Grant FAQs

Grey Muzzle provides funding to organizations that have or seek to establish a program specifically for senior dogs. Applicants must include a plan for sustaining the program beyond the Grey Muzzle grant period.

Grey Muzzle funds depend entirely on the generosity and support of donations from people and organizations. Take a moment to meet some of our Supporters.  Please Donate and refer others to our website to find out more and get involved. Any amount - from organizations and people like you - is greatly appreciated!

Grey Muzzle funds shelters, rescue groups, sanctuaries, and other non-profit organizations across the United States expressly for programs designed to improve the lives of at-risk senior dogs. Please review Who We Help to see more details about the variety of organizations working to help senior dogs.

Yes. At the same time, we balance Grey Muzzle funding so that a significant percent also goes to non-breed-specific organizations. You may want to review Who We Help to get a sense of the kinds of senior programs we are looking for in a breed rescue. Several breed-specific organizations supported by Grey Muzzle actively promote senior dogs and have a long-term care or hospice program for seniors that are not adoptable. We may also be interested in your organization if you are starting to develop such long-term care or hospice program for seniors.

Yes. You may apply for a grant to develop a new senior dog program. Keep in mind that you can also request funds to continue or expand an existing program.  Either way, The Grey Muzzle Organization funds organizations and programs to make a critical difference in lives of senior dogs. So think creatively about expanding and strengthening your organization’s tactics for helping senior dogs.

Think of measurable results as answering the question: How you will know you have solved your problem? Below are some examples of measurable results. Please note, for each you will need to provide actual numbers to demonstrate the increase/decrease (e.g., in the 12 months prior to the grant the average number of days to adoption of senior dogs was X and in the 12-month grant period the average number of days to adoption decreased to Y).

• Decrease time to adoption of senior dogs
• Increase number of senior dogs adopted
• Decrease number of senior dogs surrendered without change in intake policies
• Increase the number of senior dogs who receive health screening and preventive treatment
• Increase community awareness of availability and benefits of senior dogs (e.g. as evidenced by an increase in the number of inquiries about seniors, number of web hits on senior profiles)
• Increase collaboration with other organizations in support of senior dogs (e.g., partnering with other rescues, veterinary clinics, senior citizen programs)

In an effort to improve our granting process, better support our grantees, and grow our organization in the most efficient manner, The Grey Muzzle Organization has moved to one grant cycle annually, in the Spring-Summer of each year. Grants will be awarded in June, preceded by several months of application review. Each year, we issue a Call for Grants. Please visit our Grant Application Process page for more details, and when you sign up for our mailing list, please indicate an interest in grants to stay connected.