Read Article REGION —The Animal Welfare Fund of the Maine Community Foundation is seeking applications from Maine organizations that address population control for cats and dogs. The deadline for applications is June 1, 2021. For application, guidelines, and a complete list of 2020 grants, go to www.mainecf.org. The Animal Welfare Fund awarded $140,870 in grants to 11 nonprofit organizations in 2020, including: Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, Lewiston, to purchase equipment to expand the medical services that GAHS provides shelter animals and the community’s financially struggling pet owners Halfway Home Pet Rescue, Inc., Caribou, to support county-wide Spay-a-Rama project for a second year and to continue to address issues caused by COVID-19