Pets in the Classroom Grant Program

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Pets in the Classroom is a grants program supporting responsible pet care in grammar school classrooms across the country. Kids benefit from exposure to pets in the classroom in ways that help to shape their lives for years to come. Pets encourage nurturing, help build self esteem, teach responsibility and pets become friends! Classroom pets stimulate learning, and enrich the classroom experience. A classroom pet depends on you for its health, happiness and well being. Our goal is to establish healthy child-pet relationships at an early age by supporting responsible pet care in preschool, grammar and middle school classrooms across the country.

We know many public school teachers have very limited resources for the support of classroom animals. That’s why The Pet Care Trust is sponsoring this program to help teachers support pets in the classroom through direct, no-hassle grants. You can obtain a grant or coupon for the purchase of new pets, pet environments or pet food and supplies for existing classroom pets.

Pets in the Classroom grants are offered to public school Preschool through 8th grade. These grants are intended to support pets or aquariums in the classroom for the purposes of teaching children to bond with and care for their pets responsibly. The welfare of the small animals involved is of paramount importance. These grants must not be used for the purposes of research or experiments of any kind. Grants or coupons will be distributed in the amounts of $50, $100 or $150. Grant money may not be spent for overhead, administration or for any other purpose than to purchase new pets, pet environments or pet food and supplies for existing classroom pets.  Only one grant per teacher per year is permitted, however, teachers may re-apply for grant money each fall.

Applying couldn't be easier, fill in the online form, submit it, and we’ll get back to you with a decision within 7 business days. If you qualify, we’ll send a coupon directly to you for the support of your classroom pets. That’s all there is to it.

Do you know of a teacher who might be interested in having a classroom pet? We want to make it easy for you to let the teachers in your life know about the Pets in the Classroom Grant Program! Simply fill out the form here and we will contact the teacher with all of the details about the grant!

Below are some links for more information:
www.petsintheclassroom.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pets-In-the-Classroom/