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- HRSA Offering Grant Funding to Strengthen Quality Improvement in Small Rural Facilities
- Report Highlights Reimbursement Challenges for Rural Hospitals
- Q&A Session Scheduled for DWD - Healthcare Employment, Access, and Rural Transformation Grant
- House Ways & Means Advances Seniors Timely Access to Care Act, Transparency Bills
- WHA Health Care Leadership Academy Graduate Spotlight: Dr. Wendy Ledesma
- Have You Submitted Your Nomination Yet? 2026 Global Vision Community Partnership Award
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Culture College – Breakthrough Strategies for Creating and Sustaining a Magnetic CultureJul. 27, 2026
EMTALA Regulatory Series: Part ThreeAug. 4, 2026
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Q&A Session Scheduled for DWD - Healthcare Employment, Access, and Rural Transformation Grant
Get expert answers from DWD on July 22, 2026
Grant experts from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) will hold a question-and-answer session for interested applicants of the Workforce Innovation Grant: Healthcare Employment, Access, and Rural Transformation (WIG: HEART) program. The grant program will fund projects to address health care workforce challenges in Wisconsin's rural communities.
Registration is free to attend the online information session on July 22, 2026 from 11 a.m. to noon Central Time.
The WIG: HEART program will award up to $10 million in grants. Awards will go to eligible nonprofit and government organizations to work with regional workforce partners on local solutions. A total of $4.9 million is available in the first year to support startup activities for all first-year funded projects. The WIG: HEART program will run for four years.
WIG: HEART online grant applications and all required materials are due by 3 p.m. CT on Monday, Aug. 17, 2026.
Contact WHA Senior Vice President Workforce and Clinical Practice Ann Zenk with questions about the DWD workforce grants or any other workforce issue.
Q&A Session Scheduled for DWD - Healthcare Employment, Access, and Rural Transformation Grant
Get expert answers from DWD on July 22, 2026
Grant experts from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) will hold a question-and-answer session for interested applicants of the Workforce Innovation Grant: Healthcare Employment, Access, and Rural Transformation (WIG: HEART) program. The grant program will fund projects to address health care workforce challenges in Wisconsin's rural communities.
Registration is free to attend the online information session on July 22, 2026 from 11 a.m. to noon Central Time.
The WIG: HEART program will award up to $10 million in grants. Awards will go to eligible nonprofit and government organizations to work with regional workforce partners on local solutions. A total of $4.9 million is available in the first year to support startup activities for all first-year funded projects. The WIG: HEART program will run for four years.
WIG: HEART online grant applications and all required materials are due by 3 p.m. CT on Monday, Aug. 17, 2026.
Contact WHA Senior Vice President Workforce and Clinical Practice Ann Zenk with questions about the DWD workforce grants or any other workforce issue.
IN THIS ISSUE
- HRSA Offering Grant Funding to Strengthen Quality Improvement in Small Rural Facilities
- Report Highlights Reimbursement Challenges for Rural Hospitals
- Q&A Session Scheduled for DWD - Healthcare Employment, Access, and Rural Transformation Grant
- House Ways & Means Advances Seniors Timely Access to Care Act, Transparency Bills
- WHA Health Care Leadership Academy Graduate Spotlight: Dr. Wendy Ledesma
- Have You Submitted Your Nomination Yet? 2026 Global Vision Community Partnership Award
EDUCATION EVENTS
Jul. 21, 2026
Culture College – Breakthrough Strategies for Creating and Sustaining a Magnetic CultureJul. 27, 2026
EMTALA Regulatory Series: Part ThreeAug. 4, 2026
Seeing the Real Market: Using Claims Enhanced Intelligence to Make Better Strategy, Access, and Growth Decisions