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Our Grants

We're proud to provide grants to organizations that support pets and the people who love them.

Who & What PetSmart Charities Funds

We support nonprofits, municipalities, and animal welfare organizations whose companion animal programs help enrich lives through the human-animal bond.

Grants Supporting Homeless & Adoptable Animals

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Adoptions


We are always accepting new Adoption Partners

Become a PetSmart Charities Adoption Partner. From in-store adoptions to special events, we can help you connect pets in need with loving families. Adoption Partners also qualify for exclusive grant opportunities.
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Adoption Prep


Open: August 8 - August 18

Adoption Prep grants are designed to support PetSmart Charities Adoption Partners’ efforts to help homeless animals find homes via PetSmart Charities' in-store adoption program.
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Transport


Closed for 2021

Transport grants are provided for collaborative efforts that involve multiple partners utilizing sustainable transport networks relocating at least 1,500 pets (U.S.) or 500 pets (Canada) annually and optimizing the PetSmart in-store network for adoptions.
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Grants Supporting Owned Pets

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Preserving Families


Letter of Intent Closed

This grant supports programs that keep people and pets together through times of crisis. Programs that incorporate elements of animal and human services, with the aim of reducing pet-related barriers to accessing social interventions may be considered eligible.
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Animal-Assisted Therapy


Invitations Extended: May 28 - June 1
Open: June 2 - June 30

Grant awards will support animal-assisted therapy programs at children's hospitals or hospitals with a children’s component.
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Veterinary Schools


Closed for 2021

Grant awards support veterinary programs at Colleges/Schools of Veterinary Medicine that train veterinary students serving a community of need, where a lack of accessible veterinary services has been identified.
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Improving Access to Care


Closed for 2021

This grant is aimed at supporting under-resourced pets and their people by facilitating the delivery of accessible basic veterinary care. The need for increased access may be due to a variety of barriers, including but not limited to: language, culture, socioeconomic status, or access to transportation.
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Veterinary Research Grants

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Steve Marton Veterinary Student Scholarship


Open: April 7 - April 28

The Steve Marton Veterinary Student Scholarship will be awarded to a veterinary student in the United States who embodies the mission and vision of PetSmart Charities. Veterinary students on the forefront of providing accessible veterinary care in under-resourced communities are encouraged to apply.
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Student Research Grant


Closed for 2021

Grants support projects designed to study or reduce barriers to veterinary care in client-owned animals in the United States (and territories) or Canada.
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Faculty Research Grant


Closed for 2021

Grants support projects designed to study or reduce barriers to veterinary care in client-owned animals in the United States (and territories) or Canada.
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Emergency Relief

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Natural Disaster Emergency Relief


As needed

We're here to help in the event of a large-scale natural disaster. Funds are available to assist during the rescue, relief, and/or recovery stages caused by unforeseen disasters.
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Grant Recipient Stories

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Announcing our $350K…

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Helping Pets and…

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Adoption Rewards & Event Grants
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Adoption Rewards & Event Grants
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The Big Thanks Bonus is Back!
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FAQs

What type of organization does PetSmart Charities support?

  • PetSmart Charities can award grants to the following entities operating within the United States, its territories, and Canada:
    • United States and its territories: 501(c)(3) public charities and municipalities (City, County, State, Tribal)
    • Canada: registered charities and municipalities (City, Provincial, Registered First Nations, Metis or Inuit entity)
  • We are unable to fund individuals, private foundations, for-profit organizations, or organizations or programs that operate outside the U.S. and Canada.

What does PetSmart Charities fund?

  • PetSmart Charities supports nonprofit organizations and municipalities through programmatic grant support.  Please view our grant categories here.
  • We are unable to review requests for fundraising events, sponsorships or cash or product donations.

When are grants available?

  • Grants are open for application by program within a calendared cycle.   Please review the grant information on our website here for each application’s open and close dates.
  • Applicants can review a landing page which provides the guidelines, criteria and requirements as well as a sample application for most grants. 
     

When/how will I hear about funding decisions for my grant?

  • For programmatic grants, applicants will be notified within 120 days of the grant’s close date.
  • For National Adoption Weekend event grants, applicants are notified by two weeks of the event start date. 
  • Notification emails are sent to the Grantseeker (person who submitted the application) your organization has identified in CyberGrants. If you haven’t received an email within the stated time period, please check your spam/junk folder as sometimes our messages land there based on an organization’s email filters. 
  • If your Grantseeker contact has changed or if you have not received notification within the stated time period, you may reach out to grants@petsmartcharities.org for information.
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