NIBRS Animal Cruelty Data Research Award supports master’s and doctoral students studying animal cruelty incidents, data quality, and reporting to advance research on national animal cruelty crime data.
AWI Refinement Research Award supports animal care staff, veterinarians, students, and researchers in developing and testing innovative refinements to improve the welfare of animals used in research.
AWI Implementing Refinement Grant supports animal care staff, veterinarians, students, and researchers in putting practical changes into use to improve research animals’ welfare beyond basic needs.
Wild Animal Initiative’s Seed Grants support researchers conducting preliminary studies, reviews, and method prototyping to lay the groundwork for further research on wild animal welfare.
The 2026 ASPCA Research Grants fund innovative research to improve animal welfare in veterinary care, shelter practices, cruelty prevention, farm animal welfare, trauma, and animal behavior.
Christine Stevens Wildlife Awards support wildlife researchers developing humane, nonlethal ways to manage conflicts between people and wildlife and improve methods for studying wild animals.