Horses at Risk, Equine Care & Vaccine Support Grant

Program Purpose

The goal of this grant is to support non-profit facilities that provide comfort, care, and vaccines to horses at risk. Our objective is to help as many horses as possible through this grant opportunity by:

    1. Providing funding to support the comfort and care for horses, and/or;
    2. Providing core vaccines, courtesy of Merck Animal Health, to help mitigate disease. (Previously known as the Unwanted Horse Veterinary Relief Campaign program)

Awards

    • Vaccine Awards- A minimum of 10 doses may be awarded per applicant facility; however, more may be awarded based on the application.
    • Grant Awards- The total funding amount available for this grant opportunity in 2025 is a maximum of 25 grants for up to $2,500 each.

Eligibility

This grant is open to non-profits providing care to horses at facilities in the United States. This grant is designed to support facilities that have a compelling need for support and that demonstrate success through their programs, including but not limited to equine adoptions, equine rehabilitation, education, and/or implementation of innovative services to its target audiences/equine population.

If you are unsure of your eligibility, please contact info@foundationforthehorse.org to confirm before applying.

Applications for the 2025 program closed on February 28, 2025.

Notice to 2025 Applicants: 

Our intention was to provide notifications of vaccine awards by/before April 1, 2025, as well as notifications for grant awards by/before May 1, 2025. Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control, available vaccines from Merck Animal Health have been delayed until mid-April. Unfortunately, this will postpone our final review process until later in April, and subsequently the shipping of vaccines to your veterinarian.

We apologize for the inconvenience of this unforeseen delay to the program. If this disrupts your vaccine schedule and you will not be able to use product this year, please let us know so we can remove your application. Please email info@foundationforthehorse.org.