Funding Opportunities

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

Rural Health Transformation Program Update. More than 250 organizations (counties, rural hospitals, schools, behavioral health providers, etc) applied to participate in the care coordination planning phase that will launch in February 2027. WAFCA anticipates that DHS will fund at least half of the projects and that applicants will begin hearing about their selection to move forward with planning in Oct/Nov. The state also received more than 70 applications for the community health worker opportunity and agencies received notification this month regarding their selection to participate.
  • Reach out now on RHTP Electronic Health Record Interest. As part of the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is creating a statewide electronic health record system (EHR) to facilitate high-quality care for patients in rural and semi-rural Wisconsin through new infrastructure that allows for better and faster interaction between providers and patients. Eligible organizations must be in rural or semi-rural counties and perform ambulatory services. Organizations that provide inpatient services are not eligible under this program. Wisconsin Statewide EHR Interest Survey

Parent Peer Professional Led Workforce Development. The Division of Care and Treatment Services is seeking applications for funding to expand and sustain parent peer professionals as subject matter experts to enhance local systems of care and engage youth and families across the state. The goals of the funding are to strengthen and develop statewide infrastructure for lived experience to reach children, youth, and families across the state through collaborations, trainings and workshops, workforce development opportunities, statewide parent-peer professional consultation body, and expanding the CPPS workforce. 

Family Centered Treatment-Recovery Implementation. The Division of Care and Treatment Services is seeking applications for funding to support the implementation of Family Centered Treatment-Recovery (FCT-R), an innovative practice and systems-of-care model that weaves together the evidence-based Family Centered Treatment model and best practices in substance use treatment. FCT-R addresses not only substance misuse, but also the underlying family systems and trauma histories that contribute to and maintain the cycle of substance use disorder. 

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.