Innovation Grants

​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Innovation Planning Grant and Innovation Grant were authorized in 2023 Wisconsin Act 12 and modified ​​under 2025 Wisconsin Act 15.

Innovation Grant​​

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All Innovation Grant contracts must include:
  1. Service to be transferred and the effective date of the transfer
  2. Signatures by all parties to the contract dated on or after November 13, 2024
  3. End date of the contract (must be for a minimum of three years).
  4. Total cost of providing the service by all contracted counties, municipalities, or tribes in the calendar year prior to the effective date of transfer
  5. Amount that the transferor(s) will pay to the transferee(s) to perform the service for the entire term of the contract
  6. Allocation of grant moneys between all counties, municipalities, or tribes that are party to the contract

Note: For public safety, fire protection, and emergency service - a stipulation that the service being transferred will maintain an appropriate​ level of such services



Resources

DOR Emails/Communications​

DateSubject​​
August 31, 2026  ​Innovation Grant Second Application Period Opening Soon
June 26, 2026  ​Innovation Grant – First Round Payment Distribution
March 24, 2026  ​Upcoming Application Deadline – March 31, 2026, Innovation Grant Program
February 10, 2026  ​Innovation Grant – Available to Apply
January 22, 2026  ​ICYMI — Innovation Grant Application Now Available
October 23, 2025  ​​Innovation Grant Application Now Available
September 17, 2025  ​Innovation Grant Application Now Available
August 25, 2025  ​Updated Innovation Grant Resources Available
July 23, 2025  ​Innovation Grant Launch Delayed
July 2, 2025  ​Innovation Grant Launching Soon
June 23, 2025  ​DOR Innovation Planning Grants Distributed, Plan to Launch Innovation Grants Press Release
June 2, 2025  ​Innovation Planning Grant - Great Success - Final Payment Distribution, Today, June 2
April 29, 2025  ​Innovation Planning Grant Application – Due Tomorrow, April 30
April 23, 2025  ​Reminder – Innovation Planning Grant Application – Upcoming April 30, 2025 Deadline
April 16, 2025  ​Reminder – Innovation Planning Grant Application – Upcoming April 30, 2025 Deadline
March 26, 2025  ​Reminder – Innovation Planning Grant Application Deadline Extended to April 30, 2025
February 26, 2025  Innovation Planning Grant Application Deadline Extended to April 30, 2025
January 27, 2025  ICYMI – Innovation Planning Grant Application and Recent Webinar Recording/Q&A
January 15, 2025  Join us tomorrow, January 16 – Innovation Grants Webinar with Q&A
January 7, 2025  Join us on January 16 – Innovation Planning Grant Webinar with Q&A
December 19, 2024​ ICYM​I – Apply Now for the Innovation Planning Grant
December 5, 2024​ Innovation​ Planning Grant Application Now Available
November 18​, 2024​ ​​ Wisconsin Department of Revenue Launched Innovation Planning   ​Grant Program
November 14, 2024  Innovation Planning Grant Application Now Available
November 12, 2024
 Innovation Grants Emergency Administrative Rule – Now Available
​October 29, 2024  Innovation Planning Grant/Innovation Grant Information



Innovation Grant Second Application opening soon


Questions?

Contact us for answers to your grant questions or to schedule a consultation - lgs@wisconsin.gov, (608) 266-1932, or (608) 266-5815


Allowable Services and Duties

  • Public safety, including law enforcement (not jails)
  • Fire protection
  • Emergency services
  • Courts
  • Jails
  • Training
  • Communications
  • Public works
  • Information technology
  • Administration, including staffing, payroll, and human resources
  • Economic development and tourism
  • Public health
  • Housing, planning, and zoning
  • Parks and recreation

Innovation Planning Grant

For municipalities and tribes with a population not exceeding 5,000. The application period is now closed.

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