No. The Working Grip Foundation’s membership and programs are open worldwide. We serve the international working-dog and protection-sport community, including trainers, handlers, and decoys across all recognized disciplines.While all grants are issued in U.S. currency, international members receive the same eligibility and support as U.S. members, and payments can be processed electronically when needed.

The Working Grip Foundation proudly accepts members from all different protection sports, working-dog programs, and protection training disciplines—including decoys, handlers, trainers, and supporters from anywhere in the world.Our membership is open to anyone who shares our mission of supporting the people and dogs at the heart of protection and working-dog culture. Whether you train for

Membership dues are non-refundable. Memberships are not transferable and cannot be shared.  Dog memberships may be transferred with the dog in the event the dog is sold or re-homed.  You must contact us directly at info@workinggrip.org for instructions on how to transfer a dog membership to a new owner.

A Dog Membership makes a specific personal dog eligible for assistance if injured during training or sport competition. Each dog needs its own Dog Membership to qualify.

Eligibility is tied to the law-enforcement handler and whichever K-9 the handler is nationally certified with at the time of injury. If the handler changes dogs (retirement, reassignment, etc.), eligibility continues as long as the handler and new K-9 are certified before the incident. Hardship grants for Police K-9 Teams cover training, certification, or competition-related injuries only—not on-duty deployment injuries

Yes—memberships are set to auto-renew annually. Members can cancel the auto renew at any time from their accounts dashboard. If a membership lapses for any reason, there is no grace period. Eligibility for grants requires an active membership at the time of injury or hardship. If it isn’t active when the incident occurs, that incident isn’t eligible.

Public pricing on the site: Decoy Membership: $125/year Dog Membership (per dog): $125/year Police K-9 Team Membership: $200/year Start with a free account, then add what you need from your dashboard.

Standard hardship grants are up to $3,000 per incident. In major incidents, the Board may launch a Named Crisis-Relief Fund to allow assistance above the standard cap.

Anyone supportive of our mission can start with a free account. If you want eligibility for hardship assistance, choose the plan(s) that fit how you participate: Decoy Membership – for decoys who want training/competition injury coverage. Dog Membership (per dog) – for personal dogs to be eligible if injured during training/competition. Police K-9 Team Membership – for a

We’re a nonprofit created by and for the working-dog community. We provide hardship and injury-recovery grants to decoys, handlers, trainers, and working dogs injured during training, certification, or sport competition. Our goal is simple: no one who gives their time and strength to this work should face hardship alone.