The UW-Madison Morgridge Center for Public Service has given $334,739 to UW-Madison education, environment and health faculty through 11 matching grants.
The Morgridge Match Grant Program is an initiative that matches 50 percent of grants awarded to campus individuals or groups for projects that support civic engagement and community-based learning at UW.
The fall 2010 grant cycle produced funding for projects including an educational program for Latino immigrant parents of children with Autism and a program for senior capstone students to promote healthier lifestyles on Wisconsin American Indian reservations, among others.
The Morgridge Center for Public Service aims to advance ""the Wisconsin Idea by developing and promoting civic engagement, strengthening teaching and learning and facilitating collaborative partnerships through community-based research, academic service-learning, public service and engaged scholarships,"" said the website.
The application for spring grants is due April 27.
