Open per Wisconsin DHS official announcement dated October 22, 2026. Preliminary record held Pending Review until controlling RFA verification.
Wisconsin Hospital Preparedness Program — Increasing Hospital Preparedness and Readiness (G27-02) — 2026
One-time Wisconsin DHS hospital-readiness grant RFA: up to five awards totaling $175,000 (not an individual maximum); applications due December 9, 2026, at 4 p.m. CT. Full RFA verification pending.
FundingUp to $175,000 TOTAL available across up to five awards; individual applicant maximum not stated in the accessible official DHS notice. Do not substitute the aggregate pool for an individual grant amount.
DeadlineDecember 9, 2026, 4:00 p.m. Central Time (CT), per Wisconsin DHS October 22, 2026 official notice.
Last verifiedOctober 28, 2026
Required next actionRead the full controlling RFA linked from the Wisconsin DHS official announcement; confirm exact eligible applicants, five permitted task areas, award limits, match/reimbursement and expenses, application forms and submission channel. Direct written questions to DHSHERC@dhs.wisconsin.gov by November 4, 2026, 4:00 p.m. CT using subject 'Question: DPH OPEHC G27-02- [Application organization name]'. Submit completed application by December 9, 2026, 4:00 p.m. CT.
Broad Eligibility
Wisconsin hospital emergency preparedness and readiness projects; exact eligible legal entities, permitted task areas, cost and partnership criteria must be verified from controlling RFA. Do not infer all hospitals or all preparedness vendors are directly eligible.
Atlas Analysis
Verified official Wisconsin DHS announcement October 28, 2026; posted October 22; five anticipated awards and $175,000 total, December 9 at 4 p.m. CT application deadline, November 4 at 4 p.m. CT questions. Public notice identifies an applicant financial-assistance RFA, not a vendor purchase contract. Full controlling publicnotices.wisconsin.gov RFA was not retrievable in this execution. Amount per applicant, matching, reimbursement, detailed restrictions and submission method remain unverified. Pending Review ONLY; no protected approval.
Funding opportunity
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), Division of Public Health, Office of Preparedness and Emergency Health Care (OPEHC), announced a one-time Increasing Wisconsin Hospital Preparedness and Readiness grant request for applications on October 22, 2026. The initiative supports improved hospital emergency readiness, patient outcomes, reduced reliance on emergency federal and state supplemental resources, and faster recovery after emergencies. Selected applicants will coordinate with DHS and Wisconsin Healthcare Emergency Readiness Coalitions (HERCs).
Available funding
DHS anticipates up to five awards totaling up to $175,000 across the entire competition. The publicly accessible DHS notice does not establish an individual applicant maximum or guarantee equal-sized awards. Do not interpret $175,000 as an award to one applicant, or divide the pool by five as a verified applicant ceiling.
Eligibility and allowable activities
The program is directed toward Wisconsin hospital preparedness and readiness. The notice says applications may address one or more of five task areas described in the controlling RFA, but does not enumerate those areas or provide the full applicant-eligibility test. Applicants should consult the controlling linked RFA for eligible legal entities, budgets, matching requirements, allowable and prohibited expenses, performance obligations, and required forms. These specifics are not yet independently verified for this Atlas record.
Application timing and instructions
Application deadline: December 9, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Central Time. Written questions are due November 4, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Central Time, by email to DHSHERC@dhs.wisconsin.gov, with subject line Question: DPH OPEHC G27-02- [Application organization name]. DHS anticipates notices of intent to award in the first week of January 2027. Obtain the application instructions and required forms from the RFA linked from the official DHS announcement; the final submission method and complete mandatory documentation have not yet been independently verified.
Official funder notice: Wisconsin DHS — Wisconsin Hospital Preparedness Program: Preparedness and Readiness. The linked controlling public-notice RFA should be reviewed before reliance on this preliminary record.
Source verificationOfficial government source · www.dhs.wisconsin.govAtlas last verified this record October 28, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
