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Research, Education and Special
Projects Grants

Funding Areas

SPECIAL PROJECTS to improve the health and welfare of companion animals, to enhance the understanding of the value of human animal interaction and local programs to support companion animals which have potential for national dissemination and impact.

RESEARCH PROGRAMS to improve the understanding of environmental,humane, social, economic and medical aspects of the health, care and possession of companion animals.

EDUCATION PROGRAMS for the preparation and dissemination of materials to educate students, teachers, schools, the public and the companion animal community, through manuals, curriculum, programs, displays, forums, etc.


Companion Animal Research, Education and Special Projects Grants

See a list of each year's grants by clicking on the respective year.

    2002          2001          2000          1999          1998          1997          1996

APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR PET CARE TRUST GRANTS

The Pet Care Trust Research, Special Projects and Education Grants Program
                   
was established to fulfill the Pet Care Trust Mission. All grant awards are given to benefit the health and welfare of companion animals, to encourage positive human-animal interaction and to provide information to the public and to pet industry members.

The Pet Care Trust Grant Program is open to all registered non-profit organizations and
                   
universities with a specific interest in companion animals. If your organization would like to submit an application for a Pet Care Trust Grant, please send your organization's Name, Contact Person, Address, telephone/fax/email to the following:
email: jlpitts@olympus.net                  

Your organization's name will be included in the database and you will be contacted once each year with a request for application submission.

NEW WEB SITE POSTING AS OF DECEMBER 2003

Pet Care Trust Annual Grants' Cycle Format:
The Pet Care Trust Companion Animal Grants Program has been suspended by the Board of Trustee for the year 2004. At this time, the Pet Care Trust cannot anticipate the resumption of the grants program. If you would like to listed in the grants data base, please email your name, organization and email address and it will be kept. You will be notified when the grants program will resume.

Criteria for Pet Care Trust Grant Application:

  • Programs must be designed to provide outcomes or conclusions which will benefit companion animal health and/or welfare, will engender owner understanding of the care for pets, will create a greater understanding of the benefits of pet ownership and will promote professionalism among members of the companion animal community.

  • Grant monies cannot be used for institutional overhead or operations expense.

  • Grant monies for research and special projects are provided to not-for-profit organizations and conducted by the same organization.

  • Grant recipients are accountable for programs' completion, midterm and final reports and for budget reporting and reconciliation.

  • Grant monies are not intended for construction projects or for the purchase of equipment, unless the equipment is integral to the funded program.

  • Programs with co-funding or other contributions are preferred.

  • The Pet Care Trust is dedicated to the mission of promoting public understanding of the value and right to enjoy happy and healthy companion animals. In an effort to educate the public and the companion animal community, the results of the Pet Care Trust funded projects and programs will be submitted to pet industry trade magazines, pet organization newsletters and related journals. Grant recipients are expected to provide mid-term and final project reports and budget reconciliation reports.

  • All program application requests, pre-proposal applications, full proposal applications, PCT agreements, reports and correspondence must be sent to the Program Coordinator in a timely fashion addressed to the Quilcene, WA address.
  
  The Pet Care Trust (PCT)
  Non-Profit Foundation since 1990
  The Southern Building,
  805 15th Street, 9th Floor
  Washington, DC 20005
  Pet Care Trust Office Contact
  Debbie Mazur, Administration
  406 S 1st Avenue
  Arcadia, CA 91006-3829
  Tel: 626-566-2293, Fax: 626-447-8350
  Email: petcaretrust@aol.com


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