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	<title>Conservation &amp; Animal Welfare &#8211; Dallas Fort Worth Nonprofit Business Journal</title>
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		<title>North Texas Community Foundation&#8217;s conservation and animal welfare grants</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Grant funding is available through North Texas Community Foundation&#8216;s Animal Fund and Conservation &#38; Environment Fund for nonprofits advancing animal welfare, equine therapy, conservation, and environmental initiatives across North Texas. Nonprofits must attend a virtual orientation session to be eligible to apply. Visit our website to view the full RFP, eligibility requirements and orientation information. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Fort Worth Botanic Garden Earns the Nation&#8217;s Highest Museum Honor </title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fort Worth Botanic Garden (FWBG) has officially earned accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the highest national honor a museum can receive. Accreditation from AAM places FWBG among an elite group of institutions nationwide. Of the nation&#8217;s estimated 33,000 museums, only about 1,100 are AAM-accredited. That makes the Fort Worth Botanic Garden part of a small, elite circle of institutions recognized for excellence. &#8220;This [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SPCA of Texas receives $100K grant for adoption prep program</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[SPCA of Texas has received a $100K grant from The Dallas Foundation to help prepare more vulnerable pets in North Texas for adoption. Funds will support the organization’s Adoptions Preparation Program, which ensures every shelter pet receives medical treatment, spay/neuter surgery, microchipping, vaccinations and behavioral support, all of which are critical steps that promote the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Equest awarded $1.1 Million grant from The Crystal Charity Ball</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Funding will support equine-assisted programs for children and enhance facilities. Equest announced that it has been awarded $1,102,446 in grant funding from The Crystal Charity Ball to support and expand its equine-facilitated programs serving children over the next two years. Equest was one of eight Dallas County nonprofits selected to receive funding this year. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SPCA of Texas announces 2026 officers and new board members</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The SPCA of Texas announced its 2026 Board Chair, Executive Committee and four new board members, each of whom will help support the SPCA of Texas’ mission to create a brighter future for animals, people, and the community in 2026. “We have a remarkable board of directors going into 2026, all of whom are dedicated [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Texas Health and Human Services Commission Grants $13,649 to Texas Coalition for Animal Protection</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara Clark Galupi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2023 19:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Texas Coalition for Animal Protection (TCAP) provided 244 free spays and neuters to community pets on October 30, thanks to $13,649 in grant funding from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). The grant, aimed at supporting community pet spay and neuter efforts, enabled TCAP to provide free sterilizations for 147 cats and 97 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Texas Coalition for Animal Protection expanding North Dallas clinic hours</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara Clark Galupi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 18:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[To serve more pets in the North Dallas community, Texas Coalition for Animal Protection (TCAP) is expanding its Allen clinic hours to provide low-cost vaccines and wellness services on Thursdays.   Texas Coalition for Animal Protection is a nonprofit organization committed to providing high-quality, low-cost veterinary services to underserved communities. With a focus on spay/neuter [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Nonprofit collaborative provides free microchips for Little Elm area pets</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara Clark Galupi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2023 18:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Texas Coalition for Animal Protection (TCAP), Friends of the Little Elm Animal Shelter (FLEAS), and Hula Hut of Little Elm partnered to provide free microchips for cats and dogs.  The initiative aims to keep pets and their people together by subsidizing the cost of this vital service for pet owners and helped 138 pets receive [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Texas Coalition for Animal Protection launches Veterinary Surgical Externship Program</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara Clark Galupi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2023 17:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Texas Coalition for Animal Protection (TCAP) announced the launch of its best-in-class Veterinary Student Surgical Externship Program. This initiative aims to invest in the next generation of veterinary doctors – providing hands-on experience and inspiring more veterinarians to take an interest in shelter medicine. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization providing low-cost spay/neuter, vaccine, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Texas Community Foundation awards grants for conservation and animal welfare</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mindia Whittier]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2022 22:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[All Star Equestrian Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Allie&#039;s Haven Animal Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buster&#039;s Friends]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Don&#039;t Forget to Feed Me]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mid-Cities Community Cats]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[New Hope Equine Assisted Therapy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Panther City Feral Cat Coalition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parker County Sheriff&#039;s Office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ranch Hands Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Remember Me Rescue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Riding Unlimited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saving Hope Animal Rescue Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stars and Strides Therapeutic Riding Center]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Texas Christian University]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Funds support programs to rescue abused, injured or lost animals, as well as provide equine-assisted therapy services. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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