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The Bark for Your Park Grant is a grant from PetSafe that funds communities building, maintaining, or enhancing off-leash dog parks. Since launching in 2011, the program has awarded over $1 million to nearly 70 communities nationwide. Individual grants can reach up to $100,000, with annual program totals exceeding $225,000.
Eligible applicants are communities with secured land and local government support for dog park construction or improvement. The application deadline for the current cycle is June 30, 2026. This program is an ideal opportunity for parks and recreation departments, municipalities, and animal welfare nonprofits seeking to create safe off-leash spaces for dogs and their owners.
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PetSafe® Expands Its Bark For Your Park™ Grants Program to Three New States PetSafe® Expands Its Bark For Your Park™ Grants Program to Three New States Annual Bark for Your Park™ campaign awards over $225,000 for off-leash dog parks, expanding the program presence to Idaho, Wisconsin, and Nevada KNOXVILLE, Tenn.
– PetSafe® brand , a global leader in innovative pet product solutions, announced the names of 13 new cities as grant recipients of its 2018 PetSafe® Bark for Your Park™ campaign. Since the Bark for Your Park™ program was launched in 2011, the PetSafe® brand has provided over $1 million to build, maintain and enhance dog parks in close to70 communities across the country.
This is the first year that PetSafe® has awarded grants to communities in Idaho, Wisconsin, and Nevada. “The Bark for Your Park program is all about finding enthusiastic, pet-loving communities that support green spaces, with civic leaders who want to improve their communities and encourage responsible pet ownership,” said Willie Wallace, CEO of Radio Systems Corporation®, the parent company of the PetSafe® brand.
“Dog parks provide a venue and opportunity for dogs to get vital exercise and socialization, which are two major factors in reducing behavior issues. ” This year, PetSafe® has increased the number of $25,000 grants for the construction of new parks from five to eight. In addition to the grants for new dog park construction, five communities will receive $5,000 grants to enhance their existing dog parks.
Wallace said, “For the right community, a dog park will help to increase pet adoptions and help to reduce the number of dogs surrendered to shelters and rescues due to behavior. That’s the legacy that the PetSafe brand wants to leave in communities across the U.S.” PetSafe® received over 120 applications for this year’s program.
To be considered for a grant, communities had to provide documentation about the park and authorization from civic leaders offering their support of the proposed dog park. The following 13 cities will receive funding for a local dog park project: For more information about PetSafe®, visit www. petsafe.
com . PetSafe® is one of the most trusted pet brands globally. It is dedicated to creating more “best moments” between pets and their owners through innovative product solutions.
As an industry leader, the PetSafe® brand offers behavioral, containment, and lifestyle solutions. PetSafe® brand is owned by Radio Systems Corporation®, headquartered in Knoxville, TN, and services over 50 countries globally. For more information about PetSafe®, visit www.
petsafe. com . In 2011, PetSafe® brand developed and launched the nationwide Bark for Your Park™ campaign with the goal of providing dog parks that community members, civic leaders, and pet owners would love, use and support for years to come.
To date, the PetSafe® brand has donated over one million dollars, which has helped fund 70 off-leash parks around the country.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Communities with secured land and local government support for dog park construction. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Up to $100,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is June 30, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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The Fund for Women & Girls Grant Program is sponsored by The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC). The Fund for Women & Girls, an initiative of TFEC, makes grants to local nonprofit organizations in specific South Central PA counties. The grants support projects that advance the lives of women and girls by providing opportunities to address basic needs, develop economic self-sufficiency, and strengthen health and safety needs.
VGF grants will be used to develop and/or support community-based entities to recruit, manage, and support volunteers. CNCS seeks to fund effective approaches that expand volunteering, strengthen the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit and retain skill-based volunteers, and develop strategies to use volunteers effectively to solve problems. Specifically, the VGF grants will support efforts that expand the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit, manage, support and retain individuals to serve in high quality volunteer assignments.Applicants that receive funding under this Notice may directly carry out the activities supported under the award, or may carry out the activities by making sub-grants to community-based entities, supporting volunteer generation at these entities.). Funding Opportunity Number: AC-05-25-21. Assistance Listing: 94.021. Funding Instrument: G. Category: O. Award Amount: $6.1M total program funding.