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Recipient
Wilderness Inquiry
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$480,000

Wilderness Inquiry will expand its work to provide a continuum of outdoor experiences for youth, adults, and families in communities across Minnesota by:

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
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
DNR
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$11,589,000
Fund Source

As of 11/1/2022, the CPL program has provided over 900 grants totaling $109 million to over 200 different grantee organizations, improving or protecting over 339,000 acres of habitat. Demand for CPL grants has continued to grow each year as new applicants hear about the program and successful grantees return. In ML 2018 there were 107 grants awarded- 18 metro grants, 20 traditional grants, and 69 Expedited Conservation Partners grants. Through these 107 grants, over 18,000 acres were restored, enhanced, or protected. Over $11M was awarded to organizations for projects.

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Carlton
Carver
Chisago
Clearwater
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Le Sueur
Marshall
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Morrison
Mower
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Ramsey
Rice
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Todd
Washington
Winona
Wright
Recipient
DNR
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,294,000
Fund Source

The Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program will be managed by the Department of Natural Resources to provide competitive matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national non-profit organizations and government entities. In it's first 7 years of funding, the CPL program has provided 410 grants totaling $37 million to 133 different grantee organizations, positively affecting over 220,000 acres of habitat. Demand for CPL grants has continued to grow each year as new grantees hear about the program and successful grantees return.

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Blue Earth
Cass
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kittson
Lake
Marshall
Martin
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Mower
Murray
Nobles
Otter Tail
Ramsey
Rice
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Recipient
Audubon Minnesota
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$342,000

Assessing Audubon Conservation Ranching as a strategic approach to biodiversity conservation and grassland soils and vegetation ecosystem resilience.

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
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,438,000
Fund Source

The Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program will be managed by the Department of Natural Resources to provide competitive matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national non-profit organizations and government entities.

Anoka
Becker
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Dakota
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Kanabec
Kittson
Koochiching
Lake
Marshall
Martin
McLeod
Mower
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pine
Polk
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
St. Louis
Stevens
Washington
Wright
Recipient
DNR
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,760,000
Fund Source

As of 11/1/2023, the CPL program has provided over 970 grants totaling $115 million to over 250 different grantee organizations, improving or protecting over 577,000 acres of habitat. Demand for CPL grants has continued to grow each year as new applicants hear about the program and successful grantees return. In ML 2019 there were 99 grants awarded- 15 metro grants, 29 traditional grants, and 55 Expedited Conservation Partners grants. Through these 99 grants, over 34,000 acres were restored, enhanced, or protected. Over $10.6M was awarded to organizations for projects.

Aitkin
Anoka
Beltrami
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chisago
Clay
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Faribault
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Koochiching
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Marshall
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pine
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Scott
Sherburne
St. Louis
Washington
Wilkin
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Friends of Linden Hill, Inc.
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

To contract with qualified professionals to prepare construction documents for the preservation of the barn/carriage house at Linden Hill, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Morrison
Recipient
Hiawatha Valley Resource Conservation & Development, Inc.
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$52,000

Terrestrial invasive plants such as buckthorn, wild parsnip, garlic mustard, and others are becoming widespread threats throughout many sites in Minnesota. Present chemical and mechanical control methods tend to be costly, effective only in the short-term, or have other negative environmental impacts. However, an alternative practice of using grazing animals for invasive species management is used successfully in many parts of the western United States.

Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Morrison County Fair-Little Falls
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,680

, Tiny School of Art is a rural mobile art school for young and old. Tiny School of Art brings art accessible in all mediums to rural communities. The Tiny School of Art facilitates a community mural. Fairgoers are able to paint on the pre-drawn mural by Lily Brutger. The murals are than displayed throughout the county in art galleries. Tiny School of Art has drawing stations throughout the fairgrounds for fairgoers to actively draw. Individuals are given a one-on-one experience with a professional artist.

Morrison
Recipient
Mower County Fair
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,680

We will be using the money to hire Minnesota-based entertainment for our free stage. We will be bringing in a Rockabilly entertainer, which is rock n' roll music with roots in music of the American South during the 1950's. This band is from Rochester, MN. We also have two other bands that play old time music and country music. Both are local artists from our hometown of Austin, MN. Another local band will be doing country music. Our final artist is an Elvis Impersonator. He is from Harmony, MN.

Mower
Recipient
MN DNR
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,200,000

The Minnesota County Geologic Atlas program is an ongoing effort begun in 1979 that is being conducted jointly by the University of Minnesota’s Minnesota Geological Survey and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). This portion, called Part B and conducted by the DNR, analyzes water samples to understand water chemistry and sensitivity to pollution.

Anoka
Blue Earth
Clay
Houston
Morrison
Nicollet
Renville
Sherburne
Sibley
Wright
Recipient
MN DNR
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,000,000
Anoka
Brown
Clay
Houston
Kanabec
Meeker
Morrison
Nicollet
Redwood
Renville
Sherburne
Sibley
Winona
Wright
Recipient
Morrison County Fair (Little Falls)
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,755

We will feature: Ag+Culture, Tiny School of Art, Heidi Jueb, blacksmith and pottery demonstrations, woodworking, felting, quilting, and blown glass.

Morrison
Recipient
Morrison County Fair (Motley)
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,755

Log carving is a form of art or craftsmanship that involves sculpting or carving designs, figures, or intricate patterns into logs or large pieces of wood. It often requires specialized tools like chisels, knives, and chainsaws to create detailed and often lifelike sculptures or decorative pieces. Artists use their skills to bring out the natural beauty of the wood while shaping it into various forms, ranging from animals and human figures to abstract designs.

Morrison
Recipient
Mower County Fair
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,755

With this grant we will be bringing in performers and entertainment to our Fair Square Stage and strolling acts. Our goal is to enrich the cultural experience of our community by providing access to diverse and engaging arts programming during our fair. This will allow us to showcase local Minnesota based talented artists and performers, fostering a deeper appreciation for arts and cultural heritage among our fairgoers.

Mower
Recipient
Frozen River Film Festival
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Blue Earth
Carlton
Carver
Chisago
Clay
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Le Sueur
Martin
McLeod
Mower
Olmsted
Pine
Ramsey
Rice
Stearns
Steele
St. Louis
Swift
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Recipient
Coffee House Press
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

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 Marine Art Museum
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chisago
Clay
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Lake
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pine
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
St. Louis
Todd
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Winona
Wright
Recipient
Austin Area Commission for the Arts AKA Austin Area Arts
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Dodge
Freeborn
Goodhue
Mower
Olmsted
Steele
Winona
Recipient
Staples Area Women's Chorus
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,250

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Aitkin
Cass
Crow Wing
Dakota
Hubbard
Morrison
Otter Tail
Todd
Wadena
Recipient
Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestra AKA Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Dodge
Goodhue
Mower
Olmsted
Winona
Recipient
The Museum of Russian Art
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Anoka
Benton
Blue Earth
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Koochiching
Mille Lacs
Mower
Nicollet
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
St. Louis
Wabasha
Winona
Wright
Recipient
USA Community Chorus
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,925

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Crow Wing
Douglas
Morrison
Sherburne
Stearns
Todd
Recipient
Berne Summer Concert Series AKA Berne Wood Fired Pizza and Summer Concert Series
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Recipient
Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Dodge
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Wabasha
Recipient
ZTP AKA zAmya Theater Project
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Morrison
Ramsey
Scott
Todd
Washington
Recipient
Great River Chorale
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,628

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Aitkin
Anoka
Beltrami
Benton
Brown
Carver
Crow Wing
Fillmore
Hennepin
Isanti
Kandiyohi
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Pope
Ramsey
Sherburne
Stearns
Todd
Wright
Recipient
Central Minnesota Youth Orchestra
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$12,100

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2

Benton
Crow Wing
Douglas
Morrison
Sherburne
Stearns
St. Louis
Todd
Recipient
Jamillah A. Hollman AKA Essence Bonitaz
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000

Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2

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
MacPhail Center for Music
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2

Hennepin
Mower
Ramsey
Recipient
Zenon Dance Company and School
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2

Anoka
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Cook
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Hennepin
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Marshall
Martin
Mille Lacs
Mower
Nobles
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pipestone
Pope
Ramsey
Sherburne
St. Louis
Traverse
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Recipient
Anthony P. Marchetti
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000

Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2

Benton
Hennepin
Morrison
Ramsey
Stearns
Recipient
Heartland Symphony Orchestra
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,268

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2

Beltrami
Cass
Crow Wing
Hubbard
Morrison
Todd
Wadena
Recipient
Earl W. Borkenhagen AKA Chip Borkenhagen
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000

Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1

Aitkin
Cass
Crow Wing
Itasca
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Wadena
Recipient
Singing Slovenes
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,895

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2

Anoka
Carlton
Dakota
Douglas
Hennepin
Isanti
Morrison
Ramsey
Scott
Stearns
St. Louis
Recipient
Tracy S. George AKA Samantha Moon
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,449

Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Carver
Chippewa
Clearwater
Dakota
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Lake of the Woods
Lincoln
Morrison
Pennington
Sherburne
Stearns
St. Louis
Washington
Recipient
Timothy C. Takach
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,040

Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1

Anoka
Benton
Brown
Carver
Goodhue
Hennepin
Jackson
Le Sueur
Morrison
Ramsey
Scott
Sherburne
Stearns
St. Louis
Washington
Recipient
Rochester Art Center
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,725

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2

Cook
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Recipient
John C. Paulson
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,900

Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2

Anoka
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Nicollet
Olmsted
Rice
Scott
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Deep Valley Book Festival
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2

Blue Earth
Brown
Cottonwood
Faribault
Freeborn
Jackson
Le Sueur
Martin
Mower
Nicollet
Olmsted
Rice
Sibley
Steele
Waseca
Watonwan