Animal Welfare Fund Grants Program

Grants are available to not-for-profit and community organisations that:

  • rehome pets
  • provide low-cost veterinary services
  • provide free or low-cost desexing programs.

Hands holding dog under mouth and back of headAbout the Grant Program

The Animal Welfare Fund Grants Program was established under the Domestic Animals Act 1994 in 2011 to support improvement of companion animal welfare in the Victorian community.

The program aims to:

  • improve companion animal welfare
  • improve responsible pet ownership
  • provide better animal welfare services to companion animals and the Victorian community.

The program provides grants to animal shelters, organisations promoting responsible animal ownership education, community foster care networks, not-for-profit and low-cost veterinary services and groups that provide relief facilities and services during an emergency.

These grants recognise that companion animals play a significant role in the lives of Victorians.

The Victorian Government is currently delivering the following commitments:

  • $5 million over 4 years, provided in the 2023–24 State Budget, to support pet shelters and animal rescue and rehoming organisations
  • $2 million over 4 years, provided in the 2023–24 State Budget, to support not-for-profit and community veterinary clinics.
  • $5 million over 4 years, provided in the 2020–21 State Budget, to support animal rehoming services to meet the costs of veterinary treatments, purchase of specific equipment and/or services to deliver training or rehabilitation for an animal.

Current grants

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Latest grants awarded

Round 11 grants

The Minister for Agriculture, on behalf of the government, offered round 11 grant funding not-for-profit and community organisations that improve the welfare of animals.

These are the details of the successful round 11 (2024) applicants and their projects.

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Successful rehoming pets small grant applications for round 11, 2024

Organisation

Project title

Grant amount

Beyond Racing Ltd

Purchase of 2 Equissage Cycloid Vibration Therapy (CVT) Systems

$15,440.00

Bunjil's Rest Equine Inc

2 x Rehabilitation Stables

$13,980.00

Give a Kitty a Home Rescue Inc

Holding / Recovery Cages

$17,129.20

Helping Hands Animal Rescue Inc

Enclosures

$12,230.00

Kiwi's New Life Bird Rescue

Galah enclosure

$3,120.00

Launch Housing

Pets & People Project

$20,000.00

Maneki Neko Cat Rescue Inc

Neonate Kitten Program

$6,998.00

New Life For Animals Rehoming Centre Inc

Rehabilitation, training and housing enclosures

$2,670.00

New Life For Animals Rehoming Centre Inc

Emergency Evacuation Preparation

$1,822.00

RSPCA Victoria

Disaster Deployment Kit

$8,926.53

2nd Chance cat rescue

Kitten Season

$3,792.00

Second Chance Animal Rescue

Animal Shelter Industrial Cleaning revamp

$20,000.00

South Gippsland Animal Aid

SGAA Cat Equipment

$19,379.32

Successful rehoming pets large grant applications for round 11, 2024

Organisation

Project title

Grant amount

Beagle Rescue Victoria

Rescue Vehicle Upgrade

$66,892.00

Bluey and Alice Bunny Refuge

Building Bonds for Bunnies: The Adoption Room Project

$50,383.00

Cat Protection Society of Victoria

CPSV Zen Cat Enclosures

$40,000.00

Equorum Ltd

Paddock Improvements at Equorum

$75,169.00

Geelong Animal Welfare Society

Feline Isolation Wards - Stainless Steel Cages - Code Compliance

$72,378.52

Greyt Greys Rescue Incorporated

Fostering Rehoming: Strengthening Greyhound Adoption Initiatives

$45,000.00

Lort Smith Animal Hospital

Creation of off lead enrichment area for shelter dogs

$35,000.00

One at a Time Pet Rescue

Quarantine and Isolation Care Centre for Vulnerable Cats and Kittens

$27,750.00

Pet Medical Crisis

Pawsing Surrenders, Preventing Rehoming

$100,000.00

Project Meow Ltd

Cat and kitten accommodation refurbishment

$52,039.37

Project Underdog Rescue Inc.

Refuge & Respite for Feline Friends

$63,533.00

Rabbit Runaway Orphanage

Repair/Upgrade to Facility & Enclosures

$51,189.00

Racing 2 Rehome Incorporated

Climate-Controlled Canine Caravan

$23,550.00

RSPCA Victoria

Burwood East Kennel Upgrade

$100,000.00

Second Chance Animal Rescue

Emergency Pet Support Services

$99,000.00

Victorian Animal Aid Trust

Shelter Dogs Running Yards

$45,208.00

Westside Community Desexing Inc

WCD Supporting Victorian Seniors Ageing Well

$50,000.00

Successful veterinary equip, upgrades and expansions grant applications for round 11, 2024

Organisation

Project title

Grant amount

Geelong Animal Welfare Society

Warm Air Blanket System

$4,432.15

Geelong Animal Welfare Society

Microscope

$826.00

Lort Smith Animal Hospital

Purchase of enclosures to support upgrade to small mammal ward

$30,000.00

RSPCA Victoria

Anaesthetics Equipment

$18,104.00

Second Chance Animal Rescue

Surgical X-Ray Equipment upgrade

$44,550.00

Westside Community Desexing Inc

WCD On the Road

$50,000.00

Successful veterinary clinics establish new low-cost grant applications for round 11, 2024

Organisation

Project title

Grant amount

The Lost Dogs Home

Mobile Low-Cost Veterinary Clinic

$197,032.00

The Pet Rescue Project

The Pet Rescue Project - A Low-Cost Mobile Surgical Suite

$105,203.00

Previously successful grant applicants

View details of applicants that have previously been awarded grants

Page last updated: 13 Jun 2024