Community Development Grants in Wisconsin

Top community development grants in Wisconsin right now

• Increasing Recruitment and Retention of Talented, Low-income Students in Science through Community Building, Holistic Advising, and Professional Development

  Up to $2.0MDeadline: Sep 30, 2030open

  This project will contribute to meeting the national need for well-educated scientists by supporting the retention and graduation of high-achieving, l...

• Beyond STEM Transfer: A Longitudinal Mixed Methods Investigation of Factors Shaping Postsecondary STEM Trajectories and Outcomes of Students Beginning at Community Colleges

  Up to $1.2MDeadline: May 31, 2030open

  This project aims to serve the national interest by improving postsecondary STEM teaching, learning, and institutional environments to support the per...

• Supporting Community College STEM Pathways by Optimizing Recruitment and Retention Strategies

  Up to $1.0MDeadline: Sep 30, 2030open

  This project will contribute to the national need for well-educated scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and technicians by supporting the retention...

• Wisconsin Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

  Wisconsin Department of AdministrationUp to $1.0Mopen

  Wisconsin Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) is a federally funded grant program administered by the Wisconsin Department of Admini...

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• A novel, semi-automated self-monitoring feedback system for health promotion in community settings

  Up to $763KDeadline: Jun 30, 2030open

  Weight management interventions delivered in community settings demonstrate weight losses of ~4% of baseline weight, smaller than the 8-10% observed i...

• Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program

  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 (administered by The Minneapolis Foundation in the Great Lakes region)Up to $350Kopen

  Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 (administered by Th...

  environmental_justicecommunity_developmentresilienceenvironmental justicecommunity resilience

• Community-Based Prevention Grants WI FRC Network

  Wisconsin Department of Children and FamiliesUp to $267Kopen

  Community-Based Prevention Grants WI FRC Network is sponsored by Wisconsin Department of Children and Families. Coordinate community of practices and ...

  community_developmentyouth_developmentpublic_healthcommunity preventionfamily resource centers

• Small Business Development Grant (SBDG) Program

  Wisconsin Economic Development CorporationUp to $250Kopen

  Small Business Development Grant (SBDG) Program is a grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) that funds communities and econo...

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• 2026 Momentum Grants

  Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin EndowmentUp to $250Kopen

  2026 Momentum Grants is sponsored by Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment. Supports initiatives to improve the health of people in Wisconsin.

  health_disparitiespublic_healthhealth equitycommunity healthhealth workforce

• Milwaukee Bucks Foundation Grant

  Milwaukee Bucks FoundationUp to $250Kopen

  Milwaukee Bucks Foundation Grant is a grant from the Milwaukee Bucks Foundation that funds nonprofit organizations working to improve quality of life ...

  youth_developmentpublic_healthcommunity_developmentyouthhealth

• Small Business Development Grants (SBDG) - Wisconsin (7 Rivers Small Business Revitalization Grant Program)

  Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) via 7 Rivers Alliance, Inc.Up to $250Kopen

  Small Business Development Grants (SBDG) - Wisconsin (7 Rivers Small Business Revitalization Grant Program) is sponsored by Wisconsin Economic Develop...

  community_developmenteconomic_developmentsmall businessrural developmenteconomic revitalization

• TRANSCEND Fund

  PFund Foundation (Hennepin Healthcare Foundation)Up to $50Kopen

  The TRANSCEND Fund is a grant from PFund Foundation that supports transgender and gender non-conforming communities through Trans+ rights advocacy and...

  health_disparitiessocial_sciencecommunity_developmenttransgendergender non-conforming

• Lutheran Pastoral Leadership Grants

  Siebert Lutheran FoundationUp to $15Kopen

  Lutheran Pastoral Leadership Grants is a grant from Siebert Lutheran Foundation that funds ministries and projects based in Lutheran churches and orga...

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• Wisconsin Community Development Block Grant

  Up to $12Kopen

  The Racine County Economic Development Corporation (RCEDC) administers several loan programs for Racine County businesses, including the Economic Deve...

• Arts and Education Grants

  Kohler FoundationUp to $10KDeadline: Sep 15, 2026open

  Arts and Education Grants is a funding program from Kohler Foundation that supports innovative arts and education projects primarily in Sheboygan Coun...

  arts_educationeducation_researchstem_educationartseducation

• 7 Rivers Small Business Revitalization Grant

  7 Rivers Alliance, Inc.Up to $10Kopen

  7 Rivers Small Business Revitalization Grant is sponsored by 7 Rivers Alliance, Inc.. Provides micro-grants directly to small businesses in Western Wi...

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• Homegrown Grants

  Herb Kohl PhilanthropiesUp to $5Kopen

  Homegrown Grants is sponsored by Herb Kohl Philanthropies. Supports local initiatives aimed at strengthening communities in Wisconsin, with a focus on...

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• Herb Kohl Philanthropies Giving Program

  Herb Kohl PhilanthropiesUp to $5Kopen

  Herb Kohl Philanthropies Giving Program is sponsored by Herb Kohl Philanthropies. Provides grants to Wisconsin nonprofit organizations working to stre...

  education_researchyouth_developmentcommunity_developmenteducation fundingyouth programs

• Learning Event Support

  Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin EndowmentUp to $5Kopen

  Learning Event Support is a grant from the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment that funds Wisconsin-based in-person learning events for health w...

  public_healthhealth_disparitieshealth workforcehealth educationcommunity health

• Wisconsin Entrepreneurial Training Program Grant

  Wisconsin Small Business Development Center (SBDC)Up to $1Kopen

  Wisconsin Entrepreneurial Training Program Grant is sponsored by Wisconsin Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Covers 75% of the tuition for the...

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What counts as a community development grant in Wisconsin

We surface opportunities matching community development-related keywords whose geography includes Wisconsin (statewide, regional, or county-level grants serving Wisconsin-based organizations). The keyword set:

Internal program language often differs from how funders tag their grants. AI mission-fit search (available after signup) catches the conceptual matches that exact-keyword filtering misses — useful in Wisconsin where program names vary by region.

Where Wisconsin community development grants come from

• Federal sources — Grants.gov, NIH RePORTER, and SAM.gov opportunities open to Wisconsin-based organizations and thematically aligned with community development.
• Wisconsin state portal — state-administered community development programs, including pass-through federal dollars and state-only appropriations.
• Foundations — community foundations and private foundations giving in Wisconsin for community development work, drawn from IRS Form 990 filings and curated directories.
• Corporate giving — corporate philanthropy programs that fund community development work in Wisconsin.