Deadline: 10-Jul-21
The Latham Foundation for the Promotion of Humane Education is offering grants to teach kindness and respect for all living things.
Since then they have seen many changes in society but Latham continues to promote humane education as a core value that has a positive and effective impact on society.
In the view, respect means taking personal responsibility for making good decisions within one’s own community rather than advocating any one particular dietary, political, environmental, or religious view—and respecting others’ right to do the same.
Humane education’s message of kindness and respect is open to all who will learn and apply these principles in their own lives and communities.
Therefore, while requests from nonprofit organizations will have priority, all are welcome to apply.
Principles
The Foundation encourages applicants to review the hierarchy of humane education that the Latham Steps memorialize and show how their proposal supports these principles.
- Kindness to Animals – builds compassion and empathy for other living creatures.
- Kindness to Each Other – is another important step, guides the interaction between people of the same family or social group.
- Kindness to Other People – guides the interaction between people of different families or social groups when they meet in a common place.
- Kindness to Country – encourages national common respect for the laws of one’s own nation, traditions, and political structure.
- Kindness to Other Nations – encourages respect for other nations and their unique laws and traditions.
- Kindness to The World – shows respect for the whole world, for other nations collectively living their varied lives.
Funding Information
- Awards will be up to $10,000 for a one-year grant.
Eligibility Criteria
- Programs that focus on animal-assisted activities that demonstrate people and animals working together for the benefit of both, and include humane education.
- This year, 2021, they are giving priority to programs that include services to the military, veterans and their families.
- Applicants must be U.S. organizations.
- Nonprofit organizations will have priority but grants will not be limited to those who have attained 501(c)(3) status.
Restrictions
- Grants are not to be used for capital projects and equipment, publications, employee training, conference registration or travel.
- Latham cautions applicants about applying for funds for salaries, as they do not guarantee grants continuing past the initial grant period.
For more information, visit https://www.latham.org/grants/general-information/