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Scott
McCallum
Governor State of Wisconsin |
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Monday, July 29, 2002
| Contact: | Debbie Monterrey-Millett, Governor’s Office
(608) 266-9806 Teresa Weidemann-Smith, Department of Workforce Development (608) 266-3999 |
MADISON – Gov. Scott McCallum announced today that 64 local government organizations, including city and county governments, schools districts, technical colleges and tribes, will share $17.2 million in grants to help improve the quality and availability of child care.
"In the past, these grants have been hugely successful in making much-needed child care accessible to families all over Wisconsin," Gov. McCallum said. "With these latest grants, we renew our commitment to the hard-working families of this state by helping local agencies expand and enhance child care services."
Twenty-five of the grants are being awarded to collaborative applicants who represent an additional 86 partner agencies. These partnerships help expand child care services to more working families in virtually all Wisconsin counties. Funding for these grants, which begins Oct. 1, comes from the Federal Child Care and Development Block Grant.
Previous grants have provided service enhancements, including child care provider training, new child care program start-up costs, and other grants and stipends for curriculum upgrades within child care facilities. Child care providers also have used grant funds to expand services for children with disabilities, enhance parent education and referral services, improve health and safety strategies for child care centers, and implement a variety of teacher retention strategies.
The grant recipients are:
|
Grantee |
Grant Collaborators |
Award |
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Ashland Co. Health/Human Services Dept. |
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$ 53,426 |
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Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians |
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$ 42,512 |
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Beaver Dam Unified School District |
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$ 33,002 |
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Blackhawk Tech. College |
Rock Co.; city of Janesville (Hedberg Library); Rock Co. UW-Extension |
$ 212,888 |
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Brown Co. Human Services |
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$ 130,951 |
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Buffalo Co. UW-Extension |
Alma City Public Library; Alma Schools |
$ 30,202 |
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Chippewa Valley Tech. College |
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$ 217,021 |
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City of Madison |
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$1,435,675 |
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Columbia Co. Dept. of Health/Human Services |
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$ 83,817 |
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Cumberland School District |
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$ 39,444 |
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Dane Co. Human Services |
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$ 745,382 |
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Dodge Co. UW Extension |
Dodge Co. HSD; Beaver Dam Schools; Beaver Dam City Library; Beaver Dam City Recreation Dept.; Dodgeland Schools |
$ 33,324 |
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Door Co. Dept. of Social Services |
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$ 26,500 |
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Douglas Co. Dept. of Human Services |
Wisconsin Indianhead Tech. College; Douglas Co. Health Dept.; Superior and Solon Springs Schools; Northwood Schools; Iron Co. Human Services Dept.; Hurley and Mercer Schools; Iron Co. Health Dept.; Washburn Public Schools; Bayfield Co. Dept. of Human Services |
$ 209,790 |
|
Dunn Co. Human Services |
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$ 7,700 |
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Eau Claire Co. Dept. of Human Services |
Eau Claire City-Co. Health Dept. |
$ 139,909 |
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Elcho School District |
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$ 57,618 |
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Florence Co. Health Dept. |
Florence Co. UW-Extension; Co. Library; Economic Development Commission |
$ 22,480 |
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Forest Co. Potawatomi Tribal Community |
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$ 245,162 |
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Fox Valley Tech. College |
Calumet Co. Dept. of Human Services; Waupaca Co. Dept. of Health/Human Services; Outagamie Co. Dept. of Health/Human Services |
$ 848,694 |
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Grant Co. |
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$ 32,259 |
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Jackson Co. Health/Human Services |
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$ 33,740 |
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Juneau Co. Dept. of Human Services |
City of Mauston; Royall School District; Western Wisconsin Tech. College |
$ 20,157 |
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Kenosha Co. Dept. of Human Services |
Kenosha Unified School District #1; Kenosha Public Library; Gateway Tech. College |
$ 534,910 |
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Kewaunee Co. Human Services |
Algoma Public Schools; city of Algoma; Kewaunee Co. UW-Extension |
$ 53,067 |
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La Crosse Co. Dept. of Human Services |
Western Wisconsin Tech. College; School District of La Crosse; School District of Holman; La Crosse City Library; La Crosse City Recreation Dept. |
$ 377,670 |
|
Lakeshore Tech. College |
Sheboygan Area School District; Cedar Grove/Belgium School District; Sheboygan Co. Health/Human Services; Manitowoc Co. Health/Human Services; Manitowoc Public School District; Plymouth Public School District |
$ 787,169 |
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Langlade Co. Dept. of Social Services |
Family Preservation; Birth to 3; AVAIL; Antigo Library; Langlade Co. Nursing Services; Langlade Co. UW-Extension |
$ 52,114 |
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Madison Area Tech. College |
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$ 300,784 |
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Madison Metropolitan School District |
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$ 716,095 |
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Marinette Co. Dept. of Health/Human Services |
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$ 208,894 |
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McFarland School District |
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$ 33,011 |
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Menominee Indian Tribe |
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$ 385,616 |
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Mid-State Tech. College |
Wisconsin Rapids Public Schools |
$ 181,782 |
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Milwaukee Public Schools |
Milwaukee Area Tech. College |
$4,565,764 |
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Monroe Co. Dept. of Human Services |
School District of Sparta; city of Sparta; |
$ 164,968 |
|
Moraine Park Tech. College |
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$ 250,920 |
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Nicolet Area Tech. College |
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$ 327,893 |
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Oconto Co. Dept. of Health/Human Services |
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$ 60,469 |
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Oneida Tribe of Indians |
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$ 821,742 |
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Pepin Co. UW-Extension |
School District of Durand; Pepin Co. Health Dept.; Pepin Co. Dept. of Human Services; Durand Community Library |
$ 34,706 |
|
Pierce Co. Dept. of Human Services |
City of River Falls, Park and Recreation Dept. |
$ 8,708 |
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Portage Co. Health/Human Services Dept. |
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$ 70,000 |
|
Price Co. Health Dept. |
Phillips and Park Falls School District; Prentice School District; North Central Tech. College |
$ 15,631 |
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Racine Co. Human Services Dept. |
Gateway Tech. College; Racine Public Library; Racine Unified School District; Racine Co. UW-Extension; city of Racine--YWCA |
$ 446,600 |
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Reedsburg Public Library |
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$ 2,873 |
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Rice Lake Area School District |
Wisconsin Indianhead Tech. College; Barron Co. Health/Human Services |
$ 153,608 |
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Richland Co. UW-Extension |
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$ 2,418 |
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Sauk Co. UW-Extension |
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$ 3,719 |
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Shawano Co. Dept. of Social Services |
Shawano-Gresham Schools |
$ 32,607 |
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Shell Lake Schools |
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$ 29,834 |
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Southwest Wisconsin Tech. College |
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$ 284,918 |
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St. Croix Co. Dept. of Health/Human Services |
Wisconsin Indianhead Tech. College |
$ 177,298 |
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Sun Prairie Area School District |
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$ 58,060 |
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Washburn Co. Human Services Dept. |
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$ 5,274 |
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Watertown Unified School District |
City of Watertown; Jefferson Co. Health Dept.; Jefferson Co. Human Services Dept. |
$ 210,153 |
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Waukesha Co. Dept. of Health/Human Services |
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$ 256,050 |
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Waukesha Co. Tech. College |
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$ 185,000 |
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Wausau School District |
Wausau and Marathon Co. Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Dept.; city of Wausau/YWCA; North Central Health Care Center; North Central Tech. College; city of Wausau/Bridging the Gap Child Care; Marathon Co. Health Care; Marathon Co. Library |
$ 651,617 |
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Waushara Co. Dept. of Human Services |
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$ 9,100 |
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Western Wisconsin Tech. College: Trempealeau Co. |
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$ 10,752 |
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Western Wisconsin Tech. College: Vernon Co. |
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$ 27,955 |
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Winnebago Co. Dept. of Human Services |
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$ 39,200 |
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Wonewoc-Center School District |
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$ 12,601 |
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Total Grants |
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$17,253,200 |
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