Milwaukee Cocaine Use Prevention and Treatment
Milwaukee Cocaine Use Prevention and Treatment supports providers delivering prevention and family-centered care to reduce cocaine-related hospitalizations and overdose deaths among Milwaukee women and families.
Funder: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Due Dates: November 17, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. (Written questions) | November 25, 2026 (Answers posted, estimated) | December 16, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. (Application)
Funding Amounts: $300,000 per awardee annually for two years; one residential provider may receive an additional $79,500 annually; $1,959,000 total available
Summary: Supports coordinated prevention and family-centered treatment to reduce cocaine-related hospitalizations and overdose deaths among Milwaukee County women and families.
Key Information: Applicants must have a physical location in Milwaukee County and provide in-person services there.
Description
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services’ Division of Care and Treatment Services funds a multidisciplinary team addressing cocaine use among women and families in Milwaukee County. The program brings primary prevention and substance use disorder treatment providers together to reduce cocaine-related hospitalizations and overdose deaths, engage participants’ identified families, and establish sustainable services.
Prevention services reach pregnant and parenting women at risk of cocaine use through education, outreach, healthy alternatives, referral, and community or environmental strategies. Treatment emphasizes gender-responsive care and treating the family as a unit, with coordinated medical and prenatal care, pediatric care, childcare, transportation, and therapeutic services. Programs address overdose education, naloxone access, and relapse prevention planning. Additional residential funding supports long-term treatment addressing family relationships, mental health needs, and employability.
