Hi Darleen, thank you for reaching out and for the work you’re doing with Plant Futures. All of the areas you mention are within the scope of the Movement Grants program. Given your experience working in Mexico, you likely have insights into which area is the most pressing or has the highest potential impact right now, and I recommend that you submit your proposal on that basis. Alternatively, if you think that the programs have synergies that mean they should be implemented at the same time, you could apply for general operating funds for all your work in Mexico. 

Thank you, Eleanor

Hi Pilar, thank you for your 15 years of dedication for animals! 

1. This year we will have two funding rounds. We expect the first round of grants will be disbursed in May and June, and the second round of grants will be disbursed in December and January. 
2. If you decide to complete an Expression of Interest, please focus on what you intend to use the grant funds for. If you are invited to complete a full application, there will be a question about your achievements in previous years where you can outline your recent accomplishments. You can also learn more in this video.

Thank you, Eleanor

Hi Cinzia, thank you for your question and this work sounds very interesting! We don’t fund academic research unless there is a clear dissemination plan that goes beyond publishing the work in academic journals. We would like to know how you’ll create information value that can be used by animal advocates and lead to impact for animals. Without such a plan, we would be hesitant to award funding. Another factor we take into consideration is that academic research often has other sources of funding (e.g. through government grants or other academic funders) so we prioritize work that is unlikely to be funded by other means. I hope this provides more clarification. 

Thank you, Holly

Hi Jane, thank you for your question and for the great work that you’re doing! We are open to receiving an Expression of Interest from UnchainedTV. A strong application would need to clearly demonstrate how your streaming TV network leads to meaningful change for animals. For example, how does it go beyond raising awareness? Can you provide evidence that your content leads to tangible outcomes for animals? Is this work scalable? And if so, how?

One thing that would be particularly interesting is if you could propose a plan to, or provide evidence for, your content reaching non-vegans and how this impacts them. If you decide to apply, outlining a clear theory of change and providing examples of how your work will be different from existing work will be helpful.

Thank you, Holly

Hi Morgan, ACE does not offer matching grants in the sense that we do not require grantees to secure additional funding as a condition of our grants. However, if an organization has received a grant from another funder that requires matching funds, an ACE grant can be used to fulfill that requirement—unless the other funder has specific restrictions that prevent this. 

Thanks, Eleanor

Thank you for your question—it sounds like an exciting initiative. For a proposal like this, we would need to understand how the event would lead to meaningful change for a large number of animals. Specifically, we’d be interested in whether the event is targeting influential individuals within the movement, how it differs from or complements existing initiatives, and what concrete outcomes it aims to achieve.

If you decide to submit an expression of interest, providing specific examples of expected outcomes would strengthen your proposal.

Eleanor

Hi Silvano, thank you for your question!

We would be open to receiving an Expression of Interest from your organization. Research on the impact of documentaries is mixed—while some films have had outsized effects, reported impact varies significantly by country and context. Because of this, our team is somewhat uncertain about documentaries as an intervention overall, meaning a strong application would need to clearly demonstrate how the films and their distribution would lead to meaningful outcomes for animals.

We’d be particularly interested in how this project would go beyond raising awareness to create concrete impact, whether through policy change, movement-building, or direct improvements for animals. If you decide to apply, outlining a clear theory of change and providing examples of how similar initiatives have led to measurable outcomes would strengthen your application.

Thank you, Eleanor

Hi Carol, thank you for the great work you do to help animals! As much as we’d love to help every animal, ACE doesn’t currently prioritize organizations and projects working in direct animal care (rescue and rehabilitation) as we focus on more large-scale advocacy work (for example, see our recent grant recipients). In this instance, we would be open to hearing more about your education work (if this is directed toward a large number of people) or your work in advocating for policy change. We ideally want to see work that is scalable and has the potential to affect a large number of animals. I hope this helps. 

Thank you, Holly