Ecoregional (Southern Rockies) Native Plant Program Grant

1. The Network will develop and sustain a body of at least 40 contributing Ecoregion partners by December 31, 2015. 2. The Network will provide 5 percent of the estimated native seed market with ecotypic seed in five years (by 2020) to Ecoregion partners. 3. The Network will develop and sustain a network of 3 growers outside the Ecoregion, and 5 growers within the Ecoregion by December 31, 2017. 4. The Network will develop guidelines, standards, and a program of certification to help growers meet market requirements and attain operational efficiencies for the production of native seed by December 31, 2015. 5. The Network will develop a research program to fill knowledge gaps in the Ecoregion¿s ecotypic seed industry. The Network will develop an educational program to transfer Ecoregional research information to network partners and support adaptive management, all by December 31, 2016. 6. The Network will develop an online Ecoregional database to track species specific data, statistics on seed managed by the network, participating growers, partner needs, and research programs by December 31, 2015. 7. The Network will develop a brand, a marketing plan, and a system of provenance that is endorsed and/or supported by the Ecoregion partners by December 31, 2016. 8. The Network will develop a system of production and distribution that provides ecotypic seed on the open market at competitive cost relative to comparable cultivars by 2020. 9. The Network will facilitate the production and marketing of the following quantities of ecotypic seed: Year 1 (0 lbs.), Year 2 (300 lbs.), Year 3 (6,500 lbs.), Year 4 (8,000 lbs.), and Year 5 (10,000 lbs.) 10. Each year, the Network will complete all administrative and fiscal responsibilities and complete a final report for this project proposal. Including covering 85 percent of expenses (excluding R and D) by royalty and partnership fees by year.