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To: Deschutes County Board of Commissioners
From: Judith Ure, Department of Administrative Services
Date: June 19, 2013
Subject: Spay and Neuter Grant Recommendations
Background
The Deschutes County Dog Licensing Program offers an opportunity for applicants to contribute
additional funds to support projects designed to reduce the population of feral, unwanted,
abandoned or surrendered pets. These funds are distributed in the form of grants to local non-
profit organizations that provide spay and neuter services in Deschutes County. In the past five
years, the Board of Commissioners has supplemented the dog license contributions with other
resources to result in the following amounts available for grant awards:
Funding Source 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Dog License Program Contributions $2,000 $2,500 $ 2,398 $ 2,952 $ 2,500
Supplemental Funds 2,000 2,500 10,002 10,048 10,000
Total $4,000 $5,000 $12,400 $13,000 $12,500
The Deschutes County Spay and Neuter Grant Program was created to apply these funds toward
three primary objectives:
1. Expand spay and neuter services in Deschutes County in an effort to reduce the number of
unwanted dogs and cats.
2. Provide promotion or education associated with spay and neuter services.
3. Conduct outreach and assist those who are unable to access spay and neuter services due to
financial constraints or physical limitations.
To be eligible for funds through the Deschutes County Spay and Neuter Grant Program,
organizations must meet the following requirements:
Be recognized as a 501(c)3 tax-exempt agency.
Be located in Deschutes County.
Propose to use grant funds in support of Deschutes County residents.
Propose to use grant funds for expenses directly associated with spay and neuter services or
for spay and neuter education and promotion projects.
From 2009 through 2012, Deschutes County Spay and Neuter Grants were awarded to eligible
organizations as illustrated below:
Organization 2009 2010 2011 2012
Bend Spay and Neuter Project (SNIP) $2,600 $5,000 $ 4,800 $ 4,000
Cat Rescue, Adoption and Foster Team (CRAFT) 0 0 4,033 4,000
BrightSide Animal Center (formerly the Redmond
Humane Society)
1,400 0 3,567 2,000
Humane Society of Central Oregon (HSCO) 0 0 0 2,000
Equine Outreach 0 0 0 1,000
Total $4,000 $5,000 $12,400 $13,000
FY 2012-13 Recommendations
The FY 2012-13 solicitation for the Deschutes County Spay and Neuter Grant Program closed on
June 5, 2013. Four eligible organizations submitted applications for the $12,500 allocation
approved by the Board of Commissioners. Applications were evaluated by two members of the
Deschutes County Dog Board, Judith Parker and Tom Schuchardt, using criteria related to:
Organizational Stability and Solvency
Connection to Grant Program Objectives
Ability to Leverage Grant Funds
Raters scored each application against the criteria, determined if the applicant should receive a
grant based on their proposal, and suggested an award amount. To ensure uniformity, the final
recommendation to the Board of Commissioners, as shown below, is based on averaging the
scores and applying that factor to the total amount available for grants.
Bend Spay and Neuter Project: $3,375
Cat Rescue, Adoption and Foster Team: $3,250
Humane Society of Central Oregon: $2,875
BrightSide Animal Center: $3,000
If the Board accepts these recommendations, staff will prepare an agreement for each grant
recipient that specifies the requirements of the award and, upon execution of the agreement, will
make payment from FY 2012-13 budgeted funds in the amounts indicated.