Grants Process Open Through May 1 for Florida Animal Welfare Organization

Florida Animal Friend, an organization dedicated to saving the lives of unwanted cats and dogs, is reminding interested organizations throughout Florida that their grant application process is currently open and available online. Grants are awarded to organizations in Florida that strive to make a difference in the pet overpopulation problem by providing free or low-cost spay and neuter programs.

Each application is reviewed by Florida Animal Friend’s Grant Review Committee and scored for strengths in the following areas: target of important animal populations, ability to increase surgery numbers above the existing baseline, the cost-benefit ratio, the track record of the applicant and the applicant’s sustainability. Once applicants make it past the Grant Review Committee, the Florida Animal Friend Board of Directors reviews applications.

“During the past 11 years, Florida Animal Friend has provided more than $5,500,000 in funds to assist spay and neuter programs throughout the state,” said Lois Kostroski, Executive Director of Florida Animal Friend. “We are honored and excited to once again offer grant opportunities of up to $25,000 per organization to assist them in helping to combat the pet-overpopulation problem in Florida.”

Previous recipients of Florida Animal Friend grants are invited to apply; however, they cannot apply during the same year they are completing a grant. 2020 grant winners will be announced in August with funds being released to the winners later that month.

For detailed information on how to apply, how funding is awarded and for examples of previous winners’ entries, visit FloridaAnimalFriend.org.

Because of the national emergency status of our country amid the spread of COVID-19, Florida Animal Friend is extending the grant application deadline from April 1, 2020 to May 1, 2020. Applications are only available online and must be submitted electronically by 8 p.m. on May 1, 2020 for grant consideration.