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Grants Available for Equine OrganizationsBy Kentucky Equine Research Staff · February 9, 2011
The USA Equestrian Trust is accepting applications for financial grants to nonprofit equine organizations to be funded in 2011. To apply for a grant, go to http://www.trusthorses.org/grant/request.html and fill out a grant application for the USA Equestrian Trust Grant Program. The deadline is May 2 at 5:00 p.m. EST.
Grants totaling nearly $135,000 were given to seven applicants in 2010. Past recipients of grants include those doing equine health research, equestrian land conservation, and educational programs. The Trust welcomes applications for need-based and means-tested worthy equestrian projects and encourages applicants to detail those in their applications. An amount of $77,000 has been reserved for hunter and jumper not-for-profit purposes or programs in California and Nevada. Applicants for this fund should make clear their intention to apply for funds available from this specific reserve.
USA Equestrian Trust is a New York not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to assist in preserving and/or enhancing the quality of equestrian sport in the United States of America. Its objects and purposes are exclusively charitable, educational, and dedicated to the fostering of equestrian sports. The Trust is a Sustaining Affiliate of United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), the national governing body for equestrian sport in the United States.
