Grants

The WTCS awards funds to technical colleges and Community Based Organizations under several grant areas.

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Adult Education and Family Literacy (AEFL) Act
AEFL funds are used to expand educational opportunities for adults and encourage the establishment of programs of adult education which will assist educationally disadvantaged adults.

General Purpose Revenue (GPR)
GPR funds provide competitive and targeted grants for Wisconsin Technical Colleges.

School-to-Work for At-Risk Youth
A grant is awarded to a Milwaukee County nonprofit organization for a school-to-work program for at-risk children in conjunction with the Milwaukee Public Schools.
Workforce Advancement Training
Workforce Advancement Training grants for general and small businesses promote increased investment in the development of incumbent workers and expand technical college training services to help businesses and industry meet their training needs. Grants will be awarded to upgrade the skills and productivity of employees of established, for-profit businesses and industries operating in Wisconsin, with the broader objective of supporting regional workforce and economic development efforts.
Work-Based Learning Grants for Tribal Colleges
Grants to support work-based learning projects at the tribal land grant colleges of Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College and the College of the Menominee Nation.

Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Improvement Act (Perkins IV)
Grants are used to improve educational programs and services leading to academic and occupational skill competencies needed to work in a technologically advanced society. The major funding areas are Services to Special Populations Students, Program Improvement and Reserve Grants (Nontraditional Occupations [NTO] and Pre-Technical Learning).

Reserve Grants
Find grant information and resources.
Technical Skill Attainment
Use this link to find resource documents for this statewide project.

WTCS Grant Forms
Find the Uniform Application (UA/SAF), Standard Financial Report (SFR 1), Review Criteria for WTCS Grants, Evaluation/Monitoring and Screening Report form, the Workforce Advancement Training Grant - Final Report form and the Workforce Advancement Training Grant Employer Course Form, Attachment A - Small Business Certification Statement (NEW) .

2007-2008 Summary of Grant Programs

Summary of Grants awarded by the Wisconsin Technical College System under Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, General Purpose Revenue, Adult Education and Family Literacy Act and Indian Gaming Receipts.

For more information contact valerie.payne@wtcsystem.edu at (608) 266-8879.

Last modified: October 29 , 2008 .

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