The Daybreak Fund was launched in 2023 to advance nature-based solutions to climate change in the Western Lake Michigan region. Geographically, the Daybreak Fund targets watersheds within the Lake Michigan Basin in Wisconsin and in Lake County in far northern Illinois. After making an initial round of grants last fall, the Daybreak Fund is now accepting pre-applications for 2024.

The Daybreak Fund will award approximately $1.7 million in grants in 2024 to support climate solutions that improve water quality and create greater social equity in urban and rural communities.

Please refer to the Daybreak Fund’s website for a copy of the RFP along with more information on eligibility, areas of focus, funding priorities and a grantmaking timeline. Please note that submittal of a pre-application is required via the online grant platform by April 10, 2024.