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Grant for the Regeneration of Crop Diversity and Safety Duplication at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Genebanks currently maintain approximately 7.4 million samples of crop diversity worldwide. However, many of these samples are at unnecessary risk because they are not safety duplicated. Duplicating unique seed samples in other locations is necessary to safeguard them from accidental loss in genebanks. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault (Seed Vault) is widely recognized, including by the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (the Plant Treaty), as the ultimate insurance policy for the world’s genebanks. It is an integral component of the global system of genebanks, providing a secure, low-cost, safety back-up of crop diversity collections. The Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development (BOLD) Project funded by the Government of Norway and coordinated by the Crop Trust, aims to strengthen food and nutrition security worldwide by supporting the conservation and use of crop diversity in genebanks. It began in 2021 and builds on the work and achievements of the Crop Wild Relatives (CWR) Project (2011–2021). One component of the BOLD Project supports the backing up of crop diversity in the Seed Vault. The Crop Trust, in coordination with the Secretariat of the Plant Treaty and the Coordinator of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault (on behalf of the tripartite Svalbard Seed Vault partnership between NordGen, the Norwegian Ministry of Food and Agriculture and the Crop Trust), are therefore launching a competitive grants scheme to support collection holders in low- and middle-income countries to regenerate relevant collections and duplicate them at the Seed Vault.
Opportunity Information
Global - Countries with Economies in Transition
Global - Developing countries
Global - Least Developed Countries
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All types of collection holders in ODA recipient low or middle-income countries are eligible to apply for a grant. Applicants must be located in countries that are Parties to the Treaty or else demonstrate that they are compliant with the terms of the Treaty. Collection holders that are currently under-represented among depositors to the Seed Vault, such as universities and community seed banks are highly encouraged to apply. Priority will be given to collections that are available under the terms and conditions of the Standard Material Transfer Agreement (SMTA) of the Plant Treaty.
Download the Call for Proposals and the application templates linked within. Complete the two required templates and submit them via the submission form no later than 31 October 2021.


2021-10-31
Grant Website (https://www.croptrust.org/svalbard-grant-call-for-proposals/)
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Aichi-T1. Awareness of biodiversity values
Aichi-T2. Integration of biodiversity values
Aichi-T4. Use of natural resources
Aichi-T9. Invasive Alien Species
Aichi-T10. Vulnerable ecosystems
Aichi-T12. Preventing extinctions
Aichi-T13. Agricultural biodiversity
Aichi-T15. Ecosystem resilience
Agricultural Biodiversity
Scientific and Technical Cooperation
Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing
Biodiversity for Development
Climate Change and Biodiversity
Ex-Situ Conservation
Invasive Alien Species
Taxonomy
Endangered Species
Contact Person
Pending Approval
The Crop Trust Office
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The Crop Trust
7, Platz der Vereinten Nationen, Köln
Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen
53113,

: BOLD_helpdesk@croptrust.org
: +49 228 85427122 |
Primary Organization
Pending Approval
The Crop Trust (TCT)
7, Platz der Vereinten Nationen, Köln
Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen
53113,

: BOLD_helpdesk@croptrust.org
: +49 228 85427122 |


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