Native Plant Conservation Campaign News: NPCC Letter to National Science Foundation: Restore and Expand Funding for Herbaria and Other Biological Specimen Collections.
April 18, 2016
 
On March 16, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that it was indefinitely suspending funding for the Collections in Support of Biological Research (CSBR) Program. This Program is one of very few funding sources that help maintain biological specimen collections such as herbaria and seed collections. The NSF stated that it will use the suspension to evaluate the program and its impacts and efficacy.
 
If you wish to comment on the funding suspension, the NSF is accepting feedback. Send comments to DBICSBR@nsf.gov. You can review their guidelines and instructions on providing feedback.
 
For more information:
The Native Plant Conservation Campaign letter in support of the program pointed some irreplaceable and essential functions of herbaria and other biological specimen collections: