Faculty affiliated with the Center for Pollinator Research receive substantial funding from a variety of agencies, including:

  • NSF
  • USDA-AFRI
  • USDA-ARS
  • USDA-APHIS
  • EPA
  • NE-SARE
  • USAID
  • US-Israel Binational Science Foundation
  • National Honey Board
  • Non-profit agencies such as Project Apis M and the Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees
  • Industry-supported groups such as the California Almond Board

The Center has also received funding from multiple individual and corporate donors, including:

  • Häagen Dazs
  • The O'Keefe Foundation
  • Wyman's of Maine
  • Anthropologie
  • Urban Outfitters
  • Whole Foods
  • Beekeeper Groups
  • Numerous private donors

These donations demonstrate the large degree of public support for pollinator research. The funds have been used to create the "Dutch Gold Honey and William R Gamber II Undergraduate Scholarship in Honey Bee Health" and the "Lorenzo L. Langstroth Graduate Fellowship in Honey Bee Health."