Community Project Funding FY26
FY26 Community Project Funding Requests:
NOTE: Projects are organized in alphabetical order by county location of project and then alphabetical by name of proposed recipient and then alphabetically by title of project name.
Project Name: Boscobel and Rural Fire Department and Rescue Center Project
Proposed Recipient: Boscobel and Rural Fire Department
Address of the Recipient: 510 Wisconsin Ave., Boscobel, WI 53805
Amount of the Request: $7,000,000
Explanation: The project would provide an up-to-date, well-equipped, Fire/EMS station so Fire/EMS can provide critical services that contribute to the safety and well-being of people in the community.
Letter: HERE
Project Name: Cashton Fire Department Project
Proposed Recipient: Cashton Fire District
Address of the Recipient: 723 Main St., Cashton, WI 54619
Amount of the Request: $3,750,000
Explanation: The project will fund a replacement fire station/emergency services facility (housing the fire department and volunteer rescue squad) for the Cashton Fire District and offer an emergency operations center, when needed, for the region.
Letter: HERE
Project Name: Chippewa County Mortuary Project
Proposed Recipient: Chippewa County
Address of the Recipient: 711 North Bridge St., Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
Amount of the Request: $600,000
Explanation: The project will reduce the financial burden currently being placed on the county for mortuary services and reduce the cost for law enforcement agencies in travel time when they meet with the coroner to examine a body.
Letter: HERE
Project Name: Chippewa Valley Emergency Interim Hospital Project
Proposed Recipient: Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative
Address of the Recipient: P.O. Box 398, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
Amount of the Request: $7,500,000
Explanation: The project will reestablish core healthcare services by developing a temporary, fully licensed hospital facility while a replacement hospital is under development, delivering 24/7 emergency care, inpatient services, surgical capacity, and obstetric, cancer, and cardiology care.
Letter: HERE
Project Name: Chippewa Valley Regional Cancer Center Project
Proposed Recipient: Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative
Address of the Recipient: P.O. Box 398, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
Amount of the Request: $5,000,000
Explanation: The project will establish a modern, outpatient cancer center in the Chippewa Valley that provides comprehensive, high-quality care, including diagnostics, infusion, radiation therapy, oncology consultations, and survivorship services.
Letter: HERE
Project Name: City of Altoona WI – Hillcrest Water System Project
Proposed Recipient: City of Altoona
Address of the Recipient: 303 Lynn Avenue PO Box 8, Altoona, WI 54720
Amount of the Request: $2,568,000
Explanation: The project will build a new municipal water distribution system in Hillcrest Estates that will replace the non-compliant portion of its private water system and provide adequate water pressure, thereby correcting the noted Department of Natural Resources violation.
Letter: HERE
Project Name: City of River Falls - Enhanced Communication and Public Safety Assurance Project
Proposed Recipient: City of River Falls
Address of the Recipient: 222 Lewis St., River Falls, WI 54022
Amount of the Request: $862,365
Explanation: The project will upgrade fixed and portable radio systems used by police officers, firefighters, and other first responders to effectively communicate and respond to emergencies across Pierce and St. Croix Counties.
Letter: HERE
Project Name: Cuba City - Water and Sewer Project
Proposed Recipient: City of Cuba City
Address of the Recipient: 108 N Main St, Cuba City, WI 53807
Amount of the Request: $2,086,162
Explanation: The project will assist the City of Cuba City in replacing aging and failing water and sewer infrastructure located under STH 80 in conjunction with the WDOT replacing the roadway.
Letter: HERE
Project Name: Family Health Center of Marshfield Project
Proposed Recipient: Family Health Center of Marshfield, Inc.
Address of the Recipient: 231 West Riverview Expressway, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495
Amount of the Request: $3,500,000
Explanation: The project will establish comprehensive healthcare services including primary care, oral health services and substance use disorder treatment and recovery in Wisconsin Rapids to those who are underserved or lack insurance.
Letter: HERE
Project Name: Genoa Harmony Fire Engine Project
Proposed Recipient: Genoa Harmony Fire Department
Address of the Recipient: 126 Main St., Genoa, WI 54632
Amount of the Request: $600,000
Explanation: The project will replace the Genoa Harmony Fire Department’s current fire engine, which is over 30 years old. Replacing their current truck would satisfy community needs, making it a first-out truck for fires, as well as increasing safety for firefighters and the community.
Letter: HERE
Project Name: Monroe County CTH ET Multimodal & Freight Corridor
Proposed Recipient: Monroe County Highway Department
Address of the Recipient: 803 Washington St., Sparta, WI 54656
Amount of the Request: $8,445,497
Explanation: The project will address safety concerns, enhance the movement of freight, provide safe access to agriculture, industrial, commercial, recreational and residential interests, enhance access to the Tomah VA Medical Center and the U.S. Army’s Fort McCoy, and provide multimodal opportunities, including freight and passenger rail, and vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian.
Letter: HERE
Project Name: Prairie du Chien Wastewater Treatment Facility Project
Proposed Recipient: City of Prairie du Chien Waste Water Treatment Facility
Address of the Recipient: 400 W Lockwood St, Prairie du Chien, WI 53821
Amount of the Request: $8,480,000
Explanation: The project will complete a plant upgrade which would allow the plant to operate efficiently and meet the limits set by the DNR.
Letter: HERE
Project Name: Township of Mount Ida Project
Proposed Recipient: Town of Mount Ida
Address of the Recipient: 6679 US Highway 18, PO Box 185, Fennimore, WI 53809
Amount of the Request: $175,000
Explanation: The project will improve roads for the safety of children, promote tourism within the surrounding community, and better serve the local businesses within the Wisconsin 3rd Congressional District.
Letter: HERE
Project Name: Village of West Salem Public Safety Building Project
Proposed Recipient: Village of West Salem
Address of the Recipient: 175 Leonard St S, West Salem, WI 54669
Amount of the Request: $3,500,000
Explanation: The project will provide much-needed training, storage, meeting, office, vehicle maintenance, evidence processing, and community space to serve the public demands of West Salem and achieving a collaboration of the West Salem Police Department, Tri-State Ambulance, space for LaCrosse County 9-1-1 dispatch, and future volunteer fire department.
Letter: HERE
Project Name: Viola Well Project
Proposed Recipient: Village of Viola
Address of the Recipient: 106 W. Wisconsin St., Viola, WI 54664
Amount of the Request: $1,793,000
Explanation: The project will construct a well on the south side of the Kickapoo River to provide a reliable water supply to meet current and future demands and it will make the Village more resilient to natural disasters by having water supply on each side of the river.
Letter: HERE