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Prepared by: Kelly McGraw, Staff Attorney January 4, 2023
2023 Wisconsin Act 85
[2023 Senate Bill 527]
Grants for Suicide Prevention
Programming
2023 Wisconsin Act 85 requires the Department of Health Services (DHS) to award grants to
organizations or coalitions of organizations for suicide prevention programming. Under the act,
organizations may include a city, village, town, county, or federally recognized American Indian tribe or
band in this state. DHS may award a suicide prevention programming grant to a recipient for an
amount up to $25,000 in a fiscal year. DHS may not award a suicide prevention programming grant
unless the grant recipient contributes matching funds or in-kind services having a value equal to at least
20 percent of the grant.
Each fiscal year, DHS must set aside $250,000 from federal block grants for community mental health
services to award suicide prevention programming grants. DHS may not encumber the federal funds set
aside under the act during the fiscal year in which the funds are set aside for any purpose other than to
award suicide prevention programming grants.
Effective date: December 8, 2023
For a full history of the bill, visit the Legislature’s bill history page.
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