Child and Family-Focused Pandemic Recovery Supports Local Grant Initiative

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) will use approximately $1 million of the supplemental American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to support local program initiatives that promote COVID-19 pandemic recovery for Birth to 3 Program participants and their families. This memo describes an opportunity for local Birth to 3 programs to apply for one-time grants from DHS to fund projects that support child and family-focused pandemic recovery efforts. Birth to 3 programs are encouraged to apply for up to $250,000 in funding that will be available in calendar year 2022. The deadline to apply is April 1, 2022.