The New Mexico Board of Veterinary Medicine (NMBVM) is now accepting applications for its Spay and Neuter Grant Program.
Donor Name: New Mexico Board of Veterinary Medicine (NMBVM)
State: New Mexico
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/17/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Funding Information
Grants are capped at a maximum of $50,000.
Grant Period
Grant proposals should contain projects that will be completed within 12 months of receiving funding.
Eligible Expenses
- Vaccines and Microchips. The cost of core vaccines can be included in grant expenditures. Core vaccines are: Rabies, FVRCP (cats), DAPPV (dogs). There is a $12 maximum per vaccine that may be attributed to vaccine cost covered by the grant. The cost of microchipping, however, is not included.
- Transportation. Transportation costs may be included. This includes transportation for organizations or individuals providing the surgeries as well as costs to organizations who are providing transportation of animals to and from clinics.
- Equipment. The purchase of equipment – directly for surgery, increasing surgical capacity, or for animal capture (e.g., feral cat traps) – up to $5,000 may be included. Any equipment over $5,000 is considered a capital expenditure, however, and may not be included.
- Staffing & Training. The cost of staffing may be included, including for contract or temporary staff. High quality, high volume training for veterinarians and surgical staff also may be included. These costs may only be covered for the purpose and duration of the grant, not in perpetuity.
- Marketing/Outreach/Educational Materials: These may be included but are limited to $500 per grant.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals, nonprofit organizations, animal shelters, and euthanasia agencies may receive assistance for dog and cat spaying and neutering, provided that the assistance to individuals and nonprofit organizations shall only be given to individuals who have, or to nonprofit organizations that shall only provide assistance to serve recipients who have, a household income that does not exceed 200% of the current federal poverty level.
- Organizations must verify household income for those receiving assistance. A simple way to do that is with a short affidavit signed by end users of spay/neuter services. Organizations that receive funding are responsible for the verification of eligibility for services and keeping records of such verifications.
- There are no residency requirements for organizations applying for funds or for practitioners performing the surgeries. However, all individuals receiving assistance for spay and neuter must be residents of New Mexico.
For more information, visit NMBVM.
