Eleven veterinary practices in North Carolina have been awarded grants of up to $25,000 each to support their work with large animals. The total funding for this round is $123,500 and comes from a fund established by the North Carolina General Assembly in 2023. The program is managed by the N.C. Ag Finance Authority.
The grants are available to veterinarians practicing in one of 70 counties in North Carolina with populations of 100,000 or fewer, provided that at least 30% of their patient care involves large animals.
“North Carolina, like many other states, has a deficit of large animal veterinarians. In many areas of the state, a single veterinarian may be the only option within 100 square miles,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “These funds can be used for repayment of educational loans related to the recipient’s veterinary degree, facility renovations, to purchase supplies, equipment or technology for use in the practice or any additional uses the advisory committee determines is helpful in promoting and developing large animal veterinarians.”
Each grant recipient received $11,227 during this cycle. The recipients include Seven Spring Mobile Veterinary Services (Taylorsville), Derek L. Heizer (Snow Camp), Cowee Cowgirl Mobile Large Animal Veterinary Services (Franklin), DocTerra Mobile Veterinary Services (Vale), NC Mobile Veterinary Service (Enfield), Aimee Sink (Supply), Hoof and Horn Mobile Veterinary Services (Apex), Bovine Veterinary Solutions (Stony Point), Sullivan Mobile Veterinary Services (Vale), Jacklyn Porter (Cleveland) and Foothills Large Animal Hospital (Nebo).
Applications for the next round of funding will be accepted from August 1 through August 31. Interested applicants can find more information and apply online at https://fs4.formsite.com/QopHZM/v5bhn3g5x1/index.
