Eagle Bluff Lighthouse in Door County, October 1, 2020. PC: Fox 11 Online
(WTAQ-WLUK) — Dozens of community projects across Wisconsin are receiving state funding, including seven in Northeast Wisconsin.
The state building commission approved more than $160 million in projects statewide.
The grant money is funded through the new Non-State Grant Program, which was created in the 2023-25 biennial budget enacted by Gov. Tony Evers last summer.
“I was glad to launch the Non-State Grant Program last year because an investment in local capital projects like these is an investment in local jobs and economies and improving public services and the quality of life for Wisconsinites statewide. I’m incredibly excited about these projects and the investments we’re making in communities in every corner of Wisconsin—this is great news for our state,” said Gov. Evers. “From strengthening hospital and emergency response services to honoring local veterans and supporting our tourism industry, among so much more, I’m looking forward to getting these critical investments out to communities that need them so these good folks can get to work on projects that will help serve our local communities.”
Click here to see a full list of approved project grants.
In Northeast Wisconsin, seven projects were given grants:
- $500,000 to the Door County Historical Society for the reconstruction of the Eagle Bluff Lighthouse Barn;
- $250,000 to Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass for the renovation of the museum;
- $850,000 to MENOMINI yoU for the Menomini yoU Inc. Waqsecwan Language Center;
- $500,000 to On Broadway Inc. for the Green Bay Public Market;
- $551,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of the Tri-County Area Inc. to assist in the construction of a new site in Ripon;
- $2 million to Outagamie County for the expansion of the Appleton International Airport concourse;
- $274,000 to the Appleton Public Library for the Appleton Public Library building project;
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