| | | Application Due Date: The application will be available until funds are fully awarded or until March 1, 2026. Project Start Date: January 1, 2026. Project End Date: All training expenses must be submitted for reimbursement in Egrants by June 1, 2026.
| A total of $200,000 is available. In accordance with 34 U.S.C. §§ 10446–10451, 25 percent of the total VAWA STOP federal award amount must be allocated for law enforcement. Funding is contingent upon federal fund availability, subgrant compliance with federal and state guidelines, and compliance with grant conditions. Wisconsin Department of Justice reserves the right to amend, change, or reduce subgrant award amounts.
| To be eligible to receive funds, the applicant agency must: - Be a law enforcement agency, or
- An agency that can demonstrate effective collaboration with a law enforcement agency in providing services to victims navigating the criminal justice system. A memorandum of understanding or letter of support from a law enforcement agency is required to be eligible under these criteria.
In addition, individuals attending the training opportunities must be one of the following: - A law enforcement officer, investigator, or detective; or
- A dispatcher, professional staff, or victim advocate employed at a law enforcement agency; or
- Crisis response specialist or victim advocate who provides services to victims reporting to law enforcement. A memorandum of understanding or letter of support from a law enforcement agency is required to be eligible under these criteria.
| This funding opportunity is available to support training and staff development opportunities that strengthen effective law enforcement strategies to combat violence against women. Applicants may apply for funding for personnel to attend local or national trainings, conferences, and staff development opportunities. Read the full grant funding announcement.
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| | | Application Due Date: The application will be available through March 1, 2026, or until funds are fully awarded. Project Start Date: January 1, 2026. Project End Date: All training expenses must be submitted for reimbursement in Egrants by June 1, 2026.
| A total of $200,000 is available. In accordance with 34 U.S.C. §§ 10446–10451, 25 percent of the total VAWA STOP federal award amount must be allocated for prosecution. Funding is contingent upon federal funds availability, subgrant compliance with federal and state guidelines, and compliance with grant conditions. The Wisconsin Department of Justice reserves the right to amend, change, or reduce subgrant award amounts.
| To be eligible to receive funds, the applicant agency must: - Be a prosecution agency, or
- An agency that can demonstrate effective collaboration with a prosecution agency in providing services to victims navigating the criminal justice system. A memorandum of understanding or letter of support from a prosecution agency is required to be eligible under these criteria.
In addition, individuals attending the training opportunities must be one of the following: - A prosecutor;
- Victim witness professional, victim advocate, or professional staff employed at a prosecution agency; or
- Crisis response specialist or victim advocate who provides services to victims navigating the legal system. A memorandum of understanding or letter of support from a prosecuting agency is required to be eligible under these criteria.
| This funding opportunity is available to support training and staff development opportunities that strengthen effective prosecution strategies to combat violence against women. Applicants may apply for funding for personnel to attend local or national training, conferences, and staff development opportunities. Read the full grant funding announcement.
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| | Competitive | Application Technical Assistance Session: January 22, 2026, 1:00-2:30pm. Register online through Microsoft Teams. Application Due Date: January 30, 2026
Anticipated Project Start Date: April 1, 2026 Project End Date: June 30, 2027
| A total of $202,303 is available through this initiative to
support three awards of up to $67,434. Please note that applications that exceed the
maximum award allocation noted above are subject to removal from consideration during
the initial technical review.
| All federally recognized Wisconsin tribes, county government agencies
(including human/social services departments), local government agencies (including
school districts and law enforcement agencies), and local youth serving nonprofits are
eligible to apply.
| This funding will support local positive youth development programs that
support delinquent or at-risk youth. Program designs should reflect the needs and
strengths of the community. Eligible programs could include mentoring; mental health
services; family strengthening or wraparound programs; after-school programs that
provide educational, recreational, or employment activities; or other programs that provide
positive youth development opportunities for youth at-risk of entering the juvenile justice
system and for delinquent youth.
Read the full grant announcement.
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| | Competitive | Application Technical Assistance Session: January 22, 2026, 1:00-2:30pm. Register online through Microsoft Teams. Application Due Date: January 30, 2026 Anticipated Project Start Date: April 1, 2026 Project End Date: September 30, 2026
| A total of $57,290 is available for two to three awards
between $19,000 and $28,645. Please note that applications that exceed the maximum
award allocation noted above are subject to removal from consideration during the initial
technical review.
| All federally recognized Wisconsin tribes, county government agencies
(including human/social services departments), local government agencies (including
school districts and law enforcement agencies), and local youth serving nonprofits are
eligible to apply.
| Funding is available to support programs and initiatives that improve objective
decision making procedures for youth-serving staff to respond to youth behavior and
offending, train staff in best practices including understanding adolescent brain
development, communication, and restorative practices, develop or expand alternative
responses to youth behaviors that divert or deflect them from formal involvement in the
youth justice system such as restorative practices, alternatives to suspension, and
diversion to community-based services, or provide opportunities that bring together youth
justice professionals and youth for activities or programming that break stigmas, address
miscommunications, build empathy, support community cohesion, and facilitate
mentorship. Read the full grant announcement.
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