The Supporting Our Shelters Act directs the U.S. Department of Agriculture to create a grant program that provides funding to animal shelters and rescue organizations to improve their operations and animal care services. These grants can be used for essential expenses including feeding and sheltering animals, providing veterinary care, offering recreational activities for animals, and hiring and training staff. Grant awards are limited to three-year terms but can be renewed if recipients submit required reports to the government. The bill requires shelter organizations to submit detailed annual reports documenting the types of animals they care for, outcomes for those animals, and how they spent grant funds. The USDA must also report annually to Congress on how the grant program is performing and how funds are being used to improve animal care overall. The legislation does not specify a total funding amount but directs the USDA to establish regulations for the program within 180 days of enactment.
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