Past Grant Award Winners

Jefferson County Humane Society, Valley Falls, $1,000.00

Junction City Animal Shelter, Junction City, $1,000.00

Have a Heart TNR, Clifton, $1,000.00

Critter Care, Topeka, $1,000.00

Prairie Paws Animal Shelter, Ottawa, $3,000.00

Lucky 13 Rescue, Overland Park, $3,000.00

Lawrence Humane Society, Lawrence, $3,000.00 

Leavenworth County Humane Society, Lansing, $3,500.00

Street Cats Club, Emporia, $3,500.00

Doniphan County Pet Rescue, Bendena, $5,000.00

2023 Clear the Shelters Grant Recipient

$500.00: SCARS - Second Chance Animal Refuge Society 

Auburn, Kansas 

Grant made possible by 1st Graders at Tecumseh North Elementary School 

Lawrence Humane Society, Lawrence, $5,000.00 

Supporting the Crisis Pet Retention Program 

Friends of Animals, Inc., Junction City, $2,500.00

Establishing a Spay & Neuter Program 

Have a Heart TNR, Clifton, $2,500.00

Sponsoring Spays and Neuters for Adoptable Cats and Kittens 

Street Cats Club, Emporia, $1,000.00 

Assisting with Veterinary Care 

Doniphan County Pet Rescue, Bendena, $1,000.00 

Covering Veterinary Care for Adoptable Shelter Pets 

NKAWF is a proud sponsor of Clear the Shelters. This nationwide pet adoption campaign hosted by NBC Universal results in a tremendous amount of publicity for adoptable shelter pets and has helped hundreds of thousands of pets find their forever homes. We partner with KSNT to promote pet adoptions in NE Kansas. As part of that sponsorship, we're able to award grants to some of the participating shelters. This year's recipients are: 

Prairie Paws Animal Shelter, Manhattan 

Jefferson County Humane Society, Valley Falls 

Heart of Jackson County Humane Society, Holton 

Clay County Animal Rescue & Education, Clay Center