Dane, Columbia Co. programs receive $3.3 million in AmeriCorps funding

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Twenty-seven programs across the state of Wisconsin will receive funding from AmeriCorps – six of those programs exclusively serve Dane and Columbia County.

Serve Wisconsin announced on Monday that $14.8 million in grant funding from AmeriCorps will go towards various programs in Wisconsin. Included in those funds are the $3.3 million that will support the six Dane and Columbia County programs.

According to Jeanne Duffy, Executive Director of Serve Wisconsin, this funding will put 936 AmeriCorps members at over 200 service sites throughout the state...