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

 

Maternal Health Innovation Community Conversations. The Maternal Health Innovation (MHI) Program is seeking partners across Wisconsin to host community conversations during June–September 2026 that will focus on maternal health and substance use. 
  • Applicants must be substance use providers serving pregnant and/or postpartum women.
  • Application Due Date: March 16, 2026, 11:59 p.m.
  • Anticipated Annual Award Amount: Organizations will be provided up to $4,000 to host one community conversation.
  • Click here to learn more.
Reentry Navigators Programming: Funding to aid people transitioning from incarceration to the community. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced a funding opportunity with a focus of providing reentry navigator services to reduce the risk of overdose among those recently released. Reentry navigators will work with individuals being released from the criminal legal system to reduce the risk of overdose by connecting them to overdose prevention services, treatment and/or recovery services, and other community resources to help with housing, employment, food stability, and other social services. Reentry navigators will also work with people who use drugs (PWUD) in jails to connect them with treatment and recovery services while they are incarcerated.
Treatment Alternative Program. The Division of Care and Treatment Services is seeking applications for funding to implement a Treatment Alternative Program for people in the criminal justice system with substance use concerns. This program is designed to enhance community safety by providing focused treatment interventions for participants as a voluntary alternative to conviction while fostering recovery and accountability. It targets the underlying causes or unmet needs that lead to criminal justice system involvement.  

Training Grants and Programs Available to Boost Health Care Workforce. Strengthening the health care workforce is a key priority for Wisconsin, and the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) has training grants and programs available to help organizations address employment challenges. Funding is available now through Wisconsin Fast Forward to help employers launch an apprenticeship or alternative employee training program. 

  • DWD suggests first learning more about how apprenticeship programs helped UW Health, SSM Health, Western Wisconsin Health, and Children's Wisconsin address skills gaps in their workforce while reducing financial and operational barriers.
  • Then, connect with DWD via email ([email protected]) to start or expand Wisconsin Apprenticeship programs at your organization and to learn more about training grant opportunities.
Learning Event Support. Advancing Healthier Wisconsin’s Learning Event Support opportunity aims to improve the health of the people of our state by advancing Wisconsin’s health workforce to be increasingly more accessible, equipped, and representative to improve health for all Wisconsin residents. Funding 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.