Below are funding opportunities previously featured in our WAFCA E-News. All opportunities will remain posted until the application due date expires.

 

Peer Services Expansion in Opioid Treatment Programs and Office-Based Opioid Treatment Programs/Medication-Assisted Treatment Expansion. DHS is seeking applications for funding to support the infrastructure, planning, and implementation of peer support and/or recovery coaches in opioid treatment programs and office-based opioid treatment programs. This funding may also be used to support the expansion of medication-assisted treatment, including the maintenance of mobile medication units. 

 

Title V Maternal and Child Health. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services' Maternal and Child Health (MCH) program has 21 funding opportunities for multi-year projects addressing the needs of mothers, children (including children and youth with special health care needs), and families in Wisconsin. Two of these opportunities are highlighted below.

 

Statewide Youth Engagement, Youth Voice, Trainings, and Support for Best Practices to Improve Youth Mental. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to empower and engage youth as leaders in public health, with a focus on mental health. Through this initiative, youth will participate in state-level engagement activities and lead community health improvement projects—providing and connecting youth to opportunities that center youth voices in decision-making processes that directly affect their well-being.

 

Family Peer Support for Families of Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to provide peer support for parents/families of children and youth with special health care needs.

 

Community-Led Learning Event Grant from Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin. This grant will support Wisconsin-based learning events that build knowledge, skills, and networks among current Wisconsin-based health professionals and the next generation of leaders to explore new ideas that can be applied to their work to improve health in Wisconsin communities. Learning events must be hosted by an eligible Wisconsin-based 501(c)3 or 501(c)6 organization, or a Wisconsin government-based entity or organization.

 

Upcoming: Advancing Healthier Wisconsin and Childhood Behavioral Health. AHW’s Childhood Behavioral Health Landmark Initiative will support evidence-based strategies that offer promise for addressing this growing challenge, building upon lessons learned and collaborations formed through AHW’s Advancing Behavioral Health Initiative.