Preserving Families: Keeping Pets and People Together

Purpose of category:

This grant will support programs that facilitate interventions for people and their pets at the point of imminent relinquishment or separation. The intervention takes place at a pivotal point of transition for the human, that will risk the bond between human and animal. The interventions have an identifiable time frame, such as short-term sheltering, may be co-located with a pet or human service agency, and provide a temporary service.

Types of animals served:

Any owned companion animal. These are animals that are kept primarily for a person’s companionship.

Applicants should include one or more of the following:

• Time frame: Pet sheltering for short-term/identifiable time frame
• Urgency: Housing for moments of acute crises
• Partnerships and collaboration: Programs that involve collaborative partnerships between social services, animal welfare and/or for profit organizations
• Leveraged infrastructure: Co-housing that supports shelter for people and their pets or repurposed space in an animal shelter
• Data collection: Programs that are unique and innovative that have strong data collection and can build an example for other organizations

Who can apply:

• Open application to animal welfare organizations, government entities, or human social service agencies
• View the sample Preserving Families Grant Application

Grant applications will close at 5pm EST on April 24.

We encourage you to apply early to avoid any issues during submission.