Animal Education and Rescue Organization

Rabies Vaccine Reimbursement Lottery

🦝 Rabies Vaccine Reimbursement Lottery – 2025

AERO is proud to support Virginia’s wildlife rehabilitators, apprentices, and caregivers with our annual Rabies Vaccine Reimbursement Lottery! This program is designed to help increase the number of individuals qualified to work with rabies-vector species such as raccoons, foxes, bats, and skunks by covering the cost of the initial rabies vaccine series.

Thanks to generous support from donors and sponsors, one winner will be selected this year to receive full reimbursement for their initial series.

✅ Who Can Apply?

This opportunity is open to anyone in Virginia who meets the following criteria:

  • Licensed wildlife rehabilitator, apprentice, or active caregiver

  • Works with, or plans to work with, rabies-vector species

  • Willing and able to complete the initial vaccine series (2 shots) by end of 2025

  • Has not previously received rabies vaccine reimbursement through AERO

You do not need to be an AERO volunteer—this lottery is open to anyone working to protect and rehabilitate Virginia’s native wildlife.

📅 Key Dates

  • Application Deadline: July 28, 2025

  • Winner Announcement: July 29, 2025 (via Facebook Live)

  • Vaccine Series Completion Deadline: December 31, 2025

  • Receipts Due: Within 1 month of completing the series

💉 What’s Covered?

This lottery covers the initial rabies pre-exposure vaccine series (now 2 doses per updated CDC guidelines). Boosters are not covered, and each recipient may only be reimbursed once.

💻 How to Apply

  1. Review the details on this page carefully.

  2. Submit your application using the link below:

👉 Apply Now

📌 Important Notes

  • Reimbursement is contingent on submission of receipts within 1 month of series completion.

  • Applicants are responsible for scheduling their vaccine series through their doctor or local health department.

  • Check with your insurance prior to beginning the series—some plans may cover part or all of the cost.

  • If the series is not completed by the deadline, you will forfeit eligibility.

❤️ Thank You to Our Supporters

This program is made possible by donations from individuals and partner organizations who believe in strengthening Virginia’s wildlife rehabilitation network. Thank you for helping us keep Virginia wildlife wild!