The mission of The Fred C. Gloeckner Foundation, Inc., a non-profit, educational corporation established in 1960 by Frederick C. Gloeckner, is to serve as a source of financial aid for research and educational projects in floriculture and allied fields such as agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, entomology, molecular biology, plant breeding, plant pathology, and plant physiology.
The Fred C. Gloeckner Foundation Research Fund awards grants for research and educational projects in floriculture and related fields at universities, colleges, and Federal research institutions in the United States. The proposed research and educational projects must be of substantial importance, and the results made available to the interested public. Grants are awarded on the basis of project outlines, including objectives, methods, procedures, materials, equipment, and personnel involved in the project.