Dream Up! Supply-Building Grant Program Awardees - Spring and Fall 2022 Cohorts

The Dream Up! Child Care Supply-Building grant program, administered by our partner, First Children’s Finance, focuses on building child care supply through a collaborative community approach. Twenty-eight cross-sector teams will receive strategic planning support and $75,000 in grant funding to evaluate, plan, sustain, and expand existing child care, and support new child care programs. Additional $5,000 stipends will be allocated to participating child care providers who submit business improvement plans during the strategic planning process. Explore the map and table below to view recipients from the spring 2022 and fall 2022 cohorts.

DCF has also worked with a few communities to capture videos of the Dream Up! process. Catch up on the progress communities have been making by viewing these videos on our Innovative Communities Around Wisconsin webpage. 

Look for the next round of Dream Up! applications in early 2023.

Spring 2022 Cohort Awardees

Fall 2022 Cohort Awardees