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.
As staff from Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan (LSS), an agency focused on health and human services, reviewed their school-based mental health program, they felt it was missing a key component.
For more than a decade, 6:8 Inc. has worked to reduce poverty and housing instability in the Sauk Prairie area by helping individuals and families build the relationships, resources and support systems they need to thrive.
Since its inception in 2001, the Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation’s (WWHF) First Breath program has helped thousands of pregnant and postpartum people in Wisconsin reduce or quit smoking tobacco and helped them quit alcohol, cannabis and other substances.