Funding Opportunities

On occasion, we are able to offer funding to organizations in our community to help them do work that aligns with our mission. Subscribe to our Funding Opportunities email list or check here often for these grant opportunities. You can also see below for recent grants we’ve awarded in the past year.
Current Funding Opportunities
2024 Roadmap to Reducing Violence in Madison & Dane County
We are currently accepting applications from local community organizations to receive funding that supports violence prevention efforts in Dane County.
In total, there is $410,000 available. We are prioritizing projects that focus on:
• Youth development
• Safe and affordable housing
• Supporting agencies to adopt culturally responsive treatment planning
• Supporting the expansion of emergency mental health services
• Hospital based intervention programming for victims of gun violence
Applications are due by the end of the day on December 20, 2023.
Timeline
November 29, 2023 | RFP Released |
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December 4, 2023 | Questions related to the RFP due by 4:00 p.m. |
December 5, 2023 | Finalized FAQ Posted on PHMDC website |
December 20, 2023 | Application Due Date – no later than 11:59 P.M. |
February 9, 2024 | Intent to Award Notifications |
February 15, 2024 | Project Start Date |
December 31, 2024 | Project End Date |
Healthy Communities Fund
This request for proposals is now closed.
Healthy Communities Fund Timeline
October 4, 2023 | Application window opens |
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October 20, 2023 | Last day to request verbal application interview |
October 16-27, 2023, Mon-Fri 8 am - 4 pm | Verbal interviews completed over Zoom |
October 29, 2023 | Applications due |
No later than December 7, 2023 | Applicants informed of funding decisions |
No later than December 31, 2023 | Funds dispersed to awardees |
Past Funding Opportunities
Violence Prevention Grant Program 2023 Awardees
- Moms on a Mission: $46,138
- Rape Crisis Center (RCC): $50,000
- Allied Wellness Center: $76,472
- YWCA Madison, Inc.: $72,000
- Madison Public Library Foundation: $58,650
- Dear Diary, Inc.: $75,255
- UNIDOS Against Domestic Violence: $31,485
- African Center for Community Development, Inc.: $65,000
PFAS Community Outreach 2023 Awardees
We released a request for proposals (RFP) for community engagement around the issue of PFAS pollution in our community in July, 2023. We offered $30,000 in small grants of $5,000-$10,000 for community agencies to help spread the word about PFAS contamination in the environment and ways to avoid exposure to them. After reviewing 9 proposals, the review team awarded 4 grants to the following agencies:
- East Madison Community Center: $10,054
- Catholic Multicultural Center: $7,000
- The Hmong Institute: $10,000
- Kennedy Heights Community Center: $5,000
We are working with these organizations to get projects started.