Farm Animal Welfare Grants

Geographic Scope: International; focuses on changing dominant institutions globally

Mission: Support initiatives to elevate the moral relevance of farm animals in major institutions, alleviate their suffering, and replace industrial animal agriculture with a dominant food system that does not rely on animals.

1. Institutional Impact

• Directly change policies and practices of institutions (food corporations, government, legislation, significant public institutions)
• Build policy momentum

2. Movement Power

• People Power and Disruptive Capacity: Mobilize and organize people to influence institutional decision-makers
• Narrative Influence: Influence important conversations and how farm animal issues are framed with key audiences
• Policy and Electoral Capacity: Change institutional policies and increase importance of animal issues in political sphere

3. Target Audiences

• Youth: High school and college students actively engaged in movement
• Elites: Cultural and political decision-makers and leaders; movement allies in decision-making positions

4. Capacity Building

• Operational support, training, strengthening movement cohesion and collaboration

5. New Funding

• Bring new funding into farm animal movement (major giving, monthly giving, bequests)

6. Innovation and Experimentation

• New or underfunded approaches addressing priorities
• Solutions in important regions that currently seem less tractable

What They Fund:

• Unrestricted grants
• Project-based funding
• Multi-year grants
• Fiscally sponsored projects and international charitable organizations

What They Don't Fund:

• Individual diet change
• Farm sanctuaries and direct animal care
• Institutional plant-based advocacy, incubation programs, alternative proteins (currently not prioritized)

Grant Cycles: Three per year

• Q2 (March-June)
• Q3 (July-September)
• Q4 (October-December)
• Most grants funded in Q2 and Q3, finalized before December
• Occasionally consider time-sensitive proposals outside cycles

Program Officer: Jesse Marks

Overhead and Indirect Cost Policy: Available on website

Application Process

Mechanism: Invitation-only

How to Get on Radar:

1. Fill out "Introduce Yourself" form if your work aligns with Farm Animal Welfare strategy priorities
2. Request to meet at conferences - reach out to Jesse Marks (Program Officer) via email or conference app

Introduce Yourself Form:

• Should take only a few minutes to complete
• Focus on content over presentation
• Include organization mission statement (or short 1-paragraph statement if no official version)
• Provide org-level content and brief overview of what work you do that aligns with funding strategy
• Brief Description: 1-2 paragraphs introducing yourself and organization
• Can attach existing materials (annual reports, two-pagers, etc.) rather than create new documents
• Can use whatever style works best (paragraphs, bullet points, links)
• Only submit once; updates only needed if significant organizational changes occur

If Invited:

• Complete short questionnaire
• Use existing materials if they answer questions
• No need for customized materials if existing ones suffice

Review and Timeline:

• Form submissions reviewed once quarterly
• Program officers contact organizations identified as potential fit via email
• Contact could come within days, months, or years depending on funding priorities
• Initial contact gathers additional information; does not guarantee invitation to apply

Important Notes:

• Filling out form does not add you to mailing lists or guarantee contact
• Program officers prioritize groups that best fit funding strategy during each grant cycle
• If already in contact with Navigation Fund staff, do not need to submit form unless requested