WDVA provides four different types of grants each of which offers assistance to county veteran service offices (CVSOs), funding for assisting tribal veterans, county transportation support services for disabled veterans, and local municipalities that provide various services benefiting veterans.
County Veteran Service Officer (CVSO) Grant
Provides grants to county veterans service offices for the improvement of services to county veterans. The grants are between $12,300 to $18,800 based on the county population.
Application Window: CLOSED
American Indian Service Grant
Provides grants of up to $21,700 to eligible federally recognized American Indian tribes for improvement of services to tribal veterans.
Application Window: CLOSED
County Transportation Services Grant
Provides grants up to $200,000 to counties that are not served by transportation services provided by the Wisconsin Department of Disabled American Veterans to develop, maintain, and expand transportation services for veterans. The grants may be used to support multicounty cooperative transportation services.
Application Window: CLOSED
Municipality Grant
Provides up to $600,000 in each fiscal biennium in grants to fire districts, cities, villages, and towns that provide fire and emergency medical services to veterans homes and other facilities for veterans.
Application Window: CLOSED
Rural Health Transformation Program Grant
Provides up to $50,000 through a federal sub-award to support the development and fielding of telehealth capabilities for Wisconsin counties and tribes supporting rural Wisconsin Veterans.
Application Window: OPEN
Online Application Portal > Apply Here
Required Documents – Please click to view each document and download:
Exhibit 2 – Federal Compliance Requirements
Exhibit 3 – Proposed Budget Spreadsheet