Key for Acquisition Type (alpha order):
RFA = Request for Application
RFB = Request for Bid
RFI = Request for Information
RFP = Request for Proposal
The Wisconsin Site Evaluation Program at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is offering mini-grants of up to $15,000 each to help community-based organizations (CBOs) implement new, innovative, expanded, or enhanced interventions to increase tenant and homeowner environmental health literacy. We are seeking applications from CBOs interested in addressing environmental health hazards and their impact on housing. Health equity and environmental justice are priorities, and should be at the center of the project planning and implementation.
The deadline to apply for this funding is December 13, 2024.
Background
Wisconsin’s Site Evaluation Program (SEP), P-02170 (PDF) is funded by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry’s (ATSDR) Partnership to Promote Local Effort to Reduce Environmental Exposure (APPLETREE). We work to analyze chemical information and identify risks to human health, which includes determining the health impact of past and current industrial waste sites and other chemical releases to the environment. The SEP focuses on chemical hazards related to indoor air, water, and soil.
This opportunity will help us better understand and prevent harmful environmental health exposure within the home. Projects must address one or multiple housing-related environmental health hazards in the community an organization works in. Hazards addressed under this grant must relate to indoor air, water, or soil.
For more information or to apply, see the complete Request for Applications (RFA).
Informational webinar
The Wisconsin Site Evaluation Program will hold an informational webinar on November 15, 2024, at 9 a.m. CDT. This webinar will outline application requirements, timeline, and provide an opportunity for any clarifying questions. The webinar will be recorded and available on this webpage shortly after.
On November 15, access the webinar via this Zoom link and use the call-in information below.
Topic: RFA Informational
Time: Nov 15, 2024, 9 a.m. Central Time (US and Canada)
Meeting ID: 161 885 3346
Frequently asked questions
These funds are intended to be used for education, community engagement, collaboration, or other forms of outreach that increase the knowledge of tenants and homeowners to identify and protect themselves from environmental hazards.
We encourage applicants to target either tenants, homeowners, or both, but we encourage the applicants to prioritize projects that target populations that have been historically underserved or are especially susceptible to environmental health hazards due to their location.
These funds are intended to be used for education, community engagement, collaboration, or other forms of outreach that increase the knowledge of tenants and homeowners to identify and protect themselves from environmental hazards. If advertisement in newspapers or on social media is an appropriate and sustainable strategy to reach the goals of the program, then it would be an acceptable expense.
Contact
For questions about this RFA, contact:
Krystal Velasco
Site Evaluation Program
Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health
Krystal.Velasco@dhs.wisconsin.gov
608-266-7164