Laurelville, OH — The Standardbred Transition Alliance (STA) has issued $100,000 in Fall Grant Awards to STA Accredited Aftercare Organizations that are actively transitioning Standardbreds into well-qualified homes. The combined total of all awards issued in 2023 was $200,000.

“The STA continues to increase the amounts awarded to our accredited facilities,” said STA President David Reid. “It’s our Board’s mission to raise and distribute funds for Standardbred aftercare. Over the last three years we’ve issued $425,000 to accredited programs. We’re looking forward to growing those distributions and also to increasing the number of facilities that meet accreditation standards in 2024 and beyond.”

The award recipients are Futures For Standardbreds (ME); Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary (OH); New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program (OH, NY, KY); Purple Haze Standardbred Adoption Program (NY) and Sunshine Horses (NY).

Contributions to the STA’s 2024 Grant Awards can be made here.

The Standardbred Transition Alliance is a 501(c)3 charitable non-profit organization. Donations, in any amount, help further the industry-led mission: to inspect, accredit and award grants to approved organizations that acquire, rehabilitate, train and rehome Standardbreds.