“EA Animal Welfare Fund: Request for Proposals for Cage-Free Laying Hen Welfare” by Zoë Sigle 🔹, eleanor mcaree

Priority deadline: October 15, 2026. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and we encourage earlier submission for time-sensitive work. Apply here. Summary The EA Animal Welfare Fund (AWF) is seeking proposals that accelerate the cage-free transition for laying hens at scale, especially in Asia, Latin America, and Africa (although we are open to applications from other regions, too). The majority of the world's laying hens are still confined in barren battery cages, and the fastest growth in egg production is in the Global South, where cage-free markets are least developed. Corporate cage-free commitments now cover a meaningful share of egg supply in many countries, but a commitment converts to animal impact only when three things are in place: accountability that holds companies to their word, supply-side capacity that makes cage-free eggs available to buy, and a local enabling environment of clear cage-free standards. AWF funds the entire pipeline of cage-free transitions—from corporate commitments, to accountability campaigns, to producer technical support, to supply chain innovation, to mandatory labelling policy, to cage egg policy bans. In 2026, we plan to deploy 15 million dollars+ towards a cage-free future for laying hens. This request for proposals is an open application. After [...] ---Outline:(00:28) Summary(01:45) What we are funding(01:49) Cage-free technical implementation, Global South(03:41) Cage-free corporate campaigns and accountability, Global South(05:26) Cage-free legislation and accountability, EU(06:37) Lower priority interventions(07:05) Grant sizes and duration(07:55) What we will not fund(08:22) How we evaluate(08:52) Eligibility(09:32) How and when to apply --- First published: August 5th, 2026 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/x4sn7JHdkwvAPmuDr/ea-animal-welfare-fund-request-for-proposals-for-cage-free --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.