{"id":42,"date":"2020-11-13T11:51:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T17:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:40:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T20:40:28","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-p-banner\"><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--single\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/08\/umw-campus-banner.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of UWM's campus\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"650\"\/><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--gradient\"><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--content uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--column uwm-u-flex--center-y uwm-u-text--center\"><h2>Advocating For UWM<\/h2><p>The Office of Government Relations cultivates and maintains relationships with policymakers, building support for the University<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center heading-separator uwm-u-text--center\" id=\"h-get-involved-in-building-support-for-uwm\">Get Involved In Building Support For UWM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card-grid uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--equal-y uwm-l-grid--3\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--img uwm-p-card--gold\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/08\/card-community.jpg\" alt=\"Students participating in a neighborhood cleanup event.\" class=\"wp-image-77\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/08\/card-community.jpg 800w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/08\/card-community-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/08\/card-community-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Local Government Relations<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">UWM works closely with government agencies in the city of Milwaukee as well as with governments in all three counties UWM has campuses &#8211; Milwaukee, Waukesha and Washington Counties.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"\/governmentrelations\/local-government-relations\/\">Local Government Relations<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--img uwm-p-card--gold\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/08\/state-capitol.jpg\" alt=\"Wisconsin State Capitol building\" class=\"wp-image-78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/08\/state-capitol.jpg 800w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/08\/state-capitol-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/08\/state-capitol-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">State Relations<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">UWM receives a portion of its funding through the state&#8217;s biennial budget process. UWM&#8217;s continued growth as a major research institution and its service to the students of Wisconsin relies on continued support from the state.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"\/governmentrelations\/state-government-priorities\">State Relations<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--img uwm-p-card--gold\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/08\/us-capitol.jpg\" alt=\"United States Capitol Building\" class=\"wp-image-79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/08\/us-capitol.jpg 800w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/08\/us-capitol-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2021\/08\/us-capitol-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Federal Relations<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">Funding from the federal government is a key part of many of UWM&#8217;s research and academic initiatives, while federal programs also provide financial support to UWM&#8217;s students.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"\/governmentrelations\/federal-government-priorities\">Federal Relations<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-42","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - 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