Community Impact Grants is sponsored by Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP). These grants support evidence-informed community partnership initiatives that address the social determinants of health to advance health equity in Wisconsin's urban and rural communities. They require substantial and authentic community leadership and must be supported by evaluation.

Community Grants - Wisconsin Partnership Program The Wisconsin Partnership Program supports community-led partnerships and collaborations designed to improve health and advance health equity across diverse communities and geographic areas in Wisconsin.

Grants support the implementation of a wide range of initiatives that align with the Wisconsin Idea and work toward the Wisconsin Partnership Program’s overarching goal of improving the health and well-being of Wisconsinites.

Our competitive community grant programs include: Community Capacity Grants provide capacity-building support to Wisconsin-based organizations working towards health equity and/or addressing social determinants of health. Community Impact Grants support evidence-informed community partnership initiatives that address the social determinants of health to improve health in Wisconsin’s urban and rural communities.

COVID-19 Response Grants provided support to community organizations across the state to address the immediate and ongoing challenges and health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, including grants to address the pandemic’s impact on the social and emotional health of Wisconsin’s adolescents.

Learn more about the Wisconsin Partnership Program’s vision, mission and values as well as its goals and grant-making strategies as described in the 2024–2029 Five-Year Plan . Community Capacity Grant Program The Community Capacity Grant Program is designed to support Wisconsin-based organizations working towards health equity and/or addressing the social determinants of health in increasing their capacity.

Grants will support projects designed to help organizations work more efficiently and effectively and increase the organization’s ability to advance its mission. Grants are for up to $20,000 for up to one year. These grants are intended to support smaller and/or newer organizations.

Therefore, eligible organizations must have less than $500,000 in annual expenses OR have obtained nonprofit status after January 1, 2021. Application Materials and Links The Request for Partnerships has closed. Visit Grants Overview for more information.

Community Capacity Grant Request for Partnerships Community Impact Grant Program Through the Community Impact Grant Program, the Wisconsin Partnership Program’s Oversight and Advisory Committee (OAC) supports evidence-informed, community partnership initiatives that address the social determinants of health to advance health equity in Wisconsin’s urban and rural communities.

These partnerships require substantial and authentic community leadership to make progress toward sustainability and must be supported by evaluation. Social determinants of health — economic stability, social and community context, access to health services and health care, neighborhoods and the built environment and education — have a strong and scientifically proven impact on human health and well-being.

The structures, policies, systems and environments that guide an individual’s daily lives shape these determinants and thereby enhance or impede health. As such, many of the complex health issues are rooted in structural inequities that affect the health status of disproportionately affected populations.

Proposals must address health inequities and their root causes and be informed and implemented by those who are most affected by these inequities. Community partnerships strengthen our ability to successfully address and influence health and advance health equity. Application Materials and Links 2026 Community Impact Grant Level Two Request for Partnerships This Request for Partnerships has closed.

Visit Grants Overview for more information. 2026 Community Impact Grant Level One Request for Partnerships All past recipients , filterable by year awarded If you are not ready to apply for a Community Impact grant but would like to learn more about the Wisconsin Partnership Program’s grantmaking process, we invite you to apply to serve as a reviewer.

Please complete our reviewer interest form or contact our program officers: COVID-19 Response Grant Program COVID-19 Response Focus on Adolescent Social and Emotional Health awards COVID-19 Response Grant projects in Quarterly magazine