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Recipient
Wilderness Inquiry
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,500,000

Wilderness Inquiry engages 20,000 Minnesotans through outdoor adventures, promoting equity in access to outdoor activities, places, and careers and supporting stewardship and conservation values for current and future generations.

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Koochiching
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Minnesota State Public School Orphanage Museum, Inc.
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,944

A comprehensive overhaul and expansion of the existing outdoor tour system at the Minnesota State Public School Orphanage Museum was competed by contractors, volunteers and Museum staff. The overhaul involved outdoor tour map re-creation, kiosk guide improvement, script re-writes and audio track replacement. Two new kiosks and an outdoor display of the 1898 School cornerstone and capstone were also installed.

Steele
Recipient
DNR
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,000,000
Fund Source

This program is managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to provide competitive matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national organizations, including government. Grant activities include the enhancement, restoration, or protection of forests, wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. A 10% non-state cash or in-kind match was required from all grantees, and was identified at the time of application.

Becker
Hubbard
Isanti
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Stearns
Steele
Steele
Recipient
DNR
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,386,000
Fund Source

The Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program (CPL) is managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to provide competitive matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national non-profit organizations and governments. Grant activities include the enhancement, restoration, or protection of forests, wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. A match of at least 10% from nonstate sources was required for grants of $100,000 or less, and a match of at least 15% from nonstate sources was required for grants over $100,000.

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Carver
Clay
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Freeborn
Grant
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Koochiching
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mower
Nicollet
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Redwood
Sibley
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Swift
Recipient
City of Owatonna
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,761

To contract with qualified professionals to prepare construction documents for the preservation of the Owatonna City and Fireman's Hall, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Steele
Recipient
Owatonna, City of
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,500,000
Fund Source

Construct wastewater treatment improvements to meet more stingent discharge requirements

Steele
Recipient
Steele County
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$36,650
Fund Source

The Straight River runs through Owatonna and is considered a priority water resource for the city. Untreated stormwater from city roofs, streets and parking lots are jeopardizing the water quality of river. Through this project, the city will install four rain gardens in city parks that will capture and rapidly absorb stormwater runoff from streets and driveways. The implentation of these rain gardens throughout the city will reduce the volume of stormwater entering the Straight River.

Steele
Recipient
Owatonna, City of
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$500,000
Fund Source

Construct treatment plant improvements

Steele
Recipient
Ecumen Brooks and CountrySide
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$13,281

Partners in Arts Participation

Steele
Recipient
HOPE Coalition
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$22,786

Partners in Arts Participation

Goodhue
Wabasha
Recipient
Jordan Towers Resident Council
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Partners in Arts Participation
Goodhue
Recipient
Jordan Towers Resident Council
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,250
Partners in Arts Participation
Goodhue
Recipient
Courage Kenny Foundation AKA Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$16,975

Partners in Arts Participation

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Koochiching
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
St. Louis
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Minnesota Creative Arts and Aging Network AKA ArtSage
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$100,000
Partnership Grant
Hennepin
Dakota
Ramsey
Anoka
Cook
Yellow Medicine
Wright
Stearns
Isanti
St. Louis
Steele
Dodge
Washington
Cass
Otter Tail
Recipient
St. Paul Lutheran Church
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Goodhue
Recipient
Cannon Valley Fair
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,783

To construct a stage and bring in artists and entertainment. Artists will demonstrate woodworking, yarn spinning, and photography. A local bluegrass band will be featured for the first time at the fair.

Goodhue
Recipient
Perpich Center for Arts Education
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$850,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$850,000
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$795,000
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$750,000

The Perpich Arts Integration Network of Teachers (PAINT) fosters collaborative arts integration in Minnesota through K-12 teacher professional development and funding to schools. With Perpich Center facilitation, teacher teams develop and implement arts-integrated lessons and units. PAINT program components include:

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Clay
Cook
Dodge
Douglas
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Itasca
Lake
Mower
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Ramsey
St. Louis
Steele
Stevens
Wabasha
Wilkin
Winona
Recipient
U of MN
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$392,000

Provide professional development workshops at three Greater Minnesota locations for 60 teachers to use phenology education curriculum and community science resources, reaching >7,000 students in the first three years.

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Koochiching
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Goodhue County Historical Society
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$22,962
To gain intellectual and physical control of historic objects held in public trust.
Goodhue
Recipient
Steele County Historical Society
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$61,696
Steele
Recipient
Steele County Historical Society
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$59,786

To provide better organization of a photograph collection, allowing for greater public access to this historic resource.

Steele
Recipient
Goodhue County Historical Society
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$83,699
Goodhue
Recipient
Prairie Island Indian Community
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$41,288
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$91,119

To revitalize our Dakota language and increase the use of our language through classes, immersion efforts and activities promoting Dakota use throughout the community.

Goodhue
Recipient
Preservation Alliance of Minnesota
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$75,336

To develop a partnership between historic preservationists and university faculty to integrate preservation curriculum into existing educational programs.

Blue Earth
Hennepin
Ramsey
Becker
Brown
Dakota
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Goodhue
Houston
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Meeker
Mower
Nicollet
Nobles
Olmsted
Renville
Rock
Scott
Sibley
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Winona
Yellow Medicine
Anoka
Big Stone
Carver
Chippewa
Cottonwood
Freeborn
Grant
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Martin
Murray
Pipestone
Redwood
Rice
Sherburne
Stearns
Stevens
Wright
Recipient
The SEAD Project
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$90,000

SEAD seeks to expand on our successful storytelling program by archiving and illustrating first-person narratives from elders in our community. Our proposed program, entitled Collections from Home,will document first-person stories from elders in our Hmong, Viet, Khmer, and Lao communities on topics related to immigration, childhood, homelands, and tradition, which will then be illustrated by emerging artists within our community for publication and distribution.

Hennepin
Ramsey
Anoka
Blue Earth
Carver
Chisago
Goodhue
Hennepin
Isanti
Le Sueur
McLeod
Mille Lacs
Olmsted
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
St. Louis
Stearns
Stevens
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Wondertrek (Region 5) Children's Museum
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$241,200

The Brainerd Lakes area is one of Minnesota's most beloved "up north" destinations. With a population of 162,000 that expands by approximately 300,000 annually, North Central Minnesota is home to a complex mix of year-round residents, second home owners, seasonal visitors, and a growing immigrant population. The area is home to both promise and challenge. WonderTrek Children's Museum and its partners envision a more connected region and state and actively works to create connections by bringing together visitors and residents from diverse backgrounds in shared experiences.

Statewide
Beltrami
Cass
Crow Wing
Goodhue
Hubbard
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Pipestone
Stearns
Todd
Wadena
Statewide
Beltrami
Cass
Crow Wing
Goodhue
Hubbard
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Pipestone
Stearns
Todd
Wadena
Statewide
Beltrami
Cass
Crow Wing
Goodhue
Hubbard
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Pipestone
Stearns
Todd
Wadena
Recipient
U of MN - Landscape Arboretum
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$615,000

Pollinators play a key role in ecosystem function and in agriculture, including thousands of native plants and more than one hundred U.S. crops that either need or benefit from pollinators. However, pollinators are in dramatic decline in Minnesota and throughout the country. The causes of the decline are not completely understood, but identified factors include loss of nesting sites, fewer flowers, increased disease, and increased pesticide use. Developing an aware, informed citizenry that understands this issue is one key to finding and implementing solutions to counteract these factors.

Anoka
Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Dakota
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Le Sueur
McLeod
Nicollet
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Waseca
Wright
Recipient
MN DNR
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$329,000
Becker
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Chippewa
Clay
Cottonwood
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Freeborn
Grant
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Rock
Roseau
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Traverse
Waseca
Watonwan
Wilkin
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Minnesota Zoological Garden
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$421,000
Becker
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Chippewa
Clay
Cottonwood
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Freeborn
Grant
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Rock
Roseau
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Traverse
Waseca
Watonwan
Wilkin
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Prairie Island Indian Community
Goodhue
2009 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$65,000
Fund Source

Conversion of land with a retiring agricultural lease at Frontenac state park to restored upland prairie.

Goodhue
Recipient
Pheasants Forever
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000,000
Fund Source

This program will acquire 1,100 acres of state wildlife management areas (WMA) or federal waterfowl production areas (WPA) to enhance grassland and prairie habitat and provide public recreation opportunities for the citizens of Minnesota. In addition, PF restore an additional 1,500 acres of grassland habitat on permanently protected lands (WPA's or WMA's).

Benton
Brown
Chippewa
Freeborn
Goodhue
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Mower
Nobles
Pipestone
Redwood
Rock
Scott
Sibley
Stearns
Stevens
Stevens
Recipient
Pheasants Forever
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,015,000
Fund Source

This program will protect 900 acres of priority prairie grassland, wetland habitat, and native remnant prairie (if available) as state wildlife management areas (WMA). In addition, acquired lands will be restored and/or enhanced to prairie and/or wetland habitat. Once complete, these WMAs will provide quality grassland/wetland habitat complexes that will benefit a myriad of game and non-game species and will provide public recreational opportunities for the citizens of Minnesota.

Benton
Chippewa
Dakota
Goodhue
Lincoln
McLeod
Meeker
Mower
Pipestone
Pope
Redwood
Stearns
Todd
Todd
Recipient
Rochester International Film Group
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,900

Presenter/Production Assistance

Anoka
Becker
Benton
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chisago
Clearwater
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Le Sueur
Marshall
McLeod
Meeker
Recipient
Austin Symphony Orchestra
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,550

Presenter/Production Assistance

Freeborn
Mower
Olmsted
Steele
Recipient
Southeast Minnesota Federation Music Club
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,550

Presenter/Production Assistance

Dodge
Freeborn
Goodhue
Olmsted
Steele
Wabasha
Recipient
Children's Dance Theatre
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,550

Presenter/Production Assistance

Dakota
Dodge
Goodhue
Olmsted
Rice
Winona
Recipient
Southeast Service Cooperative
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,600

Presenter/Production Assistance

Goodhue
Mower
Olmsted
Steele
Recipient
Cannon Falls Community Band
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,360

Presenter/Production Assistance

Dakota
Goodhue
Olmsted
Recipient
Rochester Chamber Music Society
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,550

Presenter/Production Assistance

Anoka
Blue Earth
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Mower
Nicollet
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Winona