DCF Grant Application Opportunities

Below you will find listings for current DCF Grant Application Opportunities. Each opportunity includes additional information about the opportunity, including the award amount, synopsis, who is eligible to apply, requirements, how to apply, and any deadlines and requirements for submitting.

Additional competitive DCF opportunities may be found on eSupplier. eSupplier is managed by DOA where many state agencies publish competitive Request for Proposals (RFPs) and Request for Bids (RFBs) and accept electronic responses. Opportunities listed here will not be found on eSupplier unless noted in the synopsis.

Any awards made from opportunities listed here will require a contract be signed. There is a link to the left for the DCF Standard Contract. This is a sample upon which most contracts are based. All contracts, at minimum, will include the DOA Standard Terms & Conditions and DOA Supplemental Terms & Conditions also linked to the left.

How to Respond

For all opportunities, responses should be submitted per the instructions in the announcement. Responses must be received no later than the due date and time for that opportunity. The applicant is responsible to ensure that their submission is complete and fully transmitted by the due time. Applications not received timely will not be considered.

Open Grant Opportunities

Milwaukee County Child Protective Services Out-of-Home Care Annual Registration | Due: Varies

Synopsis

The Division of Milwaukee Child Protective Services (DMCPS) contracts with the out-of-home care providers to provide placement resources for children/youth in Milwaukee County and served by the child welfare system. This is the annual registration to establish contracts with community-based providers for children/youth in need of higher levels of care placements. Services include: Assessment and Stabilization Center, Group Home, Level 3-5 Treatment Foster Homes, and Residential Care Centers.

Eligible Applicants

In order to receive placement referrals for children/youth under a Temporary Physical Custody (TPC) or Child in Need of Protection and Services (CHIPS) Order, your agency must be licensed appropriately by the State of Wisconsin and the Department of Children and Families (DCF) Child Welfare Licensing Section (CWLS), and you must be contracted with DMCPS.

Due Date and Time

Varies, each registration form will include the due date and time.

Documents and Comments

Please visit Milwaukee County Child Protective Services, Out of Home Care Provider Registration and Contracts page to obtain additional information and the registration forms for this opportunity.

National Reading Program | Due: 5/5/25 or until the funds are exhausted

Synopsis

The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) Division of Early Care and Education (DECE) is awarding funding to reimburse entities for costs associated with participation in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL). DPIL is a national reading program that launched nearly 30 years ago and focuses on expanding access to high-quality books and fostering a love of reading among young children and their families. The program gifts high-quality books to children ages birth to five, with books mailed directly to participating families each month. The family bears no cost for participating and there are no family income requirements. Per information gathered on the DPIL website, over 35,000 children in Wisconsin currently receive books.

DPIL partners with Local Program Partners (LPPs) to operate the program. LPPs are responsible for advertising the program and enrolling eligible children and families within their designated geographic area. These organizations cover the cost of books, which currently cost $26.00 per year per child. DPIL mails the books directly to the families and negotiates the wholesale price of books and manages the fulfillment process. Any organization interested in becoming a LPP must work directly with the DPIL team to negotiate their geographic service area, and to complete the necessary partnership agreements. This process can take weeks or months.

Eligible Applicants

Only non-profit entities are eligible to receive grant funds under this program. For purposes of this grant, “non-profit entities” are those organizations meeting the requirements of Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code. An individual entity can only receive one award under this program.

Due Date and Time

This program will provide funding on a rolling basis until 5/5/25, or until the total allocation is exhausted, whichever comes first. All Applicants should submit their application materials to DCFProcurement@wisconsin.gov

Documents and Comments

Refugee School Impact (RSI) - Sheboygan County Grant | Due: 4/25/25

Synopsis

The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families’ (DCF) Bureau of Refugee Programs (BRP) administers the Refugee School Impact (RSI) program through grants it receives from the federal Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). BRP awards funds to subrecipients that provide services to refugees and other eligible participants as described in ORR Policy Letters, ORR Dear Colleague Letters, and 45 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 400.

Services funded by the RSI Program should assist newly arrived refugees to improve their academic performance and social adjustment in schools, assist refugee families to navigate the education system, build capacity for school systems, including education and training for staff around the needs of refugees, and facilitate partnerships between stakeholders to coordinate the planning and implementation of services to refugees.

Services should focus on the following areas in accordance with Policy Letter 22-07:

Providing specialized services and support for eligible children and youth, such as English as a Second Language classes, tutoring, newcomer or transitional programs, after school and summer programs, mentoring, behavioral health supports, and programming that supports integration.
Supporting families learning to navigate the U.S. education system, such as school-specific orientation for both families and students, navigators or cultural brokers, and language access.
Developing capacity for school staff and systems, through activities and resource such as specialized trainings for school staff around the unique and varied needs of ORR eligible populations, ensuring language access by translating critical documents, interpretation, and specialized staff dedicated to working with ORR eligible children, youth, and families.

Eligible Applicants

Please see Section 5 of Attachment A for further details.

Due Date and Time

Grant application and all other requested application documents are due April 25, 2025 by 2:00 PM CST. All Applicants should submit their application materials to DCFProcurement@wisconsin.gov

Questions

Please submit all grant application questions for 2525 - RSI Sheboygan County to Luke Reible at DCFProcurement@wisconsin.gov