Closed: Boost Grants
Boost Grants closed on October 23, 2026, due to exceeding our funding pool goals.
These one-time, unrestricted $10,000 grants gave a boost to nonprofit clinics that provide free or low-cost veterinary care for family pets. Program exceeded a $2.5 million pool (for 250 grants).
Boost Grants Overview
Duffield Boost Grants are our way of introducing our Big Bet for Pets initiative to your nonprofit veterinary clinic or program. We're here to champion and amplify your vital work, and we're excited to help support you! Use a Boost Grant for any purpose or project directly related to providing free or low-cost care for family pets.
We will award 250 Boost Grants through a competitive,
rolling application process that is
open until Friday, October 23 at 11:59p PT.
We will evaluate proposals based on:
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Your organization's experience and future plans for providing
affordable veterinary care for family pets.
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How clearly your proposal describes how you will use the funds,
and how that will help you provide affordable or free veterinary
care for family pets.
Examples of how you might use these funds:
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Veterinarian or technician salaries
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Equipment or technology purchases, upgrades, or repairs
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"Angel Fund" spending to offer subsidies or no-cost care
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Adding a free pop-up clinic in your community
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Translating your clinic’s marketing materials and signage into other languages
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Or any project or purpose that helps you provide low-cost and/or free veterinary care to family pets
Watch Amy Mills, our access to veterinary care champion, explain our Duffield Boost Grants and evaluation criteria in detail.
How to Apply
Simply click the button below to be transferred to our grants portal, where you will create a profile and manage your grant application(s).
Eligibility Criteria
Your organization is based in and provides services in the United States and territories and is tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, a public or government entity (county, municipality), or using a fiscal sponsor that is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization.
Your organization operates a veterinary clinic and provides veterinary care to family/owned pets.
(Please note this grant is not for organizations that subsidize or cover the cost of veterinary care provided by third parties or other organizations.)
Your organization has been providing low-cost and/or free veterinary services to family pets for at least one year.
Your organization intends to continue to provide low-cost and/or free veterinary services to family pets during the next 12 months.