Spectators watch as the USS Cobia returns to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc Oct. 15, 2025. PC: Fox 11 Online
(WTAQ-WLUK) — Dozens of community projects across Wisconsin are being recommended for grants, including some in Northeast Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Department of Administration announced $50 million for 71 projects in communities across Wisconsin funded through the Non-State Grant Program, which was created in the 2023-25 Biennial Budget. The program requires organizations have at least half of the funding needed for their projects from non-state sources.
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These grants will be voted on to be approved at the upcoming Wisconsin State Building Commission meeting next week.
“Whether it’s expanding libraries, upgrading essential services facilities, or revitalizing museums and cultural institutions for Wisconsinites and visitors alike to enjoy, these non-state grants will help support the success and overall well-being of kids, families, and communities all across the state,” Gov. Tony Evers said in a news release. “I’m proud of our work to secure funding for this important program in the last two budgets I signed, and I look forward to the State Building Commission joining me in supporting this good work by releasing the $50 million in funding for these critical building projects so our communities can continue to grow and thrive.”
The original $50 million Non-State Grant Program came in addition to another $36.6 million investment using the state’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocation to support five non-state building projects in Janesville, Milwaukee, Green Bay, and Door County that were previously rejected by members of the Wisconsin State Legislature in the 2023-25 Capital Budget process.
The projects in Northeast Wisconsin are:
- $75,900 to the Veterans 1st of NEW Inc. for the Veterans 1st of NEW Village
- $86,500 to ADVOCAP Inc. for the ADVOCAP Childcare Incubator
- $800,000 to Fox Cities Sports Development Inc. for the Court Expansion of the Community First Champion Center
- $2 million to First 5 Fox Valley Inc. for the new Together for Families: Family Resource Center
- $376,000 to the Brown County Library for the new branch library in Ashwaubenon
- $800,000 to Chilton Public Library for the Chilton Broadband-Enabled Library & Community Facility
- $468,900 to Wello Inc. for the Cultivating Community: Advancing Economic Development and Sustainability Moving Wisconsin’s Food System Forward for the Future project
- $1.2 million to the city of Green Bay for the Green Bay Fire Station Flats Apartments
- $224,000 to the town of Newton for the new town of Newton Fire & EMS facility
- $291,201 to the Waupaca Community Arts Board for the Waupaca Community Arts Hub
- $137,023 to the Building for Kids Children’s Museum for the Building for Kids Children’s Museum Strategic Expansion Project
- $975,593 to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum for the Maritime Heritage Center Revitalization Project
- $168,700 to On Broadway Inc. for the Green Bay Public Market
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