The Wisconsin Comprehensive Planning Grant Program assists local governments in the development and adoption of comprehensive plans with about $2 million in grants annually. The grants are awarded to municipalities, counties, tribes, and regional planning commissions. Please see the planning grant manual below for more information on local funding match requirements.

2010 Comprehensive Planning Grant Manual

2009 Grants
Governor's Announcement
Map of 2009 Awards

2008 Grants
Governor's Announcement
Map of 2008 Awards                                                 

2008 Successful Grant Applications
(not all are in complete form)
2008 Bayfield County Application Part III
2008 Bowler Village Application Part III
2008 Buffalo County Application
2008 Burnett County Application Part III
2008 Florence County Application
2008 Forest County Application
2008 Hales Corners Village Application
2008 Jackson County Application Part III
2008 Sheboygan County Application
2008 Waushara County Application
2008 West Central RPC Application Part III

Tables of Grant Awards
 2009 Awards
 2008 Awards
 2007 Awards
 2006 Awards
 2005 Awards
 2004 Awards
 2003 Awards
 2002 Awards
 2001 Awards
 2000 Awards

Map of Municipal and County Grants 2000 - 2009

Successful and Unsuccessful Grant Applications 2000 - 2009

GRANT ADMINISTRATION

REIMBURSEMENT
Comprehensive planning grants are reimbursement grants. A community must spend money on eligible activities in order to be reimbursed. The expenditure activities prior to the grant agreement execution are not eligible for reimbursement.  Please see the 2010 Comprehensive Planning Grant Manual for more information on eligible activities.  In order to file for reimbursement please include the following items:

1. Comprehensive Planning Grant Reimbursement Form 
2. Detailed expenditure report (invoices, staff time, in-kind contributions, purchases, etc.)
3. A current status report (please see outline template)

A status report is required with each request for reimbursement. At a minimum, one status report should be submitted per year (in January) in order to remain in compliance with the grant agreement. 

Grantees should receive reimbursement checks within one month of reimbursement request submittal.  Grantees may request reimbursement up to four times per year. 

PLAN REVIEW
The Department of Administration (DOA) reviews grant-funded comprehensive plans in order to verify that the comprehensive plan meets the terms of the grant agreement. Please note that the DOA review is not a legal review of a community's comprehensive plan and is not a certification of compliance with the Comprehensive Planning Law, s. 66.1001, Wis. Stats.  The DOA requests 30 calendar days to review a community's draft comprehensive plan.

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CHECKLIST
The Comprehensive Planning Grant Program no longer requires grant closeout forms to be submitted with either the draft or final plans.  The grant closeout form has been converted into a voluntary comprehensive plan checklist.  This policy change (see Policy Change Memo - March 2008) will not affect the review of grant-funded plans.  

      Comprehensive Plan Checklist
      Comprehensive Plan Checklist (Word version)

GRANT CLOSEOUT AND FINAL REIMBURSEMENT
In order to close out a comprehensive planning grant, please follow instructions.  

For more information on the planning grant program contact
Comprehensive Planning Program
101 E. Wilson Street, 9th Floor
Madison, WI 53703
Tel. 608.267.3369
Fax 608.267.6917

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