Grants, and how to ask.

The Society makes small grants, mostly toward veterinary bills for people who cannot afford care, and support grants to local rescues. Everything starts with a letter.

How to write in Use a ready letter

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Two kinds of grant.

The Society's records describe two groups it helps. If you are not sure which you are, write anyway and say so.

For people and their animals

Help with the vet bill.

Small grants, mostly toward veterinary bills, for people who cannot afford the care their animal needs.

You write as the person who looks after the animal. Tell the Society about the animal, the care the vet recommends, and why the cost is hard right now.

For local rescues

Support grants.

Support grants to local rescues, the groups already doing the hands-on work close to home.

You write on behalf of the rescue. Tell the Society who you are, the animals you help, and what a grant would help with.

What the money goes toward.

These are the purposes in the Society's IRS filings. Most grants go toward veterinary bills.

The Society does not publish set amounts, deadlines or an application form. Grants are small, and each letter is read and decided by the Society.

Veterinary bills and medical carefor people who cannot afford care
Spay and neuterso the cost is less of a hurdle
Foodfor animals in need
Humane educationkindness passed on, neighbor to neighbor
Local rescuessupport grants for the hands-on work

How to write in.

There is no form to fill in. A plain letter is how the Society is reached.

Write a short letter. Say who you are and whether you are writing about your own animal or for a local rescue. A ready letter on the almanac page has the brackets to fill in.
Put in the details. Use the checklist below, so the Society has what it needs to read your request.
Mail it to Farmington. Strafford County Animal Protection Society, 122 Cocheco Rd, Farmington, NH 03835. Include your own mailing address so the Society can write back.
Keep talking to your vet. A letter takes time to arrive and to be read. If your animal needs care urgently, speak to your vet about it straight away and do not wait for a reply.

Before you seal the envelope

What to put in your letter.

Tick as you go. The ticks stay on this page only. Nothing is saved or sent.

For a person asking about help with care Your name, town and mailing address The animal: what kind, how old, and what is wrong The care the vet recommends, and the estimate if you have one A little about why the cost is hard right now

For a local rescue asking about a support grant The rescue's name, town and mailing address, and your role The animals you help, and how What a grant would help with

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What happens next.

The Society reads each letter and decides what it can do. Decisions are the Society's own.

Writing does not guarantee a grant or a set amount.
The Society does not publish deadlines or a timetable, so write when you need to.
If you have a question before you ask, call (351) 207-8729 or put it in a letter.

Strafford County Animal Protection Society
122 Cocheco Rd
Farmington, NH 03835