Farmed Animal Protection Grants
Since our start, we have funded over 600 leaders of these movements globally.
These grants are designed to support individuals and groups anywhere in the world who:
- Advocate for the wellbeing of farmed animals and challenge harmful practices in the industrial food system.
- Advance plant-forward food systems, including the development and adoption of alternative proteins.
- Promote compassionate, health-supportive, and environmentally sustainable dietary shifts.
- Protect biodiversity and conserve wildlife through grassroots environmental action.
- Cultivate community-driven food initiatives such as gardens, urban agriculture, and agroecology.
- Foster equitable, localized transitions to food systems that promote holistic human and planetary health, resilience, and food justice.
What We Provide
From seed grant to systemic change
$1000 seed grants
$1000 seed grants for first-time GAAP grantees
$2,500 - $10,000 growth grants
Access to growth grants and coalition grants for farmed animal protection grantees based in Mexico and Brazil, and food system transformation grantees based in Brazil.
Network & Resources
Connection to a Network of Other Activists and Resources
Capacity-Building
Opportunities to Participate in Capacity-Building Trainings
Fiscal Sponsorship
Fiscal sponsorship for TPP for grantees without 501(c)(3) status
Examples of projects we funded
We are proud that over 60% of our animal protection grants go to projects in the Global South. Read more about our movement building program in Brazil and Mexico here and learn about a few of our recently funded projects below.
Good Practices Campaign
Mexico
The “Good Practices” initiative, spearheaded by GAAP country coordinator Lourdes Jimenez Mora and a coalition of companion animal activists, advocates for regulations and changes to cruel practices considered “good practices” on factory farms in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. Throughout the summer of 2022, the coalition organized over 50 events to collect signatures for the initiative, engaging 13 leading activists and 25 participating activists from across the state. They held numerous meetings with legislative teams and deputies to design and present the initiative, garnering support from external groups linked to the issue.
One notable achievement of the campaign is the engagement of companion animal activists in advocating for farmed animals, resulting in a wider outreach for the petition. The initiative was presented to congress on December 22, 2022 with hopes of setting a precedent for further protections for farmed animals in Veracruz.
Lourdes is collaborating with three other groups in different states in Mexico to undertake similar initiatives, with Animal Equality providing legal advisory support. While the final vote on the bill was delayed, the majority of deputies indicated their support during the initial presentation, and the coalition anticipates a favorable outcome, which may include the establishment of an animal committee and other protective measures for farmed animals.
In addition to leading and supporting these bill initiatives, in 2023 Lourdes launched a campaign resource center for activists to learn how to advocate for farmed animals and access tools and mentorship to launch their own local initiatives.
Brazil Cellular Agriculture Society
Brazil
Academic professionals Carla Forte Maiolino Molento and Rodrigo Morais-da-Silva founded Cell Ag Brazil at the end of 2023 with support received from The Pollination Project. The objective of the newly created association is to reflect, contribute, and promote the development of cellular agriculture in Brazil through proactive promotion and unifying actions among different audiences interested in the development, production, and commercialization of food through cell cultivation processes.
With a seed grant, they founded the organization and designed a logo that represents their mission. They are now inviting people and organizations to participate in the association so that it gains greater relevance. Their members will be distributed across three chambers: 1) academia, 2) private sector, and 3) third sector and civil society. With this, they aim for diverse representation and to create a positive movement to act in different areas to promote and accelerate alternative proteins in Brazil and Latin America.
Billions of animals involved in food production in Brazil will be impacted in the medium to long term from this work. Data from IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) indicates that approximately 6.1 billion chickens, 56.5 million pigs, and 30 million cattle were slaughtered in Brazil in 2022. With this association, Carla and Rodrigo may help reduce the number of non-human individuals involved in food production as they help to speed up the replacement process with alternative proteins.
Forum Animal
Brazil
In 2018, Forum Animal, an animal rights group in Brazil, received a seed grant from The Pollination Project to end donkey slaughter. However, that was just the beginning. Since that time, they’ve sought to protect animals across the country, regardless of species, and become one of the prominent organizations working on farmed animal advocacy in Brazil.
Forum Animal was recently at the forefront of the national live export ban and the cage-free Brazil campaign just launched in November 2023 which The Pollination Project supported and attended. Our Brazil team coordinated efforts with a new grantee, Carla Genovez, to rally her new volunteer network to hold peaceful demonstrations in support of this new bill. With collaboration between the grassroots and NGOs, we’re hopeful that this bill will be impactful!