DAWN Action Grants
WHAT IS THE GOAL OF THE DAWN ACTION GRANTS?
To provide financial support for a well-defined advocacy activity(s) that promotes the legislative agenda of the Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities. A well-defined advocacy activity has a specific goal, and a planned concrete event or activity that has a measurable outcome(s).
WHO CAN APPLY?
- People with developmental or other disabilities
- Family members of people with disabilities
- Local or statewide consumer-led grassroots advocacy organizations where people with a disability and/or family members are a majority of the membership and, if applicable, the board of directors.
HOW MUCH CAN I APPLY FOR?
You can apply for up to $500 per advocacy activity. The funds will be distributed on an as needed basis until the funds are expended.
HOW DO I APPLY?
Complete the two page DAWN Action Grant Application. The Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities will notify you within a month if your proposal is funded. If you need a quicker response, please let us know.
WHAT CAN I USE THE GRANT MONEY FOR?
The following lists some but not all the ways you may use grant:
- Non-partisan legislative breakfast or other legislative advocacy event
- Non-partisan candidate forums or questionnaires
- Get-out-the-vote activity
- Publicity for an advocacy activity or event (ex. printing, postage)
- Letter writing campaign
You cannot use the money for salary, operating expenses (rent, utilities, equipment) or to replace any existing funding. DAWN funds can only be used for non-partisan activities and therefore cannot be used to support an individual candidate.
Application materials are available from the The Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities 201 West Washington Avenue, Suite 110, Madison, WI 53703, (608) 266-7826 (voice), (608) 266-6660 (TDD/TTY), (608) 267-3906 (fax) and from this website.
