Our Timeline

Our Founder/Artist envisioned this memorial recognizing that it was important to have a national memorial in DC honoring the life-changing and life-saving work, and sacrifice of service animals and their handlers through U.S. history.

The National Service Animals Monument Corporation (NSAM-pronounced ENSAM) received strong bipartisan support, and bill (H.R. 6353/S. 3447) was “rolled in” to the omnibus bill authorizing our 501(c)3 nonprofit, National Service Animals Monument Corporation, to build and fund the first Memorial on federal land in the nation’s Capital honoring service animals and their handlers. It was signed into law by President Biden on December 29, 2022.

We raised the funds for Phase 1 for the site selection process and we are now in Phase 2.

As is the case with most federal memorials, the National Service Animals Memorial must be funded completely through private donations. The cost for building the memorial, currently estimated at $20,000,000, must be raised prior to construction.

NSAM is currently working with a premier site selection consultant in DC in cooperation with the National Parks Service to determine the best possible location in Washington D.C.

Our artist will realize her vision by designing the Memorial to fit the site, which will be submitted to the Fine Arts Commission for approval.

Once all the funds are in place and the design is finalized, construction of the Memorial will begin.

The unveiling of the Memorial will mark the beginning of bringing this national treasure for generations to enjoy every day of the year.