The Baltimore Natural Dye Initiative brings together a diverse network of collaborators and funding partners.

 The project, funded by the State of Maryland, is providing a combined $350,000 to support the pilot project over the course of two years. Partners include the through the , the (providing $100,000 through the Baltimore Regional Neighborhood Initiative), the . (MARBIDCO), and the . Additional key partners include the , which is serving as the host site for the farming operation, and the in Naju, South Korea.

 MICA, as one of the project partners, is convening a network of collaborators to develop and deepen local expertise around the cultivation, processing and use of natural dyes within a context that honors the complex histories of natural dyes and the contemporary social and economic realities of Baltimore. Collaborators include Baltimore-based artists and artisans, designers, cultural workers, organizers and urban farmers, as well as natural dye scholars and practitioners from the United States and other countries.