Horticultural Research Institute: Strategic Grantmaking

The Horticultural Research Institute offers strategic grantmaking to support impactful research in the green industry. Since 1962, it has allocated over $7 million to address critical production, environmental, and business challenges. The institute prioritizes projects that yield measurable outcomes, provide practical advice for businesses, and enhance the return on investment for the horticultural sector. By fostering innovation and consumer insights, HRI aims to advance the nursery, greenhouse, retail, and landscape industries.

Through strategic grantmaking, Horticultural Research Institute invests in a broad range of highly effective research projects. We invite researchers to explore the competitive grant opportunities made possible by our generous donors.
Since 1962, the Horticultural Research Institute has directed over $7 million of industry funds to research projects covering the full range of production, environmental, and business issues important to the horticultural trade.
Horticultural Research Institute only funds research that specifically deals with green industry-related issues. HRI-supported projects focus on significant problems, regulatory issues, and emerging opportunities in the nursery, greenhouse, retail, and landscape industry. HRI research focuses on the propagation, production, distribution, marketing, and sale of plant material.
HRI research strategically focuses on
Quantifying Plant BenefitsGathering Consumer InsightsCreating Innovative SolutionsProducing Practical & Actionable Solutions
HRI seeks to support research that
has defined outcomescreates applicable advice for businessesrepresents a return on investment for the green industry

Eligibility

Horticultural Research Institute grants may be used only for the direct costs of the project.

Ineligibility

The researcher may not use these funds to pay for general or administrative expenses.