All Projects

ACHF Legacy Grant for Organizations

2012 3-D Concert Series

Phase 2 Michael Richards Memorial Bronze Sculpture

2012 Community Collaboration Hot Metal Pour

To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.

To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.

To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.

To add 76 rolls of microfilmed newspapers to make primary records more accessible to the public.

Acquire 1.56 miles of rail corridor for Minnesota River Bluffs Regional Trail

Acquire 0.5 acre parcel for Southwest Regional Trail

Southwest Regional Trail, acquire 0. 35 acres, connect the Minnesota River Bluffs Regional Trail and Southwest Regional Trail

Acquire 1.28-acre Country Store parcel for Lake Waconia Regional Park

Complete 6.9 miles of paved trail, build trailhead, acquire trail right-of-way

Acquire 33.7 acre Coney Island

Acquiring Land and Creating Opportunities - A Parks and Trails Strategic Objective is a program area representing DNR's commitment to one of the four pillars identified in the 25 year Legacy plan. The Legacy plan identifies its purpose to create new and expanded park and trail opportunities to satisfy current customers as well as to reach out to new ones. The purpose of this program is to call attention to the pillar, but also to centralize and streamline reporting on other related programs within the pillar.

To add 33 rolls of microfilmed newspapers to make primary records more accessible to the public.

To add 62 rolls of microfilmed Todd County newspapers to make these primary records more accessible to the public.

To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.

Strategic planning efforts guide the expenditure of Legacy funds towards desired outcomes which are derived from public and stakeholder input, research, analysis and input from a variety of experts and leadership. Parks and Trails planners conduct these efforts. Staffing levels were adjusted to complete this legacy work.

Contractor assistance with site selection, reconnaissance and obtaining access for installation of ambient groundwater monitoring wells in Ramsey county and Hennepin county. This project will provide services and oversight of the installation for up to 16 well sites.

In order to implement its Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (ACHF) projects, the Minnesota Historical Society hired an ACHF Program Coordinator to oversee the program administration. The Society also made investments to support administration of the grants program and to fund expanded financial management and administrative functions. By carefully managing its costs, the Society has adhered to the legislative mandate that institutions not spend more than 2.5 percent on administrative expenses.

In order to implement its Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (ACHF) projects, the Minnesota Historical Society employs an ACHF Program Coordinator to oversee the program administration. The Society is also supporting administration of the grants program and expanded financial management and administrative functions. The Society is diligently working to keep administrative costs low while adhering to the legislative mandate that costs be “directly related to and necessary for a specific appropriation.”

OurHistory Adult Adoptee Retreats are for transracial adult adoptees, ages 21+. They are a series of two, 2-day retreats. This is a time for adoptees to come together in a safe space to share experiences and to learn and grow—both individually and as an adoptee community. It is a time to focus on our identities, both as adoptees and People of Color, living in the State of Minnesota.

To document in oral history interviews the history of Aeon, an affordable housing nonprofit in Minneapolis.