Grants Overview

The Wisconsin Partnership Program advances its mission through a strong portfolio of grant programs that support research initiatives, education and training, and community partnerships to improve health and advance health equity.

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Grant Type	Grant Name and Description	Amount	Duration	Release Information
Research and Education	Collaborative Health Sciences Program: Expands team science at SMPH and across UW–Madison by bringing together interdisciplinary teams led by established investigators to advance novel ideas that target Wisconsin’s most complex health challenges.	$600,000	3 years	January 6, 2025
Research and Education	New Investigator Program: Fosters development of early-career SMPH faculty as they initiate new, innovative pilot projects that address Wisconsin’s health issues with strong potential to leverage more substantial funding from federal or other granting agencies.	$150,000	2 years	April 1, 2025
Research and Education	Postdoctoral Grant Program: Support professional development of postdotoral trainees, postdoctoral fellows, clinical fellows and research associates at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health	$20,000	Up to 1 year	TBD
Research and Education	Opportunity Grants Program: Startup funding to rapidly establish time critical, high profile, high impact, state of the art education and research projects to address Wisconsin’s most pressing and complex health challenges.	$200,000	1 or 2 years	Now Open
Research and Education	Strategic Grant Program: Aligns with the SMPH strategic directions to provide critical funding to first initiate or further enhance novel education and research infrastructure programs vital to improving health and health care and to advancing health equity in Wisconsin and beyond.	Variable	Typically 3 years	Applications submitted by invitation only
Community	Community Impact Grants: Support community partnerships designed to achieve sustainable systems change that will improve health, health equity and well-being.	$250,000 or $500,000	Up to 3 years	April 3, 2025 (Level One); March 18, 2025 (Level Two)
Community	20th Anniversary Community Grants: Provide capacity-building support to Wisconsin-based organizations addressing health equity or the social determinants of health.	$20,000	Up to 1 year	TBD