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MPS awarded $1 million to raise student achievement
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has awarded $1 million to help raise student achievement in 15 Milwaukee Public Schools. All 15 were among the 2010- 11 Wisconsin Schools of...
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Growing Power Initiative to create 150 new jobs aimed at African American males
With legislation signed by Mayor Tom Barrett following a unanimous vote by Milwaukee’s Common Council, Growing Power, Inc., has been awarded $425,000 to build 150 hoop house gardens on vacant land...
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The Roundy’s Foundation awarded more than $45,000 in grants to three...
The Roundy’s Foundation awarded more than $45,000 in grants to three Milwaukee organizations this week. The donations took place at two separate events. Nearly $35,000 were given out at a special event...
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HUD awards nearly $100 million to promote jobs, self-sufficiency, independent...
Funding allows local entities to hire new employees or retain approximately 650 jobs across the U.S. WASHINGTON -The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) this week awarded nearly $100...
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Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee receives grant for financial literacy...
Learning how to manage money can’t start early enough. That’s why the PNC Foundation is awarding a $75,000 grant to Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee for a new program to teach local children...
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SDC programs receive grant support
A pair of programs operated by the Social Development Commission (SDC) has gotten strong financial support from a number of private foundations that will allow them to serve area residents. The SDC...
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MillerCoors activates consumers and communities on water stewardship with...
Brewer teams with River Network to donate nearly $60,000 through online voting competition MillerCoors in partnership with the River Network, this week kicked off an online grant competition to award...
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MPS receives $90,000 grant to support programs to improve student acheivement...
Students, educators highlight accomplishments of programs to promote high school success At an event at Bradley Tech High School in Milwaukee last week, AT&T presented a $90,000 grant to the...
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AT&T announces quarter-billion dollar expansion of education commitment...
AT&T’s ‘Socially Innovative’ Approach aims to increase high school graduates, boost workplace readiness As access to skilled workers becomes increasingly vital to the U.S. economy, AT&T is...
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Gwen Moore announces $1.6 Million Grant for Progressive Community Health...
Recently, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4), along with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), announced the release of over $1.6 million in grant funding for Progressive Community...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 state....
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BPRW) MillerCoors will award up to $150,000 to small business owners as...
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...
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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...
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$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...
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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...
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LISC Milwaukee and MPD announce new partnership to improve safety in targeted...
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 announcement...
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Partnership grants to strengthen mathematics and science teaching
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...
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Milwaukee County receives $1.8 million for fatherhood program
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele announced during Father’s Day weekend that the Milwaukee County Child Support Services Department has received $1.8 million to continue its award winning...
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Word of Hope Ministries, Inc. Awarded $2 Million Grant for Training 2 Work...
Word of Hope Ministries, Inc. (WOHM) hosted a Training 2 Work Generation 2 Kick-off Event on Thursday, October 23, 2014 at the Italian Community Center. The event informed the City of Milwaukee...
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MPS Students to Benefit from $9.1M in Competitive Grants
Funds will strengthen academic, behavioral and mental health supports for students MILWAUKEE – Students in Milwaukee Public Schools will receive greater academic, behavioral and mental health supports...
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Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele Announces $100,000 Grant From Bader...
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele announced that the County’s Department of Health and Human Services has received a generous grant in the amount of $100,000 from Bader Philanthropies to advance...
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HUD Awards Nearly $43,000 In Housing Counseling Grants
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded more than $42 million in housing counseling grants to hundreds of national, regional and local organizations to...
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Education Department Awards $144 Million in TRIO Talent Search Grants to...
The U.S. Department of Education announced the award of $144 million for 459 new grant awards under the Talent Search program. Commemorating 51 years since its inception, in 2016, these five-year...
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U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Supports Grant for University of...
$236,900 in TRIO funding will help expand opportunity for disadvantaged and underrepresented students WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin applauded the Department of Education’s...
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U.S. Department of Education Awards More Than $6.5 Million in Grants to Help...
The U.S. Department of Education is awarding more than $6.5 million in grants to fund four regional Equity Assistance Centers to support schools and communities creating equitable education...
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Governor Walker Visits Word of Hope Ministries Inc. to Highlight Economy,...
Governor Scott Walker recently visited Word of Hope Ministries, Inc. in Milwaukee to highlight Milwaukee’s record low unemployment rate as well as over $1.6 million in Wisconsin Fast Forward (WFF) –...
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Milwaukee’s Youth Council Reviews Requests and Distributes CDBG Grants
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In the early afternoon of Oct. 25, a group of students representing the districts of Milwaukee, gathered at City Hall in the Common Council Chambers. Hailing from different...
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Bader Philanthropies Provides $310,000 to Expand Alzheimer’s Education and...
MILWAUKEE – Bader Philanthropies, Inc., one of southeastern Wisconsin’s top five foundations, announced its board of directors approved a two-year $310,000 grant to the University of Wisconsin...
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GMF Releases 2017 Donation Numbers
By Evan Casey The Greater Milwaukee Foundation announced last week that they released approximately $95.5 million in grants back to the community of the Greater Milwaukee area in 2017. The GMF, a...
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Center for Self-Sufficiency Hosts State Announcement for Over $1.5 Million in...
MILWAUKEE – More than 50 members of community and state government and community organizations gathered at the Center for Self-Sufficiency Wednesday morning to hear Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch and...
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Governor Walker Announces $5.1 Million in Commute to Careers Grants
MADISON – Governor Scott Walker today announced that 29 grants, totaling more than $5.1 million, have been awarded under the Commute to Careers program, a multi-agency initiative to eliminate...
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Grant Awarded to City of Milwaukee for Lead Hazard Control
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz It’s no secret that Milwaukee has a lead problem. Residents throughout the city and county have experienced problems with lead, either through water, paint, soil or all of the...
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Bader Philanthropies and Habitat for Humanity to Increase Harambee Home...
By Mrinal Gokhale The 2019 City of Milwaukee Affordability recently stated that 1 in 3 Milwaukee residents spend at least half of their income on their rent. On Thursday, Dec. 19, Bader Philanthropies...
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Wisconsin Receives $10 Million for Early Childhood Efforts
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz When it comes to education, preschool isn’t a requirement. That being said, a lot of parents and guardians choose to enroll their children in preschool to help them begin...
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Funding the Fight Against Indian Reservation’s Opioid Epidemic
By Ali Shana Allocating Money for Wisconsin On Dec. 13, the U.S. Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs announced awards totaling more than $333 million to combat the national opioid epidemic....
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Kohl’s Healthy Families Awards Nutrition Grants to Six Groups
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz When it comes to leading a healthy lifestyle, it can be hard knowing where to even begin. So many factors play into one’s health that it can soon become overwhelming, luckily,...
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Nearly $500,000 in Emergency Grants Issued Through the UW Credit Union Fund...
24 Madison and Milwaukee-based organizations to benefit, addressing homelessness, mental health and more Beginning next week, 24 organizations will receive emergency grants totaling nearly $500,000 on...
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Nearly $1.5 Million in Program Grants Distributed on Behalf of the UW Credit...
Grants target financial stability and the education achievement gap for BIPOC community members UW Credit Union, in partnership with United Way, will award 27 organizations located throughout the...
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Running Rebels Introduces Fun Ways To Get the Body Moving
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz When it comes to getting people moving, it can be easier to do so in a group. Or at least that’s the approach Running Rebels takes. Last week, the organization, which offers...
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Milwaukee Based African American Roundtable Awarded $500,000 Grant
By Karen Stokes Milwaukee based African American Roundtable was awarded the $500,000 True Reformer Institutional Grant from Public Welfare Foundation (PWF). Seven True Reformer grants were awarded to...
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MobiliSE Receives More Than $4 Million State of Wisconsin Grant to Expand...
Workforce Innovation Grant from Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, Department of Workforce Development Will Expand FlexRide Milwaukee to Connect More Workers With Jobs in South, West Suburbs A...
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Gov. Evers, DHS Announce $2.5 Million in Telehealth Grants for Behavioral...
Neighborhood access stations to help remove barriers to care Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) today awarded more than $2.5 million to 27 providers for community...
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Greater Milwaukee Foundation Making $3 Million Investment in Dr. Fuller...
Business, entrepreneurial community rally behind new facility for high-performing Dr. Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy MILWAUKEE – July 2022 – The Dr. Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy (HFCA) is pleased...
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Low-Income Residents can Get Free Legal Support to Fight Debt Collections in...
By PrincessSafiya Byers This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit...
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MKE Black Awarded Nearly $20,000 from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation
MKE Black Inc., a nonprofit leading community engagement in support of Black-owned businesses, was recently awarded a $19,990 grant from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. The grant is designated to...
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Milwaukee Nonprofits Support Youth Affected by the Digital Divide with...
Mayor Johnson joins AT&T in announcing grants to the Greater Milwaukee Urban League and Hmong American Friendship Association to help close the digital divide for city youth in need MILWAUKEE,...
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AHW Directs Nearly $3 Million of Federal Funding to Projects Focused on...
10 organizations serving communities throughout Wisconsin to receive American Rescue Plan Act funds Milwaukee – The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) has identified 10 community-based organizations...
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