20th Anniversary Community Grant Program Request for Partnerships

Upload the proposal as a PDF with a maximum of two single-spaced pages with 11-point font and 1-inch margins providing concise bulleted responses to each section in this order and using the three section headers.

1. Organization Description:
   1. Provide a brief description of your organization’s mission, vision and need for a capacity building grant
   2. Also include a brief description of the population served by your organization
2. Project Description and Impact:
   1. Provide a detailed description of the capacity-building project or activity (An application should only have ONE capacity-building project; applications with multiple projects will not be considered)
   2. Describe the potential impact on your organization’s capacity to serve your community and consequently impact health equity, and describe how this project will enhance your organization’s effectiveness and future sustainability
3. Organization Capacity and Partnerships:
   1. Briefly describe the organization’s experience in addressing social determinants of health and health inequities
   2. Describe the organization’s capacity to manage this project in addition to the administrative and fiscal responsibilities required by WPP
   3. Lastly, if applicable, provide a bulleted list of the partner organizations engaged in this work and how they will contribute to the initiative

Using the required budget template, the project budget should clearly indicate how the grant funds will be spent. Expenditures must:

• Be fully justified, reasonable and clearly related to the project’s goals
• Reflect the activities listed in the proposal
• Explain the sources and amounts of any cash match or cost sharing funds
• Be allowable, reasonable, and applicable in accordance with WPP Cost Principles

Requests should be made by expense type (services, travel, supplies, etc.) and should provide sufficient detail for individuals unfamiliar with the project.

Guidelines for allowable/unallowable expenses are available for review on the Wisconsin Partnership Program website. Funds must be used for the capacity building project-related costs. Examples of how funds may be used include:

• Consultant and contract services (e.g., training)
• Travel
• Technology
• Office supplies

Funds, as outlined in the unallowable expenses policy, may not be used for:

• General overhead expenses (i.e., general administrative support, rent, office space and cost-allocations for expenses not directly related to the project)
• Capital expenditures costing $5,000 or more with a useful life of two (2) years or more; exceptions may be made for capital expenditures if such equipment is crucial to the primary objectives of the project; Wisconsin Partnership Program pre-approval is required
• Projects outside the state of Wisconsin

Additionally, for this grant program, funds may not be used for:

• Core operating expenses, such as human resources and accounting activities
• On-going programmatic support
• Participant stipends
• Human subjects research

A budget justification is required for purposes of describing in detail the major budget line items. The justification should provide specific information about why an expense is necessary for the project. The budget justification must be uploaded as a PDF with one-inch margins and a minimum 11-point font.

Upload the IRS determination letter of tax-exempt status or other relevant documentation for the applicant organization.

The Wisconsin Partnership Program is required to operate in accordance with Wisconsin’s public records and open meetings laws. Using the form provided, identify and request confidentiality for any trade secrets or proprietary information included in the application.

Complete the non-supplanting questionnaire (form provided) by responding to the questions and providing explanations as necessary. Supplanting means to replace, to take the place of, or to supersede. The Wisconsin Partnership Program prohibits any funds from being awarded that will supplant funds or resources otherwise available to applicants from other sources for the proposed project. The Oversight and Advisory Committee’s award decisions are conditional on a final review of non-supplanting by the Wisconsin Partnership Program Administrative Leadership Team. The Administrative Leadership Team’s decisions are final and cannot be appealed.

Proposals will be reviewed based on:

• Need and Potential Impact (60 points): The proposal provides a clear and convincing summary of the need for the project to increase organizational capacity and gives reviewers confidence that the organization and proposed approach can have a positive and lasting impact on health and health equity in Wisconsin
• Organization Capacity (30 points): The proposal illustrates a strong and qualified lead organization with a health equity focused mission
• Project Feasibility (10 points): The organization proposes a single capacity-building project that is likely to be successfully accomplished in the proposed timeframe

Proposals will NOT be reviewed based on grammar, punctuation, spelling or informal language.

Technical review: Wisconsin Partnership Program staff will review each application to ensure that all requirements are met. This includes review of eligibility of the applicant organization. For organizations with active WPP grants, staff will review the application to ensure there is no overlap of goals, activities, aims or objectives with the currently supported project. Proposals that do not comply with the submission or eligibility requirements will not be reviewed and the applicant organization will be notified.

Content review: A panel of academic and community reviewers with relevant expertise will review assigned applications based on the proposal review criteria. The review panel will share their scores, comments and feedback with each other, allowing for diverse opinions. This information will be shared with the OAC, along with the de-identified reviewer comments. OAC will take up the top-ranked proposals for review.

OAC review: The results of the content review will be presented to the Oversight and Advisory Committee (OAC). OAC members will each be given a group of the top-ranked proposals, along with de-identified reviewer comments, to review. The OAC will make a final determination of awards based on rank, discussion of the application and review materials, and the project’s alignment with the goals of the 20th Anniversary Community Grants Program. OAC’s decisions are final and cannot be appealed.

Note: Applicants must maintain the integrity of the review process by not contacting reviewers or OAC board members directly or indirectly to influence the outcome of the review.

Applicants will be informed by August 1, 2024 on whether they have been granted funding. Applicants will receive the de-identified reviewer comments.