Indiana Bioinventory Grant

Indiana Land Protection Alliance is partnering with Indiana Academy of Science (IAS) to connect taxonomic specialists with Indiana’s land trusts and conservation partners. In 2025, we welcomed the addition of Indiana Native Plant Society (INPS) as a supporting partner. Through this initiative, we strive to increase the quality and quantity of scientific data that is collected from protected lands to inform land acquisition and land management strategies and monitor the long-term impacts to these communities.

This program provides small grants to Indiana non-profit organizations and local government agencies for qualified bioinventory projects. All applications and project proposals must be submitted to the Biodiversity and Natural Areas Committee (BNAC) of the Indiana Academy of Science by September 15, 2025. The application form (with submission instructions) is provided below, along with a template agreement you may wish to use as a resource.

For questions about this partnership, please email Dr. Glené Mynhardt, PhD, bnac@indianaacademyofscience.org or Andrea Huntington, ahuntington@protectindianaland.org.

Two DNR ecologists conduct a bioinventory survey on a wooded property in Southern Indiana. In the foreground a man sits on the forest floor looking closely at a specimen through a magnifying loupe while in the background another biologist looks towards him.

Ecologists conduct a biological survey at the Wayne Cave Connection property, protected and managed by Indiana Karst Conservancy. Photo by Keith Dunlap.

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Proposal Rubric

Bioinventory Contract Template

Indiana specialists are listed below by taxonomy. This list is maintained by the Indiana Academy of Science.