Wisconsin nonprofits receive boost from Wisconsin Partnership Program capacity-building grants

This grant program provides capacity-building support to smaller and/or newer Wisconsin-based organizations working to improve health. Funding of up to $20,000 for one year helps organizations strengthen their operations, build their infrastructure, and work more efficiently and effectively to strengthen their ability to advance their missions. This year’s awards support a broad range of organizations and missions addressing health needs including autism, caregiver support, restorative justice, youth education and well-being, mental health and more.

“Through the Wisconsin Partnership Program’s Community Capacity Grant program, Wisconsin nonprofits have an additional pathway to strengthen their infrastructure and operations, and thereby, their ability to address community health needs,” said Amy Kind, MD, PhD, SMPH associate dean for social health sciences and programs, and executive director, Wisconsin Partnership Program. “We extend our congratulations to this year’s grant recipients and look forward to their progress in advancing their missions through enhanced capacity support and improvements.”

Community Capacity Grant Program recipients and projects:

• Hmong Autism Neurodiverse Disability Support for the initiative Mental Health Coalition Capacity Building
• Legacy Home and Respite Care Foundation Inc. for the initiative Building a Caregiver Wellness and Resource Hub for Dementia Families in Milwaukee
• Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens for the initiative Strengthening Volunteer Coordination to Improve Community Access to Fresh Produce
• N.E.W Mental Health Connection for the initiative Collective Impact Imperative
• Root 2 Rise Inc. for the initiative Capacity Building for Fundraising Infrastructure
• Sondercove Foundation for the Capacity Building initiative
• The Mental Health Coalition of the Greater La Crosse Area for the initiative Community Connections: La Crosse Mental Health Resource Hub
• Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education for the initiative Healthy Beginnings Outdoors: Strengthening the System for Nature-based Early Childhood Education
• Wisconsin Prison Partnership Inc. for the initiative Strengthening a Foundation for Health and Justice across Wisconsin Communities