The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), Division of Care and Treatment Services is accepting applications for its 2026 Intoxicated Driver Program (IDP) Supplemental Funding. This is applicant-facing financial assistance for designated Wisconsin county and Tribal nation agencies, not a commercial procurement or a Rural Health Transformation Program competition. Funding helps cover eligible treatment expenses for individuals referred through the IDP after an operating-while-intoxicated conviction when client payments, insurance, and available surcharge revenues do not meet the cost of required care.
Who can apply
Only Wisconsin Tribal nation agencies under Wis. Stat. section 51.01(2c) and county agencies under Wis. Stat. section 51.42 are eligible. The designated county or Tribal agency submits one application on behalf of the jurisdiction, documenting the combined IDP financial deficit for the area. Private treatment providers, other nonprofits, and individual residents are not independent direct applicants under this solicitation.
Funding amount and terms
Individual award amounts are not fixed and no applicant award maximum is published. Funding is based on each eligible agency’s documented net gap for IDP-referred treatment services. If aggregate requests exceed funds available, awards will be reduced proportionally. The total program funding pool has not been published because it depends on 2026 Driver Improvement Surcharge receipts. No matching funds are required. This is a one-time 2026 award provided through an addendum to an existing state/county agreement, with funding effective January 1–December 31, 2026; there is no renewal.
Eligible expenses and limitations
The award is limited to offsetting the cost of treatment services ordered through the Intoxicated Driver Program for clients lacking sufficient ability to pay. Applicants must account for service expenditures and all offsetting revenue, including retained driver improvement surcharges, sliding-scale or direct payments, tax intercept receipts, insurance/Medicaid payments, and other local resources. DHS specifies that applications should demonstrate the remaining unfunded treatment-service costs; this is not general operating support for unrelated programs.
Application deadline and required documents
Applications are due October 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. The official notice does not specify a time zone, so applicants should confirm the submission cutoff directly with Wisconsin DHS. Required materials include Form F-20891 (IDP Supplemental Funding Application and financial reporting), Form F-01788 (debarment and suspension certification), supporting records such as client counts and invoices or proof of assistance, and an application narrative of no more than two pages addressing the need, treatment barriers, expected impact, and proposed use of funds.
Applications are scored on the financial report (60 points), narrative (30 points), and certification (10 points). Successful grantees must complete performance reporting by March 31, 2027, financial reports in the DHS-approved format, and IDP client information reporting through the Program Participation System. Questions closed October 9; DHS reports no questions submitted.
How to submit
Read the controlling Wisconsin DHS notice and download the forms from its official links. Submit the complete application by email to DHSDCTSBPTRFundingOpportunities@dhs.wisconsin.gov with subject 2026 IDP Supplemental Funding Opportunity by the stated deadline. Verify your agency’s statutory eligibility and have the jurisdiction’s fiscal department reconcile all IDP treatment costs and revenue sources before submission.
Official source: Wisconsin DHS 2026 IDP Supplemental Funding RFA and submission instructions. Official notice posted September 30, 2026; last revised October 13, 2026; checked October 24, 2026. All applicant funding details above are drawn from that notice.