The Friends Helping Friends Foundation of Cedar Rapids is pleased to announce the FHFF Animal Welfare Grant Program.
Donor Name: Friends Helping Friends Foundation of Cedar Rapids
State: Iowa
City: Cedar Rapid, Marion
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/27/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
This grant program was developed in collaboration with the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation to support live-saving animal welfare initiatives within the Cedar Rapids/Marion communities that directly or indirectly affect the ultimate success of the Cedar Rapids Animal Care and Control.
Because the mission of the FHFF is to advocate for the success of the Cedar Rapids Animal Care and Control, the goal of your grant proposal should succinctly describe how your program/project initiative will impact the work of CRACC.
Examples:
- Providing emergency animal care or veterinary services for a homeless animal, thereby alleviating pressure on the CRACC shelter;
- Providing spay/neuter of community cats, thereby reducing the number of stray/feral cats in the community as well as reducing the number of stray/feral cats taken to the shelter;
- Providing FREE microchip identification and registration clinics, thereby increasing the return-to-owner rate of lost animals that might otherwise go unclaimed at the shelter; or
- Providing humane education programming in the schools or responsible pet ownership training for new pet owners, including an introduction to local pet ordinances, State and local rabies requirements, leash laws, etc.
These are just a few examples of the many ways an organization could creatively develop a program that would help to enhance the care for homeless and displaced animals in the community.
Funding Information
Total award amount: $2,500.
This fund supports nonprofit organizations of Cedar Rapids/Marion Iowa which provide direct services for:
- emergency animal care
- spay/neuter initiatives
- microchip identification efforts
- animal cruelty intervention
- foster care programming
- community cat programming
- humane education programs
Funds may not be used to support rescue animals transferred in from other jurisdictions.
Eligibility Requirements for Applicants
The following types of organizations are eligible to apply to the FHFF grant funds:
- Municipal or county animal shelters and animal control agencies
- 501(c)(3) non-profit animal welfare organizations
- Organizations must be based in Cedar Rapids/Marion communities of Iowa with the end purpose of aiding the homeless animals received by the Cedar Rapids Animal Care and Control.
For more information, visit FHFF.
