The deadline for the 2012-2013 grants cycle has passed and proposals have been selected.  Join the AWA email list to receive information on future grant opportunities. Selected farmer proposals for 2012-2013 include:

Dixon Family Farms, Grifton, NC: Improved genetics and handling infrastructure, pigs
Emancipation Acres, Stoughton, WI: Improved mobile housing, chickens
Ferndell Farms, Newark, IL: Mobile housing, chickens
Fox Squirrel Farm, Eagle Springs, NC: Improved pasture utilization, chicken, goats, and pigs
Glendale Shepherd, Clinton, WA: Improved genetics, dairy sheep
Grazy Days Family Farm, Union Bridge, MD: Mobile housing, chickens
H&H Farms, Pink Hill, NC: Improved genetics, pigs
JMB Farms, South Samson, AL: Improved genetics, sheep
Koch Ranches, Inc., San Antonio, TX: Improved breeding stock, beef cattle
McCormack Sheep & Grain, Rio Vista, CA: Improved pasture utilization, sheep and goats
MJ Ranch, Lawrence, KS: Improved genetics, beef cattle
Mountain Lane Farm, Wauzeka, WI: Mobile housing, chickens
Nelson Family Farm, Quantico, MD: Improved genetics, goats
Pinnacle Hills Goat Farm, Pinnacle, NC: Improved genetics and pasture improvement, goats
Puddingstone Organics, Middleborough, MA: Improved rotation, chickens, goats, and pigs
Savannah River Farms, Sylvania, GA: Livestock protection and improvement, pigs, sheep, and cattle
Serenity Acres Farm, Pinetta, FL: Mobile hoop housing, chickens
Sylvan Dale Ranch, Loveland, CO: Improved genetics, beef cattle
The Happy Rooster Farm, LLC, Pilot, VA: Improved genetics and infrastructure, cattle, chickens, and pigs
Tiara Enterprise, Merritt Island, FL: Improved genetics, sheep
True Cost Farm, Inc., Montrose, MN: Mobile housing, chickens
Windy N Ranch, Ellensburg, WA: Mobile housing, chickens

2012-2013 Good Husbandry Grants

Now in its fifth year, the Good Husbandry Grants program has funded over one hundred projects across the country to improve farm animal welfare. The funding priorities for the 2012-2013 cycle include improved genetics, increased outdoor access, welfare improvements in the slaughter process and non-lethal predator control. As pasture- and range-based management is a fundamental requirement of AWA certification, a primary goal of this grant program is to facilitate the growth and success of high-welfare, pasture-based systems.

Previous on-farm projects include: new mobile housing, incorporation of new genetics to better facilitate pasture-based management, and incubators for on-farm hatching. AWA’s Good Husbandry Grants program will also continue its focus on welfare improvements in the slaughter process. Previous slaughter plant projects include: a new knock box and handling facility improvements, stunners for on-farm poultry slaughter, a mobile processing unit, and visual barriers to reduce handling stress.

Proposals have already been selected for the 2012-2013 grants cycle, but those interested in learning more about the Good Husbandry Grants program are welcome to contact Grants Coordinator Emily Lancaster at Emily@animalwelfareapproved.org or (202) 618-4497 with any questions.