ASPT Herbarium Emergency Fund Request

About this program

The American Society of Plant Taxonomists maintains a modest Herbarium Emergency Fund to help herbaria and their parent institutions recover from unforeseen emergencies (e.g., fire, hurricane, earthquake, severe damage); no specific award amounts are listed. Applicants should submit a brief proposal (single PDF acceptable) by email to businessoffice@aspt.net or via the online form, addressing the impacted collection’s description and importance, nature of the emergency (or justification if non-disaster), specific needs and actions (photos recommended), institutional support/co‑funding with an administrator’s letter on official letterhead, and a detailed budget with cost justifications and quotes where possible. If funded, recipients must file a report within six months documenting expenditures and including before/after photos (extensions require written approval from the ASPT Systematics Collections Committee); direct questions to businessoffice@aspt.net.