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The Community Advocates Public Policy Institute invites proposals from not-for-profit organizations or government entities servicing Milwaukee County to provide programming and services directed toward early childhood.

Funding is made available through the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division. Early childhood has broad and significant impacts on the overall health and wellbeing of all Milwaukee County youth and their families. The economic and health costs of not having a robust early childhood system are substantial. The most effective way to address these issues is to invest in building a stronger system.

The Community Advocates Public Policy Institute will allocate approximately $800,000 in early childhood and family strengthening funding in 2024 based on this Request for Proposal’s competitive application process. It is estimated that 5-6 projects will be funded with a maximum grant award of $135,000.

PURPOSE
Community Advocates has a decades long history of supporting partner agencies through regranting funds. The Community Advocates Public Policy Institute has been responsible for contract administration, project monitoring and coordination, financial and project reporting, and evaluation. Additional information about the Community Advocates Public Policy Institute’s current projects, collaborative relationships, and research and evaluation can be obtained online at ppi.communityadvocates.net.

The goal of this funding is to help children thrive and to give families techniques to help enhance their child’s development and learning potential.

All applications are due Friday, March 15, 2024, by 5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time. Review of applications will begin promptly, approved proposals will be notified of the funding no later than Friday, March 29, 2024, for a contract start date of Monday, April 1st, 2024. All funding must be expended no later than August 31, 2025.