The Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP) is working to greatly improve the health of all Wisconsin residents. Through our funding, we support public health initiatives, address health disparities, create education and training programs that prepare the next generation of health care professionals, and invest in research that addresses diverse health and health care issues.
Since 2004, WPP grant recipients have helped advance WPP’s mission to improve health for all in Wisconsin through community partnerships, education and research. In addition, grant reviewers enhance the grantmaking process by bringing their experience and knowledge to help inform decisions by WPP’s two governance committees.
Through community grants, WPP supports community-led partnerships and collaborations designed to improve health and advance health equity across diverse communities and geographic areas.
WPP faculty grants support innovative research to prevent, diagnose, treat and cure diseases. These grants target issues affecting Wisconsinites, including Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, diabetes, and more.
A strong and skilled public safety workforce is vital to community health and safety. The Madison Fire Department (MFD), which responds to 35,000 calls annually, is using a Wisconsin Partnership Program grant to create a new career development pathway for students interested in fire service.
A Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP) postdoctoral grant program, launched in 2024, is designed to provide crucial funding to support the work and career development of postdoctoral trainees, postdoctoral fellows, clinical fellows and research associates at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.
While high school graduation is usually a happy milestone, for youth aging out of foster care it is a deadline that means they must move out of foster homes within 24 hours and move into public housing. Younger graduates face the deadline when they turn 18.