COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, January 28, 2026
Votes on Walkers Point Youth and Family Center Resolution Filed
What happened
The Community & Economic Development Committee approved updates to Milwaukee Arts Board grant guidelines allowing indefinite funding for arts organizations, authorized $5,000 for the 14th annual MKE Business Now Entrepreneurship Summit, and approved two food waste/hunger preventi…
- Jurisdiction
- Milwaukee, WI
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- January 28, 2026
- Decisions
- 6 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Free sample: decision 1 of 6
Milwaukee Arts Board Project Guidelines Update
Ordinance updating Arts Board guidelines to officially codify the sustaining grant program, removing the previous 5-year limit on consecutive funding for arts organizations. Organizations must still apply annually and meet scoring requirements. Grants are $3,000-$6,000 per organization, with approximately two-thirds of applicants receiving funding.
- Organizations must apply annually and score high enough to merit funding each year
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Community & Economic Development Committee approved updates to Milwaukee Arts Board grant guidelines allowing indefinite funding for arts organizations, authorized $5,000 for the 14th annual MKE Business Now Entrepreneurship Summit, and approved two food waste/hunger preventi…
Key Decisions (6)
Milwaukee Arts Board Project Guidelines Update
MKE Business Now Entrepreneurship Summit Funding
Roswell Resolution Held
DNR Food Waste Prevention Contract
No Kid Hungry Grant for Childhood Hunger Alliance
Walkers Point Youth and Family Center Resolution Filed
Market Signals (2)
Commercial Demand
The 14th annual MKE Business Now Entrepreneurship Summit indicates sustained…
Other
Multiple food recovery and anti-hunger initiatives suggest growing concern about…
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