Natural Disaster Response Grants

PetSmart Charities offers Natural Disaster Response Grants to support organizations addressing the urgent needs of pets affected by major disasters. Grant funds can be utilized for shelter supplies, veterinary care, structural repairs, and supplemental staff expenses within 30 to 45 days post-disaster. In special cases, funding may extend up to 60 days. Eligible applicants include authorized disaster responders and nonprofit organizations directly impacted by the disaster, ensuring timely assistance to affected animals and their caretakers.

NOTE: Grant amounts are limited to expenses incurred within the first 30 to 45 days following an eligible disaster. In extraordinary circumstances, an organization may have the opportunity to receive additional funding to support costs for up to 60 days, pending approval
Disaster Grants
Cash grants are available to help organizations address the needs of pets affected by major natural disasters. Grant funds may be used to offset costs for immediate needs, including shelter supplies, veterinary care for impacted pets, minor urgent facility or grounds repairs, as well as supplemental staff and volunteer expenses.
Grant funds can be used for:
upplies and equipment purchased by the organization for sheltering and fostering animals (e.g., kennels, crates, carriers, food, waste management, bowls, leads/leashes)
Supplies and equipment purchased by the organization for distribution in the community to owned pets (e.g., kennels, crates, carriers, food, waste management, bowls, leads/leashes)
Veterinary care to treat disaster-related illnesses or injuries, plus necessary vaccinations and medications that protect the health of the broader pet populationUrgent structural repairs that allow for the resumption or continuation of safe operations (e.g., temporary fence repairs, portable dog runs, and similar measures that address urgent structural needs)Supplemental staff and volunteer costs - includes overtime, lodging, meals, and transportation.

Eligibility

Animal welfare and human services organizations designated as authorized disaster responders by the emergency Agency Having Jurisdiction* providing support for evacuated pets and their people,
Nonprofit and/or municipal/county pet shelters, nonprofit veterinary clinics, and human service organizations with pet-focused programming that a disaster has directly impacted
*The organization designated as a responder by the Office of Emergency Management at the city, county, state, or federal level.

Ineligibility

Requests not eligible for consideration.Self-deploying organizations that have not been requested by the Agency Having Jurisdiction
Organizations requesting support that are not in the impacted areas
Requests to support equine, livestock or wildlife
Incidents affecting personally owned property (including pet foster homes)
Individual pet parent requests to support food or medical care for their pets
Emergency preparedness efforts or requests for infrastructure or vehicles
Hoarding or animal cruelty seizures
Request for support unrelated to a state and/or federally declared natural or mass care disaster (i.e., wildfires, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and related winter storms)