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Flexible Facilities Program

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Program Sponsor:
Division of Energy, Housing and Community Resources
Department of Administration

Program Email:
FlexibleFacilitiesProgram@
wisconsin.gov

 

Please review all available documentation on this page prior to contacting the program.​



The Flexible Facilities Program (FFP) is funded through the U.S. Department of Treasury's Capital Projects Fund (CPF) program, which was established through the American Rescue Plan of 2021, and aims to:

  • Directly support recovery from the COVID-19 public health emergency by strengthening and improving the infrastructure necessary for participation in work, education, and health monitoring th​at will last beyond the pandemic;
  • Enable investments in capital assets designed to address inequities in access to critical services; and
  • Provide the modern infrastructure necessary to access critical services, including a high-quality and affordable broadband internet connection.
The Treasury published the allocations available to eligible entities in August 2021 on the Treasury Capital Projects Fund website.

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The State of Wisconsin Department of Administration was awarded $115 million for the Flexible Facilities Program to provide grants to local and tribal governments for the purpose of carrying out critical capital projects in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic public health emergen​cy. Funding was made available for the construction of new or renovation or expansion of existing libraries, community centers, and other multi-purpose community facilities that will offer reliable, affordable high speed internet and other digital connectivity technology that will directly enable work, education, and health monitoring, including remote options. The program encourages focusing on economically distressed areas, supporting community empowerment, and adopting fair labor practices.​

​Program Information​

Awards were made through a competitive application process. An application had to be submitted under one of the following categories:

     Category A: New Facility Construction Project; or
     Category B: Existing Facility Renovation or Expansion Project. 

The "Facility" being constructed, renovated or expanded must be a library, community center, and other multi-purpose community facility (school facilities are excluded).

Eligible applicants were Wisconsin local and tribal governments.

Minimum Criteria that an applicant's project had to meet: 

  • Must include constructing a new or renovating or expanding an existing library, community center, or multi-purpose community facility, and 
  • Must include the purchase and/or installation of broadband and/or other digital connectivity technology (e.g., digital connectivity equipment, devices, services) that provide public access to high speed internet, and 
  • Must directly enable work, education, and health monitoring. 
General construction or improvement of traditional schools is ineligible for this program. 

Maximum Award Amount per Project: $4,250,000

Grantee Implementation/Performance Period: October 7, 2024 through​ October 31, 2026

Application & Awards

Applications were made available April 26, 2024 and were due by 2:00 p.m. on July 11, 2024. 

Awards were announced on October 7, 2024 (see FFP Awards press r​elease​ for the list of projects and Awardees​).

Application Materials

The application materials are provided below for reference only. The application period is closed.

Flexible Facilities Program Grant Announcement (includes Application Instructions)

Flexible Facilities Program Grant Application (Courtesy Copy)​

Flexible Facilities Program Grant Application Instruction​​s for DocuSign Form​

Flexible Facilities Program​​​​ Scoring Rubric​


​Application Training

Application Training for the Flexible Facilities Program was held on May 9, 2024 and was intended to offer potential applicants guidance and instructions in writing grant applications. Participating in the training session was not required to submit an application but was highly reco​mmended for units of general local government (UGLGs), t​ribal governments and consultants interested i​n preparing and submitting a Flexible Facilities Program application. The ​training documents are provided below for reference only.

FFP Application Training Agenda​​

FFP Application Training Presentation Slides​

FFP ​Application Training Presentation Webinar Recording​

Additional Resources for Implementation & Training​

Refer to the FFP Implementation Resources webpage for the following:

  • FFP Implementation Handbook (including Chapters 1-10 and the Chapter Attachments​). 
  • FFP Implementation Training webinar materials from the training held on December 12, 2024 for grantees and grant administrators for FFP projects.
  • FFP forms, templates, and other trainings, as released.​

Contact​​​

​​Program Email: FlexibleFacilitiesProgram@wisconsin.gov​

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