MADISON — About 580 mathematics and science teachers across the state are gaining knowledge and skills to increase student achievement through federal Mathematics and Science Partnership grants … [Read more...]
LISC Milwaukee and MPD announce new partnership to improve safety in targeted central city neighborhoods
Community development leaders at Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and the Milwaukee Police Department announced a partnership to improve safety in targeted urban hotspots. The … [Read more...]
SDC named a preliminary Head Start Grant Awardee
The Social Development Commission (SDC) Head Start Program was named as one of four possible recipients in Milwaukee County to receive five-year federal program grants. The Department of Health and … [Read more...]
$900,000 grant will support HIV prevention research training
The Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR) has received a five-year, $919,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Mental … [Read more...]
Gwen Moore announces grant funding for Growing Power, Inc
Recently, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) along with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced nearly $100,000 in grant funding to Growing Power, Inc. to help increase local food access in … [Read more...]
BPRW) MillerCoors will award up to $150,000 to small business owners as application deadline approaches
The MillerCoors Urban Entrepreneur Series (MUES) business plan competition application deadline is quickly approaching. The competition is open to participants who are age 21 and older and whose … [Read more...]
WHEDA Foundation awards housing grants to Milwaukee housing providers
The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) has announced the WHEDA Foundation, Inc. is awarding $500,000 in housing grants to special‐needs housing providers throughout the … [Read more...]
Reducing lead poisoning of Milwaukee Children
At one time, almost 38 percent of Milwaukee children suffered from exposure to the toxic metal lead. That number has dropped to around 3 percent but that is still too much. So the City of Milwaukee … [Read more...]
Students complete ‘The Raw Green/Watercolor Workshop’ afterschool pilot program
Barack Obama K-8 School (formerly Custer High School), YMCA Young Leaders Academy, and Brown Street Academy, this school year, successfully completed an after-school pilot program, “The Raw … [Read more...]
Word of Hope Ministries, Inc. receives $1.2 million grant
Word of Hope Ministries, Inc. is among deserving nonprofit organizations to receive sought-after grant. The Department of Labor announced over $20.5 million in grants for the Reintegration of … [Read more...]