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Recipient
DNR
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,432,000
Fund Source

Grasslands continue to be the most threatened habitat in the state. This programmatic request will build on the DNR's history of enhancing and restoring grasslands, embedded wetlands, and savannas to increase wildlife populations. The Prairie Plan, Pheasant Plan, and Wildlife Action Plan will guide our efforts and ensure we are operating in a strategic and targeted manner. This proposal will enhance and restore grasslands on parcels that are permanently protected and most open to public hunting.

Aitkin
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Chippewa
Clay
Cottonwood
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Grant
Houston
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
Meeker
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Roseau
Scott
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Washington
Wilkin
Wilkin
Recipient
MN DNR
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,200,000

This project supports continuing development of County Groundwater Atlases for approximately three years. The goal is to provide this valuable water and resource management information infrastructure to every county.

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
DNR
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,250,000
Fund Source

DNR completed nine stream habitat projects with this appropriation. Four fish passage projects opened up access to 180 miles of river and 13,521 acres of lake and wetland habitat. We enhanced habitat on 39 Aquatic Management Areas, totalling 1440 acres, through the efforts of four positions funded by this appropriation. It also funded two stream habitat positions that oversaw the completion of 23 DNR projects and over 50 partner-lead projects funded by various OHF sources.

Aitkin
Becker
Beltrami
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Cass
Chippewa
Clay
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Fillmore
Hubbard
Itasca
Jackson
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Martin
Meeker
Morrison
Otter Tail
Polk
Renville
Rice
Rock
St. Louis
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
DNR
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,220,000
Fund Source

The following table provides a short summary of the accomplishments under this appropriation.  In total, the DNR enhanced and restored 283 sites for a total of 17,087 acres.  

Becker
Beltrami
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Clay
Cottonwood
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Goodhue
Grant
Houston
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Lyon
Marshall
Martin
Nobles
Norman
Otter Tail
Polk
Pope
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Roseau
Sibley
Stevens
Swift
Traverse
Wabasha
Winona
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
DNR
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,483,200
Fund Source

DNR modified six dams to allow fish passage and enhanced in stream habitat on two rivers with this appropriation. Also, habitat enhancement project were completed on 28 Aquatic Management Areas and three metro parks, totaling 1,002 acres. Stream habitat work for this appropriation and LSOHC-funded projects from other appropriations was aided by funding for a stream restoration coordinator and interns. These positions aided in public outreach, survey work, design, permitting, contracting, and coordination with project partners on these complex projects.

Becker
Beltrami
Carlton
Carver
Crow Wing
Dakota
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Itasca
Kandiyohi
Lake
Lincoln
Mower
Otter Tail
Pine
Polk
Ramsey
Redwood
Rice
Scott
St. Louis
Wabasha
Winona
Wright
Recipient
DNR
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,570,000
Fund Source

Acquire 910 acres of high priority habitats for designation as Wildlife Management Areas or Scientific & Natural Areas emphasizing Prairie Conservation Plan implementation and coordinating with partners. All lands will be open for public hunting, fishing and trapping.

Becker
Big Stone
Kandiyohi
Koochiching
Lincoln
Lyon
Meeker
Murray
Norman
Pine
Polk
Stearns
Recipient
DNR
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,983,000
Fund Source

We restored 2,081 acres of grassland and enhanced 42,425 acres of grassland for a total of 44,506 acres of wildlife habitat across 329 sites with these funds.

Aitkin
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Chippewa
Clay
Clearwater
Cottonwood
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Goodhue
Grant
Houston
Jackson
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lyon
Mahnomen
Marshall
Morrison
Murray
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Redwood
Roseau
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Wabasha
Wadena
Washington
Watonwan
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
DNR
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,172,000
Fund Source

Minnesota's iconic northern forests, wetlands, and brushland habitats require management beyond basic forestry practices or at smaller scales than commercial operations work. Other enhancements, such as brushland shearing or mowing have low commercial value but high wildlife value. These additional habitat enhancements improve the quality of the forests for both wildlife and outdoor recreation.

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Carlton
Cass
Chisago
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Kanabec
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Pennington
Pine
Polk
Sibley
St. Louis
Todd
Wabasha
Wadena
Winona
Recipient
DNR
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,088,000
Fund Source

Grasslands continue to be the most threatened habitat in the state. This programmatic request will build on the DNR's history of enhancing and restoring grasslands, embedded wetlands, and oak savannas to increase wildlife populations. The Prairie Plan, Pheasant Plan, and Wildlife Action Plan will guide our efforts to ensure we are operating in a strategic and targeted manner.

Becker
Big Stone
Brown
Carver
Chippewa
Clay
Cottonwood
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Houston
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Morrison
Nicollet
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Redwood
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Washington
Wilkin
Winona
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
DNR
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,003,000
Fund Source

Grasslands continue to be the most threatened habitat in the state. This programmatic request will build on the DNR's history of enhancing and restoring grasslands, embedded wetlands, and oak savannas. The Prairie Plan, Pheasant Plan, and Wildlife Action Plan will guide our efforts to ensure we are operating in a strategic and targeted manner. This proposal will enhance and restore grasslands on 5,700 acres parcels that are permanently protected and most open to public hunting using prescribed fire, tree removal, high-diversity seedings, and similar practices.

Anoka
Becker
Big Stone
Brown
Carlton
Chippewa
Clay
Cottonwood
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Goodhue
Grant
Houston
Jackson
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
Meeker
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Roseau
Sherburne
Stearns
Stevens
Swift
Traverse
Wabasha
Washington
Wilkin
Winona
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
DNR
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,732,000
Fund Source

Grasslands and wetlands in western Minnesota continues to be the most threatened habitat in the state. At the same time, the DNR continues to work to make the state's forests more productive for wildlife, timber, and other compatible uses. This request will realign and streamline previous funding requests by placing all DNR Roving Crews under a single proposal and appropriation.

Aitkin
Benton
Carlton
Cass
Chippewa
Cook
Cottonwood
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Kandiyohi
Lake of the Woods
Lincoln
Lyon
Marshall
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Pennington
Pipestone
Polk
Redwood
Roseau
Stearns
Washington
Recipient
DNR
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,427,000
Fund Source

Grasslands continue to be the most threatened habitat in the state. This programmatic request will build on the DNR's history of enhancing and restoring grasslands. The Prairie Plan and Wildlife Action Plan will guide our efforts to ensure we are operating in a strategic and targeted manner. This proposal will enhance and restore grasslands on 2,856 acres that are permanently protected using prescribed fire, tree removal, high-diversity seedings, and similar practices. Most lands enhanced with these funds are public and open to hunting.

Anoka
Becker
Big Stone
Brown
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Cottonwood
Dodge
Douglas
Fillmore
Goodhue
Grant
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Marshall
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Murray
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Roseau
Stevens
Swift
Traverse
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Wilkin
Winona
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
DNR
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,359,000
Fund Source

Acquire approximately 140 acres of high priority habitat for designation as Wildlife Management Area or Scientific and Natural Area in the LSOHC Prairie, Forest/Prairie Transition, and Northern Forest Planning Sections emphasizing Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan, Conservation That Works 3.0, WMA and AMA Acquisition & Management Strategic Plan and SNA Strategic Land Protection Plan with priority given to sites of high and outstanding biodiversity significance by the Minnesota Biological Survey.

Cass
Faribault
Hubbard
Polk
Red Lake
Redwood
Recipient
DNR
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,861,000
Fund Source

We restored and enhanced 48,341 acres with 521 projects on Wildlife Management Areas, Scientific and Natural Areas, and Native Prairie Bank Easements.

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cottonwood
Dakota
Douglas
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Houston
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
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
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Rock
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Stearns
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Washington
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
DNR
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,007,000
Fund Source

We restored and enhanced a total of 15,577 grassland acres with 239 projects on Wildlife Management Areas, Scientific and Natural Areas, and Native Prairie Bank easements.

Aitkin
Becker
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Chippewa
Clay
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Houston
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Scott
Sibley
Stearns
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Washington
Watonwan
Winona
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Illusion Theater and School, Inc.
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$23,850
To document in up to 18 interviews the history of child abuse in Minnesota, which historically has been a leader in providing relief from such abuse.
Statewide
Recipient
Minnesota's Black Community Project
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000

To hire qualified consultants to research the history of Minnesota's 21st century African American community, in preparation for a future documentary film.

Statewide
Recipient
Heritage Organization of Romanian Americans in Minnesota
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$85,978
Statewide
Recipient
Tech Sales Co.
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,000
Fund Source
This training will be for State employees who have purchased this new type of discharge measuring equipment. This training is needed to ensure that accurate and complete discharge measurements are made which is supplied to Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Consulting firms, Local units of government, federal government and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) modelers.
Statewide
Recipient
Board of Water and Soil Resources
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$230,000

There are currently more than 21,000 miles of drainage ditches and many thousands of miles of subsurface tile located throughout Minnesota and overseen by over 100 different local drainage authorities. Historically public records of these drainage systems have been maintained primarily in hard copy following differing protocols depending on local requirements. However, this antiquated approach limits the usability and accessibility of public drainage records creating various challenges for drainage management efforts.

Statewide
Recipient
Board of Water and Soil Resources
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$540,000
Statewide
Recipient
Minnesota Department of Health
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,200,000
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,200,000
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,700,000
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,100,000
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,100,000
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,100,000
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,100,000
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,150,000
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,150,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,020,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,020,000
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$744,717
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,291
Fund Source

The Drinking Water Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CEC) program identifies environmental contaminants for which current health-based standards currently do not exist or need to be updated, investigate the potential for human exposure to these chemicals, and develop guidance values for drinking water. Contaminants evaluated by CEC staff include contaminants that have been released or detected in Minnesota waters (surface water and groundwater) or that have the potential to migrate to or be detected in Minnesota waters.

Statewide
Recipient
McLeod County Historical Society
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,100
To hire a qualified professional to construct an appropriate support for a significant collections piece.
Statewide
McLeod
Meeker
Recipient
City of Tower
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Statewide
St. Louis
Recipient
Duluth Children's Museum
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$495,000

This funding is for arts, arts education, and arts access, and to preserve Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.

Statewide
Recipient
Tower-Soudan Historical Society
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,500
To hire a qualified consultant to prepare a Conditions Assessment for the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Company Passenger Station to establish a rehabilitation plan for the structure, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Statewide
Recipient
U of MN
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$200,000
Statewide
Recipient
U of MN
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$200,000

Forewarned is Forearmed: Our goal is to protect the newly described MN DNR native bees from invasive virus-derived diseases and population declines.

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
MN DNR
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,000,000

Native Prairie Bank will help landowners conserve native prairie though outreach to 10,000 landowners and practitioners, restoration and enhancement of 870 acres, and protection of 600 acres through conservation easements.

Statewide
Recipient
East Polk Soil and Water Conservation District
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$22,464
Fund Source

The East Polk Soil and Water Conservation District will monitor six sites along the Sandhill River and one site along  Kittleson Creek within the Sandhill River Watershed District. Monitoring data will be used to track changes in water quality on sites that have historical data, fill in data gaps where monitoring data has been limited or nonexistent, target problem areas, monitor for new or current impairments, and will be used for permitting.

Polk
Recipient
Minnesota Historical Society
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$225,000
"Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years of Ebony Fashion Fair" is a major exhibit originated by the Chicago History Museum. It explores how a world-renowned traveling fashion show, with works from the icons of the fashion world, became a vehicle for African American empowerment, pride and achievement.
Statewide
Recipient
Minnesota Historical Society Press
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$54,484

The Minnesota Historical Society Press(MHS Press) converted more than 125 MHS Press/Borealis Books titles to digital formats for multiple e-book readers, including the Kindle, the Nook, the Sony E-reader and the Apple iPad, allowing us to meet the needs of not only young, tech-savvy readers, but also users in the over-50 age bracket who have been among the first adopters of e-reader technologies.

Statewide
Recipient
Minnesota Historical Society Press
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$60,500

To meet increasing demand for digital books, 136 Minnesota Historical Society Press (MHS Press) books have been converted and are available as e-books from popular e-book vendors. Six short form e-books will be released by the end of January 2013. Digital editions of more than 80 MHS Press books are available to libraries, researchers and students via Project Muse, a leading provider of digital humanities and social sciences content. In addition, an enhanced e-book about Minnesota in the 1970s is now being written and developed and will be published in fall 2013.

Statewide
Recipient
Minnesota Historical Society
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$12,488
Electronic formats allow the Minnesota Historical Society Press to make Minnesota history and culture available to readers everywhere. New enhanced e-books for Minnesota in the 1970s and On Stage with Kevin Kling include embedded video clips and extra photos; ongoing conversions bring the total number of titles available in December 2013 to 154. Backlist titles awaiting digital conversion and enhancement include four-color photo books and cookbooks, as well as issues of Minnesota History.
Statewide
Recipient
U of MN
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$550,000


PROJECT OVERVIEW

Statewide
Recipient
U of MN
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$340,000

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Statewide
Recipient
Pheasants Forever Inc
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$400,000
Statewide
Recipient
Franconia Sculpture Park
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000

ECRAC ACHF Grant for Organizations

Kanabec
Pine
Isanti
Chisago
Mille Lacs
Faribault
Stearns
Beltrami
Le Sueur
Rice
Clay
Cook
Blue Earth
Hubbard
Dodge
Todd
Sherburne
St. Louis
Olmsted
Wright
Polk
Benton
Cass
Goodhue
Steele
Winona
Recipient
Minnesota Special Education Leaders Foundation (MNSELF)
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,992
Statewide