Partnering within the Great Plains states has been very important to the success of the Great Plains Regional GAP project. Over $3.5 million have been received in monetary and in-kind support from partners for the direct funding of basic layers of gap analysis as well as spin-offs of the GAP projects important to partners in the Great Plains (Table 1). Successes in basic gap analysis efforts would not have been possible without the direct and financial support of our many partners in the Great Plains. In addition to the financial aspects of partnering, contributions of partners have demonstrated their interest in our work and the value of creating high-quality, state-of-the-art products. Our partnering support, both in direct and in-kind financial aspects, also has stimulated several spin-off projects within the basic GAP effort, thereby facilitating future partnering with various agencies and organizations.