Animal Welfare Approved Announces 2011 Good Husbandry Grants
Sarah Bellos
Back 40 Books forum
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good luck, Sarah
AWA is pleased to be able to offer Good Husbandry Grants for 2011 and
I hope you will help us get the word out to farmers. Please post and
forward with abandon. Let me know if you need any other information.
Animal Welfare Approved Announces 2011 Good Husbandry Grants
Animal Welfare Approved is pleased to announce that it will offer a
third year of Good Husbandry Grants. AWA is seeking proposals for
projects to improve farm animal welfare with a concentration on three
areas: increased outdoor access, improved genetics and improved
slaughter facilities. Animal Welfare Approved is a free third party
certification for independent family farms raising animals humanely,
outdoors on pasture or range. Current Animal Welfare Approved farmers
and those who have applied to join the program are eligible for grants
of up to $5,000. Farmers may apply for certification and for a grant
simultaneously. Slaughter plants working with AWA farms are also
eligible to apply but should contact Grants Coordinator Emily
Lancaster to discuss proposed projects before submitting a proposal.
Examples of projects funded in previous cycles include mobile housing,
a mobile processing unit, infrastructure to facilitate humane handling
and breeding stock adapted to pasture-based management.
The deadline for proposals is October 1, 2010. Guidelines, FAQ's,
project profiles and an application form are available at
www.AnimalWelfareApproved.org or by contacting Emily Lancaster at
919.428.1641 or Em...@AnimalWelfareApproved.org.
2011 Good Husbandry Grant Highlights
* Funding Priorities: 1) Genetics: (listed in order of priority)
poultry, hog, dairy and other ruminants, with priority given to
projects which share genetics among multiple farms; 2) Outdoor Access
(specifically mobile housing); and 3) Welfare Improvements in the
Slaughter Process
* Eligible Costs: (including but not limited to) design fees;
contractor costs (skilled labor only-i.e., an electrician or plumber);
materials; slaughter equipment; new mobile housing; or incubators
* Application: Project proposals will only be considered if presented
on an Animal Welfare Approved grant application form, available online
at www.AnimalWelfareApproved.org. There are separate applications for
farms and slaughter plants; please use the appropriate form for your
operation
* Deadline for Proposals: October 1, 2010
Regards,
Amy
Amy Rutledge
Public Relations Associate
1007 Queen Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(202) 546.5292
(202)446.2138 (direct)
(650)796.3964 (mobile)
www.AnimalWelfareApproved.org
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