The present disclosure provides inoculant compositions and methods for enhancing the survival and/or stability of microbial spores in an inoculant composition. In some embodiments, inoculant compositions of the present disclosure comprise microbial spores in a carrier consisting essentially of one or more water-miscible anhydrous liquids, such as cyclohexanol, cyclohexanone, N-methyldiethanolamine, and/or N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
