City Program Will Pay You $9,000 To Move to Milwaukee

Riverwest. Photo by Urban Milwaukee staff. Mayor Cavalier Johnson has a tool to help Milwaukee get to 1 million residents: pay people to move. The City of Milwaukee and workforce development agency Employ Milwaukee are launching Milwaukee Fresh, a new talent recruitment program designed to attract up to 50 households from outside Wisconsin. The program offers relocation reimbursements of up to $9,000, depending on household size, as well as assistance finding housing and establishing connections in the community. The initiative is backed by a $455,763 grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC). The agency announced the award as part of a $5 million statewide effort to attract workers to Wisconsin. To qualify, applicants must currently live outside Wisconsin, move into the city of Milwaukee and have an annual household income of at least $55,000. Participants also cannot receive assistance through another WEDC grant. The maximum reimbursement increases with househo