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Committee approves series of routine public‑health grants, from training to WIC

Milwaukee Common Council Public Safety & Health Committee · December 4, 2025

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Summary

The committee recommended adoption or referral of multiple mostly annual grants supporting state and federal public‑health work: a Wisconsin State Patrol training grant, public health emergency preparedness carryover, family planning, a donor‑advised breast and cervical cancer grant (~$21,000), maternal/child health funds, lead detection case management, HIV partner services, CHAP enrollment support (~$570,000 with 1:1 match), and WIC (~$2 million).

Milwaukee Health Department and Milwaukee Police Department staff briefed the Public Safety & Health Committee on several routine but consequential grant awards and amendments on Dec. 4.

Highlights: The Wisconsin State Patrol training grant will underwrite voluntary overtime for training at the MPD academy; public‑health emergency preparedness funds are a carryover from the prior budget period; family planning, HIV partner services and maternal/child health grants are annual state awards that support clinic staffing and programs such as the strong baby safe‑sleep initiative (the maternal/child grant carries a roughly 40% city match); an approximately $21,000 donor‑advised grant from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation will support breast and cervical cancer screening; the Ford Health Outreach grant (CHAP) was described as roughly $570,000 with a 1:1 city match to fund community health enrollment navigators; and WIC funding (approximately $2,000,000) will continue services for an estimated 15,000 individuals and 10,000 households in the city.

Committee action: Members moved to recommend adoption or referral to finance and personnel for the various grants; all motions passed with no objections recorded in committee.

Why it matters: These grants maintain public‑health staffing, preventive programs and emergency preparedness capacity and include match requirements and planning questions about sustaining services after ARPA funds conclude.