The state of Wisconsin has partnered with the Medical College of Wisconsin’s Comprehensive Injury Center (MCW) to administer the Wisconsin Community Safety Fund.
Donor Name: Medical College of Wisconsin
State: Wisconsin
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/30/2022
Grant Size: $500,000 to $1 Million
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The Wisconsin Community Safety Fund (WCSF) was created to support local, evidence-informed activities that enhance the safety and wellbeing of children, youth, and families throughout Wisconsin. Recognizing the need to increase community capacity for violence prevention, this round of funding has been made available to support community-centered projects outside of traditional criminal justice approaches to public safety.
This Request for Applications (RFA) is designed to attract innovative projects that enhance the quality of life, safety, and wellbeing in communities outside of the city of Milwaukee impacted by historic increases in violence since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. MCW will allocate a total of $10,400,000 in grants through contracts with eligible agencies.
Projects will be funded to address one or more of the following community safety priorities:
- Firearm Violence
- Sexual and Gender Based Violence
- Intimate Partner Violence
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Youth Violence
- Suicide
Funding Priorities
- Through this RFA, MCW is seeking applications for projects designed to advance public health solutions to violence. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines a public health approach as any effort that enhances the health, safety, and well-being of a population.
- Understanding that different forms of violence have disproportionate impacts on certain populations, it is important that interventions are informed by reliable data, best practices, and voices of impacted communities. For example, gun violence disproportionately involves young men ages 15-35 while child abuse, by definition, disproportionately impacts young people under the age of 18. Intimate and gender-based violence disproportionately impacts women and girls.
Project Period
- Funded projects are expected to commence December 1, 2022 and conclude by December 31, 2025.
- Approximately 10, three-year grants will be awarded ranging from $300,000 to $1,000,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Municipal, Tribal, County, or other Governmental entity or school district serving populations outside the city of Milwaukee
- Nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations serving residents outside the city of Milwaukee with current 501(c)3 tax-exempt status registered with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions and have one of the following statuses as of the RFA deadline date: “in good standing”, restored to good standing”, “incorporated/qualified/registered”, “organized”, or “registered” Conduct operations in Wisconsin and have an administrative presence in Wisconsin, In operation since at least January 1, 2019, OR be sponsored by a government, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization with 501(c)3 status that provides services or funding to the applicant in support of the applicant’s mission. The sponsor relationship must be in place at the time the application is submitted, and the sponsor must meet the eligibility requirements. The sponsor must also be a signatory on the application and complete the attestation and other forms required in the RFA.
For more information, visit Medical College of Wisconsin.
