# Fund for Lake Michigan grants

From Fund for Lake Michigan. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, from the check on 2 November 2026: Open: rolling, apply any time, no deadline.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Not found on the pages we read
- Who can apply: NGOs, Government bodies, Research institutions and Indigenous organisations
- Where: Lake Michigan basin in Wisconsin: United States
- Rounds: Rolling: apply any time
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Rivers and lakes and Wetlands
- Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/fund-for-lake-michigan/
- Funder’s programme page: https://fundforlakemichigan.org/apply-for-funding/current-opportunities/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Grants for on-the-ground projects that improve water quality in the Wisconsin Lake Michigan basin, such as protecting habitat and reducing polluted runoff. Two steps: a pre-proposal any time, then an invited full proposal.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Fund for Lake Michigan grants, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “We use a two-step grant making process; a pre-proposal followed by an invitation to submit a full proposal.”

Source: https://fundforlakemichigan.org/apply-for-funding/current-opportunities/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fund-for-lake-michigan/#access

**Fund for Lake Michigan grants, amount:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fund-for-lake-michigan/#amount

**Fund for Lake Michigan grants, where:** Lake Michigan basin in Wisconsin: United States

> “Geographically, Fund for Lake Michigan grants are targeted to the Lake Michigan shoreline, near shore areas and watersheds within the Lake Michigan basin in Wisconsin”

Source: https://fundforlakemichigan.org/apply-for-funding/eligibility/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fund-for-lake-michigan/#geography

**Fund for Lake Michigan grants, who can apply:** NGOs, Government bodies, Research institutions and Indigenous organisations

> “501(c)3 non-profit organizations, local units of government, government agencies, tribes, universities and other educational institutions are eligible for funding.”

Source: https://fundforlakemichigan.org/apply-for-funding/eligibility/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fund-for-lake-michigan/#applicant_types

**Fund for Lake Michigan grants, rounds:** Rolling: apply any time

> “The Fund accepts pre-proposals on a rolling basis throughout the year.”

Source: https://fundforlakemichigan.org/apply-for-funding/current-opportunities/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fund-for-lake-michigan/#window

**Fund for Lake Michigan grants, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fund-for-lake-michigan/#co_finance_required

## The call

### Rolling pre-proposals

Call page: https://fundforlakemichigan.org/apply-for-funding/current-opportunities/

**Fund for Lake Michigan grants, Rolling pre-proposals, status:** Open

> “The Fund accepts pre-proposals on a rolling basis throughout the year. You can submit a pre-proposal to the Fund on a time-frame that works best for you and your project. We make grant decisions four times a year at our quarterly board meetings.”

Source: https://fundforlakemichigan.org/apply-for-funding/current-opportunities/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fund-for-lake-michigan/#call-rolling-status

**Fund for Lake Michigan grants, Rolling pre-proposals, deadline:** None: apply any time
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fund-for-lake-michigan/#call-rolling-deadline

Condition: Grant decisions are made at quarterly board meetings..

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Fund for Lake Michigan grants, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fund-for-lake-michigan/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Fund for Lake Michigan grants”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/fund-for-lake-michigan/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

## Something wrong?

Report a problem: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Problem+with+Fund+for+Lake+Michigan+grants&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Ffund-for-lake-michigan%2F%0A%0AWhat+is+wrong+%28deadline%2C+amount%2C+eligibility%2C+link%E2%80%A6%29%3F%0A%0A%0AWhere+did+you+see+the+correct+information%3F+A+link+to+the+funder%E2%80%99s+own+page+helps+most.%0A&labels=listing-problem
Funders can correct their listing: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Funder+correction%3A+Fund+for+Lake+Michigan+grants&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Ffund-for-lake-michigan%2F%0A%0AYour+name%2C+role+and+organisation%3A%0A%0AWhat+should+change%2C+and+the+page+on+your+website+that+says+so%3A%0A%0AWe+change+a+listing+only+after+confirming+it+on+your+own+website.+Listings+can%E2%80%99t+be+bought.%0A&labels=funder-correction