Animal Shelter Support Fund is a grant from the N. C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Animal Welfare Section, that funds North Carolina animal shelters facing compliance violations or damage from unforeseen catastrophic disasters.

The program provides financial assistance to help shelters resolve or mitigate cited violations of the Animal Welfare Act or recover from natural and man-made disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, fires, and floods.

Applicants must submit documentation including a copy of any AWS compliance report, a description of the incident or damage, an itemized cost listing, and an explanation of how funds will ensure future regulatory compliance. Eligible applicants are local governments in North Carolina that operate registered animal shelters.

Animal Shelter Support Fund Application Please fill out the application and attach all itemized expenses with the application. You may email both to agr. aws@ncagr.

gov or mail it to Attn: AWS/Meghan Ray 1030 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699 Name for Administrator of the grant: _______________________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________________________ City: __________________________ State: NC Zip: ________________ Phone Number: _______________________ Name for person overseeing the operation of the animal shelter: __________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________________________ City: __________________________ State: NC Zip: __________________ Phone Number: _______________________ Name of Animal Shelter: _________________________________________________________ Animal Shelter AWS Registration Number: ____________________________ Animal Shelter Address: _________________________________________________________ City: __________________________ State: NC Zip Code: ________________ County: _______________________________ (continued on next page) All required documents must accompany the application, or the application will be returned as incomplete, and a new application will need to be submitted.

The following documentation is required to be submitted if it is relevant to the situation for which the grant is being sought: 1) a copy of the AWS Order of Suspension, AWS Order of Revocation or AWS Facility Compliance report citing the specific violation(s) for which the county is applying for 2) the date and description of the incident and damage incurred by the unforeseen catastrophic disaster such as a hurricane, tornado, fire, flood, or other natural or man-made disaster at the animal shelter; 3) an explanation of how the applicant will use the grant funds to resolve or mitigate the cited violation or violations of the Animal Welfare Act and its rules and how the applicant will ensure future compliance with the AWA and its associated rules; and 4) an itemized listing of the costs for which funding is sought.