DOGNY: America's Tribute to Search and Rescue Dogs

Apply for a Grant

The AKC CAR Canine Support and Relief Fund has been established as a permanent charitable fund with the goals of providing resources, support, funds, and other assistance to:

  1. Not-for-profit Canine Search and Rescue organizations.

  2. The not-for-profit veterinary units providing support to the canine rescue teams.

  3. Not-for-profit animal shelters and similar not-for-profit organizations providing care for domestic animals orphaned or displaced as a result of natural or civil disasters.

Requests for grants of a non-emergency nature shall be in writing and include the following information and be for the purposes indicated:

  • Applicant must be an eligible 501 c (3) organization which mission is to support search and rescue activities.
  • Requests must be for matters directly related to search and rescue work, education or training.
  • Equipment such as boats, cars, trucks, motors, pumps, etc., are not within the scope of the Fund’s purposes.
  • No monies from the Fund may be used to repair, replace, fix or purchase materials used in connection with the construction, repair or fixing of damaged buildings or structures.
  • The Fund may be used to match a grant from another eligible not-for-profit organization to replace or train a search or rescue dog, lost in the line of duty. Funds are not available to add additional dogs to the work force.

Please note: The maximum amount awarded for any Support and Relief grant is $10,000.

To apply for funds, please download this application. Forms A, B, C and D of the application must be completed and mailed to:

American Kennel Club
AKC/CAR Canine Support and Relief Fund Administrator
Attn: Lisa Neely Davis
8051 Arco Corporate Drive, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27617-3900
or
e-mail: lmn@akccar.org

A review will be made by our committee and a response sent to you directly. It may be necessary for us to obtain additional information from you before a determination can be made.

Please be sure we have your full name, complete mailing address and phone number.

We appreciate your interest in the AKC CAR Canine Support and Relief Fund.

2009 Grant Recipients

Connecticut State Police K9 Unit – Meriden, CT
Delmarva Search & Rescue – Silver Spring, MD
K9 One Search and Rescue of Flint, MI
K9 Search & Rescue of Orange City, Inc. – Orange City, FL
North Carolina Canine Emergency Response Team, Inc. NC C.E.R.T. – Wendell, NC
Ohio Search Dog Association, Inc. – Chagrin Falls, OH
People and Paws Search and Rescue Inc. – Milwaukee, WI
Southwest Panhandle Search and Rescue K-9/ Emotional First Aid Team – Foley, AL
Tri-County K-9 Search Team – Belle Vernon, PA
Vermont Search and Rescue K9, Inc.