Veterinary Services Grant Program

The Veterinary Services Grant Program (VSGP) is designed to support education and extension activities and practice enhancement initiatives that will enable veterinarians, veterinary students, veterinary technicians, and veterinary technician students to gain specialized skills and provide practices with additional resources needed to more effectively mitigate veterinary service shortages in the U.S. The purpose of VSGP is to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services and relieve veterinarian shortage situations in the U.S., which includes insular areas. Grants will be made available on a competitive basis to establish or expand accredited veterinary education programs, provide continuing education and extension, cover travel and living expenses of veterinary students, and expose students in grades 11 and 12 to education and career opportunities in food animal medicine. Key aspects of the job include: * Developing, implementing, and sustaining food/large veterinary services * Relieving veterinarian shortage situations in the United States and U.S. Insular Areas * Establishing or expanding accredited veterinary education programs * Providing continuing education and extension for veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and other health professionals * Covering travel and living expenses of veterinary students, veterinary interns, externs, fellows, and residents, and veterinary technician students * Exposing students in grades 11 and 12 to education and career opportunities in food animal medicine