Who is eligible:
Persons having or directly supporting a person with an ASD will be eligible for grant consideration.  Shawano County residents will be given first considerations for available funds.  Funding left over will be allotted to individuals residing in other counties in Wisconsin, must be a Wisconsin resident.

Granting periods:
Grants will be given out on a quarterly basis and will be issued in the months of March, June, September and December.
Grants will only be accepted:
Jan. 1st to Feb. 1st                      1st quarter (Jan, Feb, March)
Apr. 1st to May 1st                     2nd quarter (April, May, June)
July 1st to Aug. 1st                     3rd quarter (July, Aug, Sept)
Oct. 1st to Nov. 1st                     4th quarter (Oct, Nov, Dec)

Grant awards: 
One week prior to final review of applications you may receive a phone call from one of our Board Members to obtain further information regarding the item(s) being requested.  After final approval, you will be contacted via telephone if your grant is accepted (alternative contact source mail).  If your grant has been declined you will be contacted via email.  At no time will checks be directly cut or sent to the requestor/individual. 

If the requested grant is approved, the individual may begin using the funds by contacting the provider.  All funds will be sent directly to the indicated provider.  Grant funds must be used within 90-days of approval, and grant checks will be voided after that time period.  At no time may funds be transferred, they may only be used for providers indicated on original application form.  If individual can no longer use the funds, a check made payable to Bridge the Gap, Inc. must be sent back and the funds will be used for an alternative individual.  Check should be mailed to: Bridge the Gap, Inc. N6131 State Hwy 47-55 Shawano WI 54166.

Families or persons with ASD can apply annually (January – December) for funding.  Priority will be given to those families/persons who have not received funding in previous years.  Bridge The Gap is a funding source of last resort.  Families may be asked to provide verification of denial from such sources as Children’s Long Term Support, Family Support and/or MA. 

Reduce, reuse, and recycle policy:
All persons receiving funding for therapeutic items from Bridge The Gap will be asked to sign a contract, which states that when the item requested is no longer of therapeutic value to the person on whose behalf the request was made, Bridge The Gap will be notified and the item will be donated back to Bridge The Gap for use with other families/persons having similar needs.

Applications are only accepted via email to

Sat Aug 21th 2010