Museums program (CFDA 45.312), effective September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029. The project scales a plant conservation model developed across 15 southeastern states to the national level by connecting local and national wildlife planning efforts to prevent plant diversity loss and restore endangered species. The awardee will conduct a gap analysis to prioritize species for conservation, lead species conservation assessment workshops in partnership with botanical gardens, state wildlife agencies, and conservation organizations, and disseminate a permitting resource guide and national toolkit to address capacity constraints. The grant's primary deliverables are designed to expand participation in coordinated conservation initiatives, particularly among smaller and mid-sized botanical gardens. By providing scalable tools and capacity-building resources, the project will enable a broader range of institutions to engage in state and national conservation coordination efforts, extending the federal investment's impact across the botanical garden and wildlife conservation sectors.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $421.3k | 7/26/26 |