Community Grants | Wisconsin Medical Society

2012 Grant Program

Grant proposals must be received in the Foundation Office, 330 E. Lakeside Street, Madison, WI 53715 by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, October 7, 2011.

The Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation focuses on providing support for physician-led, community-based programs to improve health through education and outreach. We will support primarily high-impact, high visibility programs that support the Foundation’s mission.

Funding preference is given for initiatives that:

Promote changes to modifiable factors affecting health
Are new or innovative
Focus on prevention
Are well-defined and reasonable to be accomplished within the grant period
Have a plan to become self-sustaining, if multi-year
Promote collaborations/partnerships
Incorporate principles of public health
Offer the Foundation an opportunity to truly make a difference

The Foundation also offers some funds for supporting medical outcomes research including data collection and/or interpretation and for physician education.

The Foundation gives preferential consideration to those applications that include personal involvement and a letter of recommendation from a physician member of the Wisconsin Medical Society confirming the needs to be addressed in the proposal as well as credentials of the individuals and organizations involved and their ability to address these needs.

NEW! School Garden Grants Available.

The Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation is excited to announce a new grant program offering grants ranging from $500 to $2,000 each to public elementary schools in Wisconsin that wish to establish a garden or to enhance an existing garden. Our goal is to encourage and assist schools to incorporate nutrition and healthy lifestyle education in their curriculum through activities related to a school garden.
Application deadline: extended to October 14, 2011

Applications are reviewed by the Grant Committee with final approval by the Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation Board of Trustees. For more information on the Grant Program, contact Eileen Wilson, program coordinator, at 608.442.3722 or toll-free at 866.442.3800.

Applications and Forms

View or download application materials (doc) for grant requests of $2,500 or less.

View or download application materials (doc) for grant requests of greater than $2,500.

Review an example of a previously approved application and final report.

Following approval, grant recipients must sign a memorandum of agreement.

Grant recipients must submit a final report on grant activities. View report guidelines.

Get Nutrition Growing Flyer With Other School Opportunities

Past Grant Recipients

View 2011 grant recipients and a brief description of the projects.
View 2010 grant recipients and a brief description of the projects.
View 2009 grant recipients and a brief description of the projects.
View 2008 grant recipients and a brief description of the projects.
View 2007 grant recipients and a brief description of the projects.
View 2006 grant recipients and a brief description of the projects.
View 2005 grant recipients and a brief description of the projects.