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Financial Assistance Grants offered by RedRover

3800 J Street, STE 100, Sacramento, CA 95816

Eligibility
The owner must:  
  • Be seeking assistance for one animal in need of urgent medical care in the next 10 days.
  • Have obtained a diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plan. Program cannot pay for office exams or diagnostic testing.
  • Income must be less than $60,000/yr.
  • Make a concerted fundraising effort, attempting to find funding through your own means and personal contacts. Website has suggestions for fundraising.
  • Provide updates, photos and video if RedRover is able to help.
  • Live in the United States.
The animal must:
  • Have a life-threatening injury or illness that requires urgent and specific treatment.
  • Have a favorable prognosis.
For Safe Escape Grants, Owner must:
  • Live in the United States and be actively working with a domestic violence shelter.
  • They should be either currently staying at, or have plans to stay at, a domestic violence shelter.
  • Provide regular updates to domestic violence agency representative regarding pets
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Application process
RedRover Relief: Apply on website. Click on "RedRover RELIEF," in green button with umbrella. Safe Escape Grants: Applications must be submitted online by a domestic violence advocate, and a response via e-mail or by phone will be provided within one business day.
Fees
None.
Service area
US
Offers two grants for animal care: RedRover Relief helps owners with animals who need immediate veterinary care to survive.   Not every applicant will receive assistance.   The typical grant is $200-$300, and is intended to fill a small gap in funding that is keeping an animal from care.   Decisions are based upon several factors, including:
  • Medical urgency
  • Financial need
  • Available funding
  • Eligibility
Safe Escape Grants help with the cost of temporary pet boarding while a client is in a domestic violence shelter, though other costs associated with boarding (like vaccinations) can be considered. Grant applications are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Grants are awarded based upon several factors, including:
  • Urgency
  • Financial need
  • Available funding
Providing organization
RedRover
Provides financial assistance grants so pet caregivers can care for animals who need urgent veterinary care. Also provides financial assistance to offset the cost of temporary pet boarding while a client is in a domestic violence shelter.
Financial Assistance Grants offered by RedRover