All Projects

4187 Results for
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
$4,122,000
Fund Source

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) will complete six fish passage projects to reconnect reaches of habitat for fish and other aquatic life, restore 71 acres on eight rivers to create over six miles of diverse habitat, and enhance 224 acres of riparian and terrestrial habitat on Aquatic Management Areas. The footprint of fish passage projects is small, but projects will reconnect over 290,000 acres of lake and river habitat.

Aitkin
Becker
Beltrami
Carver
Cass
Clay
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hubbard
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Le Sueur
Marshall
Meeker
Mower
Murray
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pine
Pope
Redwood
Rice
Roseau
Scott
St. Louis
Stearns
Todd
Wabasha
Washington
Wilkin
Wright
Recipient
DNR
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,496,000
Fund Source

Minnesota's iconic forests and brushland habitats require enhancement beyond DNR timber harvest practices. Enhancements, such as brushland shearing provide critical wildlife habitat but are not achieved through timber harvest practices. These additional habitat benefits improve the quality of the forests for wildlife, water quality and outdoor recreation. DNR's Conservation Agenda, Wildlife Action Plan, Forest Action Plan, SNA Strategic Land Protection, Fish Habitat Plan, will guide habitat enhancements in this proposal to meet the objectives put forth in these plans.

Aitkin
Becker
Carlton
Clearwater
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Hubbard
Isanti
Lake of the Woods
Mahnomen
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Olmsted
Pine
Rice
Roseau
Scott
St. Louis
Todd
Wabasha
Winona
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
$892,000
Fund Source

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) currently partners with nine conservation related organizations to strategically acquire new fee title land that meets state land management goals. With every partner-led fee title acquisition that is conveyed to the DNR, a core set of functions relating to DNR land acquisition costs makes sure the State's interests are protected against future liabilities and DNR initial development needs meet minimal standards for cultural resource protection and public access.

Washington
Recipient
DNR
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,727,000
Fund Source

Minnesota's iconic forests and brushland habitats require enhancement beyond DNR timber harvest practices. Enhancements, such as brushland shearing provide critical wildlife habitat but are not achieved through timber harvest practices. These additional habitat benefits improve the quality of the forests for wildlife, water quality and outdoor recreation. DNR's Conservation Agenda, Wildlife Action Plan, Forest Action Plan, SNA Strategic Land Protection, Fish Habitat Plan, will guide habitat enhancements in this proposal to meet the objectives put forth in these plans.

Aitkin
Cass
Chisago
Crow Wing
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hubbard
Itasca
Kittson
Koochiching
Lake
Le Sueur
Marshall
Meeker
Morrison
Olmsted
Pennington
Sibley
St. Louis
Todd
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Winona
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
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,208,000
Fund Source

This DNR Aquatic Habitat appropriation used a programmatic approach to achieve prioritized aquatic habitat restoration, and enhancement of lakes and streams across all the LSOHC planning regions. Two large stream restoration projects totaling 54 acres were completed with this appropriation. Also, habitat enhancement projects were completed on 51 Aquatic Management Areas, totaling 1252 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.

Aitkin
Becker
Blue Earth
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chisago
Clay
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hubbard
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Lake
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Mower
Otter Tail
Pope
Redwood
Rice
Scott
St. Louis
Wabasha
Washington
Wright
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
Marine Restoration Society
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,999

To document the change in historic resources in the St. Croix River Valley based on 85 photographs by John W.G. Dunn.

Washington
Recipient
City of Eagan (Eagan Television)
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,750
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
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
East Africa Health Project
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500

For this project, eahpro is interested in focusing efforts in obesity prevention and chronic diseases through amplification and celebration of Somali arts, culture and heritage in Minnesota, because different Somali dances are exercise which help to prevent obesity and chronic disease. If we get help from Minnesota humanities center (MHC) we will create multicultural event and dinners to show different communities how Somali culture and heritage and dance are important and can be part of prevention of chronic diseases.

Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Washington
Recipient
U of MN
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$636,000

The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has been decimating ash throughout the Great Lake States and is currently advancing into Minnesota, threatening the future of the ash forests that occur across much of the state. Of particular concern is the impact EAB will have on the ecology and functioning of black ash swamps, which cover over one million acres in Minnesota and represent the state’s most common ash forest type. Black ash trees grow and thrive in swamps and occupy a unique wet niche where few other tree species grow.

Aitkin
Becker
Beltrami
Carlton
Cass
Clearwater
Cook
Crow Wing
Hubbard
Itasca
Kanabec
Koochiching
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Pine
Roseau
St. Louis
Stearns
Recipient
Sarah R. Beahan AKA Sarah Ratermann Beahan
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$600

ECRAC COVID-19 Emergency Response Grant for Artists

Washington
Ramsey
Recipient
Perry J. Carlson
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$600

ECRAC COVID-19 Emergency Response Grant for Artists

Chisago
Anoka
Hennepin
Ramsey
Washington
Recipient
Linda A. Christianson AKA Linda Christianson
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$600

ECRAC COVID-19 Emergency Response Grant for Artists

Washington
Hennepin
Ramsey
Recipient
Richard T. Vincent
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$600

ECRAC COVID-19 Emergency Response Grant for Artists

Chisago
Isanti
Washington
Pine
Pine
Ramsey
Hennepin
Anoka
Dakota
Scott
Recipient
Franconia Sculpture Park
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$12,992

ECRAC ACHF Grant for Organizations

Chisago
Isanti
Kanabec
Mille Lacs
Pine
Anoka
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cook
Dakota
Dodge
Hennepin
Morrison
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Otter Tail
Ramsey
Washington
Recipient
Franconia Sculpture Park
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,994

ECRAC Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant

Anoka
Benton
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Kanabec
Mille Lacs
Pine
Ramsey
Sherburne
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Franconia Sculpture Park
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,995

ECRAC Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant

Anoka
Benton
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Kanabec
Mille Lacs
Pine
Ramsey
Sherburne
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Franconia Sculpture Park
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,998

ECRAC Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant

Anoka
Benton
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Kanabec
Mille Lacs
Pine
Ramsey
Sherburne
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Franconia Sculpture Park
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$13,788

ECRAC Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant

Anoka
Benton
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Kanabec
Mille Lacs
Pine
Ramsey
Sherburne
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Franconia Sculpture Park
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,972

ECRAC Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant

Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Kanabec
Mille Lacs
Pine
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Recipient
Franconia Sculpture Park
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,790

ECRAC Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant

Anoka
Benton
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Kanabec
Mille Lacs
Pine
Ramsey
Sherburne
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Franconia Sculpture Park
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,979

ECRAC Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Organization Grant

Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Kanabec
Mille Lacs
Pine
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Recipient
Minnesota Native Landscapes
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$88,000

This research will analyze the effects of sheep grazing and mowing on the vegetation of solar sites that have been managed for pollinator habitat

Benton
Big Stone
Cass
Chippewa
Crow Wing
Douglas
Grant
Kandiyohi
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Otter Tail
Pope
Renville
Sibley
Stearns
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wadena
Wilkin
Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Ramsey
Scott
Sherburne
Washington
Wright
Recipient
The Bakken Museum
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$100,000
To hire consultants to develop and install an exhibit on the history of electricity in Minneapolis.
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Recipient
The Bakken Museum
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
To hire a qualified consultant to develop and design an exhibit on the history of electricity in Minnesota.
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Recipient
Isabella J. Rose
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500

Emerging Artist

Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Faribault
Goodhue
Hennepin
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Steele
Washington
Recipient
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,071,000

2024 Emerging Issues

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
Jamie R. Schwaba
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000

Emerging Artist Grant

Fillmore
Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Washington
Washington
Recipient
ArtSpoke
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500

Emergency Relief Fund

Washington
Recipient
Operatunity Theatre AKA Saint Croix Valley Opera
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500

Emergency Relief Fund

Washington
Recipient
Merrill Arts Center
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500

Emergency Relief Fund

Washington
Recipient
Saint Paul Neighborhood Network/SPNN
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$94,500

The Media Education team we will share resources with the community so they can tell their own stories through youth and adult programs. These programs focus on photography, audio and visual storytelling, and advanced cinematography skills.

Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Washington
Recipient
U of MN
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$378,000

Low-levels of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminate water and soil in Minnesota. We propose to identify enzymes and microbes that break down PFAS, making them non-toxic.

Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Ramsey
Scott
Sherburne
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Ramsey-Washington Metro WD
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$150,000
Fund Source

The Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District (RWMWD) is responsible for the protection and restoration of the water quality of 20 lakes and 5 creeks within its boundary. Permit and voluntary cost share programs serve to slowly redevelop the watershed to the benefit of these water bodies. However, additional projects are needed- not only to implement green infrastructure in areas that need extra restoration and protection, but also to foster new relationships between citizens and the RWMWD to rally together in a common goal to the benefit of their water resources.

Ramsey
Washington