The Community-Led Learning Event Support provides funding for Wisconsin-based learning events that build knowledge, skills, and networks among Wisconsin’s health workforce.
Donor Name: Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment
State: Wisconsin
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: All Time
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Learning events that convene current and/or next generation health workforce professionals to advance collective understanding of and ability to address Wisconsin’s leading health challenges are important opportunities to build Wisconsin’s health workforce to advance health and health equity now, and in the future.
Learning events should align with AHW’s commitment to health workforce education and development, which
aims to:
- Nurture a multifaceted health workforce responsive to Wisconsin’s needs
- Implement effective recruitment, retention, and continuous learning strategies to optimize current and future workforces
- Maximize purpose, resilience, and fulfillment among health workers across disciplines
Funding Information
Eligible applicants may request up to $5,000.
Allowable Expenses
AHW uses a cost-reimbursement model. Funds can only be used for direct project-specific expenses, which may include the following for this funding opportunity:
- Meeting expenses, including but not limited to venue, A/V, and refreshment costs.
- Consultant/speaker expenses, such as speaker fees and speaker travel expenses to and from the learning event, including but not limited to airfare, mileage, taxi/public transportation, hotel, parking, etc.
- Supplies, including printing and appropriate meeting supplies needed to conduct the learningevent.
- Other direct project-specific expenses, pending sufficient justification and AHW approval prior to incurring the cost.
Eligibility Criteria
Financial support is available for learning events that meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Learning Event Host: Hosted by an eligible Wisconsin-based 501(c)3 or 501(c)6 organization, or a Wisconsin government-based entity or organization. The host organization must have an EIN number and will be responsible for the fiduciary and reporting requirements of the project and project budget.
- Duration: Support is available for one-time learning events or series of events that includes a specific number of events over a pre-set duration in the application. Event date(s) must be identified in the application.
- Location: Events must incorporate an in-person learning component with participants and be held in the state of Wisconsin. Funds may not be used to support events that are virtual-only, unless otherwise approved by AHW.
- Participants: A majority of event participants must be Wisconsin-based current professionals, early career professionals, and/or the next generation of leaders working to improve Wisconsin’s health. Participation in the event must be open to all health professionals without participation being limited to or focused on a specific population, e.g., race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, or any other legally protected characteristic.
- Objectives: The event must aim to build participant capacity for improving health in WI, such as knowledge, skills, or networks, through defined learning objectives and employing best practices in adult learning.
- Content: Event content must be new or innovative compared to other events or prior iterations of existing events
- Event Collaborators: Applicants are encouraged to engage the target audience and/or additional collaborators to inform the planning and implementation of the learning event. All proposals must comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
For more information,visit Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment.
