2026 ASPCA Research Grants
The ASPCA Research Grants fund innovative U.S.-based research advancing animal welfare in six areas, including veterinary care, behavior, cruelty, farm animal welfare, trauma, and shelter research.
Funder: American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Due Dates: July 10, 2026: Full application submission deadline
Funding Amounts: $750,000 total available; individual awards: up to $50,000 (Access to Veterinary Care, Cruelty, Shelter), $35,000 (Applied Behavior, Psychological Trauma), $75,000 (Farm Animal Welfare); typical project duration 15–24 months.
Summary: Supports innovative research to advance animal welfare in the U.S. across six focus areas, including veterinary care, behavior, cruelty, farm animal welfare, psychological trauma, and shelter research.
Description
The ASPCA Research Grants program funds high-quality research projects with clear potential to benefit animals directly or through systems-level change. The 2026 cycle solicits proposals in six core areas: Access to Veterinary Care, Applied Behavior, Cruelty, Farm Animal Welfare, Psychological Trauma, and Shelter Research. Projects may use medical, legal, behavioral, or community engagement approaches and should aim to develop tools, guidelines, or protocols that improve animal welfare, inform policy, or advance understanding of animal well-being in the U.S. Proposals are evaluated for relevance, rigor, impact, generalizability, and team credentials. Open-access dissemination is encouraged, and ASPCA experts may support study design (but not data collection/analysis).
