For veterinary practice owners

Veterinary clinics serve an important function in their communities on a normal day and they served an even more important role during Hurricane Helene when many communities were cut off from services. Many veterinarians and their staffs showed up in incredibly difficult circumstances and gave of their own supplies to help their neighbors. In the spirit of that giving, we want to reimburse clinics for those supplies or other expenses that were not covered by insurance or FEMA grants. Note: NCVMA members should also review the member grants below to determine which one is most appropriate. 

Funding is open to veterinary practice owner(s) who work in a county named as a FEMA disaster area and suffered a disruption due to Hurricane Helene or Potential Tropical Cyclone 8. These grants are intended to help the veterinary community recover from the disaster to be able to continue to serve their communities. Grants will be available until dispersed. 

Application for Veterinary Practice Grants

Criteria for eligibility:

• Applicant must have incurred expenses at a veterinary practice located within a county recognized by FEMA to be in the disaster area listed on the application.
• Receipts may be submitted for any disaster-related expense, including, but not limited to, the actual costs of repairs, replacing equipment, restocking supplies, insurance deductibles, invoices and medical records for providing discounted or no-cost medical care to affected animals, or cleaning the clinic/hospital as an impact of the disaster.
• NCVMA grants cannot be used to replace wages, as that would be taxable.
• Applicant may not have received a previous disaster relief grant from the NCVMA or Friends of the NCVMA for the same disaster or within the same calendar year.
• Only one application may be submitted per individual. 
• Expenses may only be submitted one time. For example, if Veterinarian A from a practice submits a receipt for clean-up, Veterinarian B cannot submit the same receipt.
• NCVMA grants will not reimburse for an expense that has already been covered by another grant program or insurance.
• Grant recipients are responsible for complying with all rules and restrictions associated with other grants, insurance, and state and federal disaster programs.
• Grants will be awarded up to six months after the event, or when the funds are expended, whichever comes first.