NAFANT CWR Conservation Partnership Awards: Funding opportunity now open

  • Region

    North America

  • Programme

    BGCI-US

  • Workstream

    Saving Plants

  • Topic

    Tree Conservation

  • Type

    Press Release

  • Source

    BGCI
News published: 11 June 2025

Botanic Garden Conservation International-US and the United States Botanic Garden are delighted to announce the North American Fruit and Nut Tree Crop Wild Relative (NAFANT CWR) Conservation Partnership Awards. We invite proposals from US-based institutions undertaking conservation work—such as plant exploration, ex situ collections, in situ management, and research—focused on priority fruit and nut tree CWR taxa. Award amounts range from US$4,000-$5,000.

Proposals will be accepted until July 15, 2025.

find out more and apply

Naples Botanical Garden staff collecting swamp bay fruits with Collier Seminole State Park staff. Photo credit: Naples Botanical Garden

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