For your convenience, we are providing a PDF version of the application. This will allow you to review all questions and plan your responses before entering them into the online application.  Click here for the PDF version of the application.

Your application for funding will be through an online form and you will be asked to upload your organization’s IRS 990/990EZ/990-N (if you file one). 

Applications are to be submitted online and the deadline is January 15, 2025.  Only applications submitted by the deadline – with all required documents – will be considered for funding.

All applicants are required to agree to Terms and Conditions of the grant as a section in the application form. Click here to see the Terms and Conditions.  

Note that MAC does not require a final tracking log to be submitted to us, but we may ask for details of how the money has been spent on behalf of the animals that are served. Therefore, MAC reserves the right to request detailed spending information and documentation from award recipients at any point during or after the grant cycle. With this in mind:

• While we are not requiring a final tracking log to be submitted to us, we may request details of how the money has been spent on behalf of the animals that are served.

• Here is a sample tracking log that can be used for this purpose.

  • Note that to use the sample log, you must download and make a copy of the log before inputting your organization’s data. 

• You may use any tracking system you desire to organize your information, as long as you can provide similar detailed information should it be requested from you.

To MA organizations interested in applying for a 2025 License Plate Grant: 

This year, your application for a License Plate grant from MAC will require additional information about your organization’s federal and state filings. This information is essential to ensure your compliance with all necessary regulations.

• Ensuring Your Organization Meets MAC’s Requirements to Apply for a MAC Spay/Neuter License Plate Grant Presentation Script

We recommend you review the application in advance, collect necessary information and prepare your narrative submission before beginning the form. You can save your input and add to or edit it as needed.

We require an explanation for how you will use the funds.  Please provide this information in a short narrative (it is ok to use bullet points). The form will accept a maximum of 3,000 characters.

• It might be easiest to write your narrative in Microsoft Word, where you can select the Review tab and click on Character Count. You can copy and paste the final narrative from Word into the designated section on the application. 

Please bear in mind that it is important for grant applicants to be sure they can secure spay/neuter surgeries for the animals they intend to assist.

Applications are due January 15, 2025.

Grant determinations will be made during March 2025.

Checks will be sent out in April 2025.

The deadline for spending the grant funds on spay/neuter surgeries is December 31, 2025.

The final report is due January 15, 2026.  Failure to submit reports by the due date will disqualify you from future grants. There will be no exceptions.  Please review this report prior to submitting an application so that you understand what is required of your organization.