The City of Fitchburg’s Healthy Neighborhoods Grant Program funds not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organizations to support projects that will serve residents and/or businesses in Fitchburg city.
Donor Name: City of Fitchburg
State: Wisconsin
City: Fitchburg
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/16/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Program grant funds are intended to strengthen and enhance Priority Neighborhoods using a variety of innovative approaches that will have a long-term impact on residents, businesses and/or physical environments in these neighborhoods. Program focus areas include:
- Youth mentoring
- Youth education
- Adult education/workforce development
- Food security
- Neighborhood/community-building and engagement.
The following Priority Neighborhoods:
- Verona Road West
- Belmar/Renaissance on the Park
- North Fish Hatchery Road
- Southdale.
Funding Information
The HN Grant Program maximum funding award is $25,000 per year, per organization.
Eligibility Criteria
- The following entities are eligible to apply for the HN Grant Program:
- Non-profit organizations, exempt from Federal income taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or equivalent, that conduct business and activities without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual preference, age, marital status, disability or national origin.
- The following projects are eligible for HN Grant Program funding awards:
- Those that serve City of Fitchburg residents and/or businesses within one of the HN Priority Neighborhoods identified on the map below, under the following categories:
- New programs with a strong and realistic plan for success
- Continuation or expansion of existing programs with a history of success
- New, small-scale capital projects.
- Those that serve City of Fitchburg residents and/or businesses within one of the HN Priority Neighborhoods identified on the map below, under the following categories:
Ineligibility
The following entities are not eligible to apply to the HN Grant Program:
- Individuals
- Organizations submitting multiple applications in the same year
- K-12 educational institutions (unless said institution has an incorporated, non-profit element that submits an application).
For more information, visit City of Fitchburg.
