Capacity Building Grant Program

Building Organizational Capacity to Foster Empathy for Wildlife Granting Program 

Woodland Park Zoo facilitates a grant program to support AZA-accredited organizations in their efforts to plan, build, and/or expand programs aimed at advancing empathy for animals and wildlife. The objective of this grant opportunity is for recipients to develop the resources and expertise necessary to increase the impact of their empathy practices and programs.
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Through this program, 19 ACE for Wildlife Institutional Partners have received funds to incorporate empathy practices into their zoos and aquariums!

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“I just want to say, I have really appreciated working with you guys and Woodland Park in general on the grant process. I think you’ve done a nice job of making it really self-explanatory and simple and not overly cumbersome, which we are grateful for.”

Current Grant Projects

School & Youth Programs, Partnerships 

  • Lake Superior Zoo

  • Lake Superior Zoo

  • Alaska SeaLife Center

Organization Wide Frameworks, Staff 

  • Henry Vilas Zoo

  • Como Park Zoo and Conservatory

  • Idaho Falls Zoo

  • Dakota Zoo

  • Zoo Montana

Ambassador Animals or Husbandry 

  • Racine Zoo

  • Racine Zoo

  • Roosevelt Park Zoo

  • Red River Zoo

    Red River Zoo

Culturally Responsive Programming

  • Zoological Society of Milwaukee

  • Minnesota Zoo

Volunteer Programs

  • Como Park Zoo and Conservatory

  • Zoological Society of Milwaukee

Infrastructure  

  • Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center Logo

  • Lake Superior Zoo

  • Seattle Aquarium

  • New Zoo and Adventure Park

  • Lake Superior Zoo

  • Zoo Boise

  • ZooMontana

Exhibits, Interpretation, Onsite Programming 

  • Zoo Boise

  • International Crane Foundation

  • Racine Zoo

  • Como Park Zoo and Conservatory

  • Zoo Boise

Completed Grant Projects

Click here for Round 1 Grantee Resources and Results

If you have questions about the Capacity Building Grant Program, email Sydney Dratel (Grants Specialist) at empathy@zoo.org.