Deadline: 31-Oct-21
The American Humane has announced Meacham Foundation Memorial Grant Program to provide financial assistance to agencies for shelter expansion or improvements.
Funding Information
- Grants may be awarded in any amount up to $4,000.
- Funding to any one agency is limited to $4,000 per fiscal year.
Eligible Projects
The Meacham Foundation Memorial Grant can help with projects such as:
- Animal environment enrichment
- Equipment for veterinary care
- Equipment for spay/neuter
- Kennel or cattery renovation
- Capital campaigns
- Equipment that positively impacts the welfare of animals in the shelter
Eligibility Criteria
To qualify for the grants, your agency must be one of the following (please indicate which one):
- Non-profit 501c(3) (e.g., non-profit agency, animal welfare organization, rescue group)
- Municipal agency (e.g., animal control; county or city agency)
Guidelines
- Grant money must be used to increase and/or improve the quality of care given to animals.
- Individuals, businesses and corporations are not provided for in the guidelines of the fund.
- Meacham Grants may not be used for supplementing an agency’s operating budget, reducing deficits, purchasing vehicles, fund raising (e.g., gift shops, thrift stores), or for performing routine maintenance.
- Agencies receiving grants for construction or capital improvement must either:
- own the property on which such improvements will be made; or
- hold a longterm lease, with a minimum of five years remaining, on the property and/or facility.
- Organizations receiving funds for any purpose are accountable to American Humane for the use of the grant monies as designated in the proposal.
- At the completion of the project, or one year after the date of the award (whichever comes first), the grantee must submit a report indicating the deposition of funds and photographic or other evidence of the construction, improvement, or equipment provided by the grant.
- A plaque or other permanent acknowledgement of the award must be displayed by organizations that receive awards from this grant.
For more information, visit https://www.americanhumane.org/initiative/meacham-foundation-memorial-grant/