Horsetalk.co.nz Equine research projects for 2021 brings total funding to $30.6m
More than $US1.5 million is being allocated to equine research this year by the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, the most it has ever funded in a year and the seventh consecutive year that more than a million dollars has been approved.
The expenditure of $US1,638,434 ($NZ2.27 million) will fund 12 new projects at 12 universities, 12 continuing projects, and two career development awards of $20,000 each.
Despite the challenging year, the Grayson-Jockey Club received 51 grant applications from a variety of veterinary institutions in North America as well as five other countries. Dell Hancock, chair of Grayson said the foundation was “heartened by the continued commitment of universities to supporting equine veterinary research throughout these difficult times and that we are able to distribute more funding than ever before, enabling us to help horses of all breeds and disciplines”.
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The board of directors of Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation announced today that it has authorized expenditure of $1,638,434, the most that the foundation has ever allocated in a year, to fund 12 new projects at 12 universities, 12 continuing projects, and two career development awards worth $20,000 each. This marks the seventh straight year that more than $1 million has been approved. The 2021 slate of research brings Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation s totals since 1983 to more than $30.6 million to underwrite 396 projects at 45 universities.
“We are heartened by the continued commitment of universities to supporting equine veterinary research throughout these difficult times and that we are able to distribute more funding than ever before, enabling us to help horses of all breeds and disciplines,” said Dell Hancock, chair of Grayson.