Apply for a Grant
Catholic schools within the boundaries of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee are welcome and encouraged to apply for funding from FIRE Foundation of Milwaukee. We offer two grant programs, as detailed below.
FIRE Grants
Our FIRE Grant program directly supports the needs of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including personnel costs and adaptive technology or curriculum.
FIRE Grant applications are annual but may be awarded for multiple consecutive years.
The FIRE Grant application period for the 2026-27 school year closed on February 6, 2026. Our grant application window for FIRE Grants will open again in November 2026.
If you have a significant need that falls outside of our yearly FIRE Grant cycle, please contact us via info@firemke.org. While the majority of our FIRE Grants are made through our regular grant cycle, we will consider requests on a limited basis. For less extensive needs, please consider applying for a Project Grant.
Project Grants
Our Project Grant program funds well-defined steps to initiate or increase the inclusion of children with disabilities.
The program awards one-time grants of a limited dollar amount to schools demonstrating a plan to expand inclusive education.
Grant applications are available and evaluated on a perpetual basis. For more information, please click the link below.
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