Does your garden hold globally unique taxa in its living collections? Is your garden situated in or near a plant biodiversity hotspot? Were you a former Global Genome Initiative for Gardens (GGI-Gardens) Awards partner, but still have unrepresented taxa to sample?

The 2023 GGI-Gardens Partnership Award Program, funded by the United States Botanic Garden, and administered through BGCI’s Global Botanic Garden Fund and GGI-Gardens, will provide up to 6 awards of up to $4,500 in 2023 to support sampling activities from living collections with unique families and genera of vascular plants not yet represented in Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN) biorepositories.

These awards aim to facilitate the collection of unrepresented genome-quality tissues and their deposition into a GGBN-associated biobank. Past recipients have used their awards to fund interns, expand their collections through wild germplasm collection, and build capacity at their institutions by improving their supplies, facilities, and training.

Prospective applicants should use the GGI gap analysis tool to determine which taxa in their collection might qualify. BGCI membership is encouraged but not required.

Applications are due by 15 January 2023, and award notifications can be expected between mid-February and early March.