Pet Evaluation Matrix Grant Application Instructions
I. Eligibility
II. How to Apply
III. The Review Process
IV. Funded Project Requirements
V. Grant Distribution
Coalitions of animal groups operating in any county, region or state in the United States with a human population of 100,000 or greater are eligible to apply for these grants.
Any animal group can apply on behalf of its coalition. Applicants for Maddie's Fund® Starter Grants can be animal control agencies, traditional shelters, or adoption guarantee organizations.
Maddie's Fund Starter Grants must be applied for in order, starting with the Community Shelter Data Grant. Coalitions that receive a Community Shelter Data Grant are eligible to apply for a Business Plan for Saving Lives Grant. Coalitions that receive a Business Plan Grant are eligible to apply for a Strategic Plan for Building a No-Kill Community Grant. An optional grant which may be applied for after receiving a Community Shelter Data Grant, is the Pet Evaluation Matrix Grant.
Animal groups located in Maddie's Fund-supported project areas are not eligible to apply for this grant.
Pet Evaluation Matrix Grant
Coalitions may apply for a starter grant for describing how the shelter animal classifications of healthy, treatable, and unhealthy & untreatable (as defined in the Asilomar Accords) are being applied throughout the shelter system in their community. This description is referred to as a Pet Evaluation Matrix. A full explanation of the Asilomar Accords is available on the Maddie's Fund website. A description of how the Pet Evaluation Matrix was developed should also be included.
Prerequisite: Interested applicants must have already received a Community Shelter Data Grant.
Grant Size: $5,000 - $10,000
[For an explanation of how this grant will be awarded, please refer to section, V. Grant Distribution.]
If you are interested in applying for a Pet Evaluation Matrix Grant, please contact Maddie's Fund via e-mail (grants@maddiesfund.org) or phone (510.337.8989).
Pet Evaluation Matrix Grant applications can be submitted year round. There is no deadline for submission. Applications should be sent to Maddie's Fund via e-mail (grants@maddiesfund.org) or mail (Maddie's Fund, 2223 Santa Clara Avenue, Suite B, Alameda, CA 94501).
Qualified applications will be submitted to the Maddie's Fund Board of Directors for their review and approval. All funding decisions are at the discretion of the Maddie's Fund Board of Directors. Funding decisions will be communicated to the coalitions by the Maddie's Fund staff.
IV. FUNDED PROJECT REQUIREMENTS
If your application is approved for funding, Maddie's Fund will prepare a grant contract for review and signature by the animal group that applied for the grant on behalf of your coalition. The contract includes a confirmation letter outlining the terms and conditions of the grant, an indemnity agreement, and a Maddie Recognition Plan.
Grantees will be expected to:
- honor the Maddie's Fund core values of honesty, integrity, and mutual respect;
- agree to maintain cordial, professional relations with colleagues and the public;
- carry on public debate and discussion without personal attacks or recriminations;
- submit to Maddie's Fund annual shelter statistics from each group participating in their coalition and community-wide for three years after the grant is awarded; and
- follow a special recognition plan, commensurate with the level of funding received, honoring Maddie, the Miniature Schnauzer, whose lifetime of unconditional love and devotion inspired the creation of Maddie's Fund.
Each participating group, regardless of its operational model or approach, is eligible to receive a portion of the starter grant funding.
The Pet Evaluation Matrix starter grant will be awarded in one installment. Half of the grant funds will be given to the animal group responsible for preparing the matrix. Each participating group will receive a portion of the remaining grant funds following the same distribution plan for Community Shelter Data Grants, using the most recent annual shelter statistics supplied by the coalition.
