Acquire Primary Resources on Microfilm

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,893
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minnesota State University, Mankato (Library Services)
Recipient Type
Public College/University
Status
In Progress
Start Date
January 2020
End Date
January 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Blue Earth
Blue Earth
Project Details

To add 97 rolls of microfilmed local newspapers to the library's holdings, making primary records more accessible to the public.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs
Appropriation Language

$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,893
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$7,893
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org

Source of Additional Funds

Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org

Recipient Board Members
AbdulRahmane Abdul-Aziz, Ashlyn Anderson, Alex Cirillo, Jay Cowles, Dawn Erlandson, Robert Hoffman, Jerry Janezich, Roger Moe, April Nishimura, Rudy Rodriguez, George Soule, Louise Sundin, Cheryl Tefer, Michael Vekich, and Samson Williams
Project Manager
First Name
Heidi
Last Name
Southworth
Organization Name
Minnesota State University, Mankato (Library Services)
Street Address
Memorial Library, PO Box 8419
City
Mankato
State
MN
Zip Code
56002
Phone
(507) 389-5066
Email
heidi.southworth@mnsu.edu
Administered By
Administered by
Location

345 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-259-3000