All Projects

2287 Results for
Recipient
Minnesota Marine Art Museum
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Legacy Grant

Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Olmsted
Ramsey
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Washington
Recipient
Rochester Art Center
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Legacy Grant

Blue Earth
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
St. Louis
Steele
Wabasha
Washington
Washington
Recipient
Faribault Art Center, Inc AKA Paradise Center for the Arts
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Legacy Grant

Dakota
Dodge
Le Sueur
Olmsted
Rice
Scott
Scott
Recipient
City of Faribault AKA Faribault Parks and Recreation
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

Legacy Grant

Blue Earth
Dakota
Dodge
Freeborn
Goodhue
Le Sueur
Rice
Scott
Steele
Steele
Recipient
Celebration of a City AKA Rochesterfest
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

Legacy Grant

Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Mower
Olmsted
Wabasha
Wabasha
Recipient
Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Legacy Grant

Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Wabasha
Wabasha
Recipient
Central Square, Inc AKA Central Square Cultural and Civic Center
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,950

Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage

Pope
Douglas
Stearns
Stevens
Todd
Todd
Recipient
Henning Landmark Center, Inc AKA Henning Landmark Center
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,735

Legacy Organization Arts and Cultural Heritage

Otter Tail
Todd
Douglas
Douglas
Recipient
Absolute Theatre
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Legacy Grant

Dodge
Douglas
Fillmore
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Wabasha
Waseca
Waseca
Recipient
Paulette A. Friday
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,950

Legacy Individual Arts and Cultural Heritage

Douglas
Pope
Grant
Swift
Otter Tail
Todd
Stearns
Stearns
Recipient
Byron Community Education
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

Legacy Grant

Dodge
Dodge
Recipient
Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Legacy Grant

Anoka
Dakota
Dodge
Faribault
Goodhue
Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Rice
Recipient
Mid West Music Fest
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Legacy Grant

Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Ramsey
Wabasha
Wabasha
Recipient
Great River Shakespeare Festival
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Legacy Grant

Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Nicollet
Olmsted
Rice
Wabasha
Wabasha
Recipient
Rochester Ensemble of Dance
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Legacy Grant

Dodge
Goodhue
Goodhue
Recipient
Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestra, Inc
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Legacy Grant

Dodge
Goodhue
Mower
Olmsted
Steele
Wabasha
Wabasha
Recipient
Frozen River Film Festival
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Legacy Grant

Blue Earth
Carver
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Isanti
Nicollet
Olmsted
Pipestone
Pope
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
St. Louis
Steele
Wabasha
Wabasha
Recipient
Sandbar Storytelling Festival
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Legacy Grant

Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Houston
Olmsted
Olmsted
Recipient
DNR
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$600,000

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Anoka
Benton
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Dodge
Goodhue
Hennepin
Isanti
Kanabec
Le Sueur
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Nicollet
Olmsted
Pine
Ramsey
Rice
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Recipient
LimnoTech
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$59,116
Fund Source

The MPCA has selected the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) watershed model to simulate watershed hydrology and water quality to assess various restoration scenarios in the Little Cannon River watershed. The SWAT model is an important tool in developing an understanding of existing conditions and simulating conditions under various management scenarios to inform the development of implementation strategies and plans to restore and protect streams and lakes.

Blue Earth
Dakota
Dodge
Freeborn
Goodhue
Le Sueur
Rice
Scott
Steele
Waseca
Recipient
DU
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,634,000
Fund Source

This Phase 9 request for Ducks Unlimited's Living Lakes program will enhance or restore 1,440 acres of wetlands and adjacent prairie grasslands for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Minnesota DNR on public lands and private lands under permanent easement. DU biologists and engineers will design wetland restorations and water control structures for active management of shallow lake water levels to enhance their ecology for ducks, other wildlife, and people, primarily in SW Minnesota's Prairie Pothole Region.

Becker
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Cottonwood
Douglas
Faribault
Freeborn
Grant
Hennepin
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
Meeker
Morrison
Murray
Nobles
Otter Tail
Pope
Redwood
Renville
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Washington
Watonwan
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
DU
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,867,000
Fund Source

This Phase 10 request for Ducks Unlimited's Living Lakes program will enhance or restore 1,325 acres of wetlands and adjacent prairie grasslands for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Minnesota DNR on public lands and private lands under permanent easement. DU biologists and engineers will design wetland restorations and water control structures for active management of shallow lake water levels to enhance their ecology for ducks, other wildlife, and people, primarily in SW Minnesota's Prairie Pothole Region.

Becker
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Chippewa
Clay
Cottonwood
Douglas
Faribault
Freeborn
Grant
Hennepin
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
Meeker
Morrison
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Otter Tail
Polk
Pope
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Washington
Watonwan
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Ducks Unlimited
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,155,000
Fund Source

This Phase 8 request for Ducks Unlimited's Living Lakes program will enhance or restore 1,070 acres of wetlands and adjacent prairie grasslands for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Minnesota DNR on public lands and private lands under permanent USFWS easement. Where required, DU engineers will design water control structures to restore wetland hydrology and allow active management of shallow lake water levels to enhance their ecology for ducks, other wildlife, and people, primarily in Minnesota's Prairie Pothole Region.

Becker
Big Stone
Brown
Carver
Cottonwood
Douglas
Freeborn
Grant
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Marshall
Martin
Meeker
Morrison
Murray
Nobles
Otter Tail
Pope
Redwood
Renville
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Watonwan
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
MN DNR
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,791,000

Provide approximately 15 matching grants for local parks, trail, acquisition of natural areas and trails to connect people safety to desirable community locations and regional or state facilities.

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
Todd SWCD
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$714,854
Fund Source
Douglas
Morrison
Otter Tail
Todd
Wadena
Recipient
Emmons & Olivier Resources (EOR)
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$77,128
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to develop a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for all impaired stream reaches and lakes within the Long Prairie and Red Eye Watersheds.

Douglas
Morrison
Otter Tail
Todd
Wadena
Recipient
Douglas County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$48,729
Fund Source

This project will provide surface water quality data to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to inform the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS) update process. All locations are in the Douglas County portion of the Long Prairie Watershed. Sites have been targeted based on local knowledge and citizen concerns. A culvert inventory will also be completed through this project. This will provide flow path data that will be utilized in future water quality analysis and project designs.

Douglas
Morrison
Otter Tail
Todd
Wadena
Recipient
Douglas Soil and Water Conservation District
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$78,450
Fund Source

This project will gather watershed data to support the development of a Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy with parameter-specific targets that will maintain or improve water quality for the Long Prairie River Watershed. This project will also provide an important framework for civic and citizen engagement and communication, contributing to long-term public participation in surface water protection and restoration activities throughout the watershed.

Douglas
Morrison
Otter Tail
Todd
Wadena
Recipient
Emmons & Oliver Resources (EOR)
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$23,900
Fund Source

This project is to finalize the Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) and Watershed Restoration & Protection Strategies (WRAPS) for the Red Eye and Long Prairie Watersheds.

Douglas
Morrison
Otter Tail
Todd
Wadena
Recipient
Todd SWCD
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,032,278
Fund Source

This funding will be used to help fulfill the goals established in the Long Prairie CWMP. Approximate goals addressed are listed with the activities addressing them. Anticipated projects to be implemented include agricultural waste management facilities, agricultural land management, exclusion fencing, rain gardens, subsurface sewage treatment upgrades, shoreline restorations, and forestry. Other projects will be considered as opportunities arise.

Douglas
Morrison
Otter Tail
Todd
Wadena
Recipient
Sauk River Watershed District
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$65,000
Fund Source

This Sauk River Watershed District project will conduct the Whitney Park river clean-up, adopt a river program and other community events as part of their healthy living programs; will collaborate with the city of St. Cloud to install a rain garden demonstration site at Whitney Park; use local radio and public television stations to promote the District’s “neighborhood rain garden initiative” and other incentive programs.

Douglas
Meeker
Morrison
Pope
Stearns
Todd
Recipient
Southeast SWCD Technical Support Joint Powers Board
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$0
Fund Source

The Lower Mississippi River Feedlot Management in MN project will be leveraging State funding from BWSR to provide match for a United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) Regional Conservations Partners Program (RCPP). BWSR will provide technical and financial assistance to plan and design projects to mitigate feedlot runoff from smaller (less than 300 animal units or AUs*), open lot feedlots in southeastern Minnesota.

Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
U of MN
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$460,000

Leveraging new statewide climate data, we will assess future change in the duration, frequency and magnitude of heavy precipitation and drought events and engage communities to prepare for these extremes.

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
Mantorville, City of
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,875,338
Fund Source

Regionalize wastewater treatment system with Kasson to meet TMDL wasteload allocation

Dodge
Recipient
Dodge County Historical Society
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000

To restore the front steps and add handicap accessibility to St. John's Episcopal Church, listed in the National Register of Historic Places and current home of the Dodge County Historical Society

Specific tasks:

Dodge
Recipient
Mantorville, City of
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$277,760
Fund Source

Extend sewer to unsewered area

Dodge
Recipient
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$793,000

The ENRTF grant will introduce 12 young people to conservation careers through full-time, paid internships and apprenticeships on the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (16 FTEs over 2 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
Wadena County Historical Society
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to broaden public accessibility to microfilmed records.
Hubbard
Otter Tail
Todd
Wadena
Recipient
Dodge County Historical Society
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,094
To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to broaden public accessibility to primary records.
Dodge
Recipient
Dodge SWCD
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$140,925
Fund Source

The Middle Fork Zumbro River Critical Source Area Restoration Clean Water Fund grant will focus on the implementation of six to eight of the 23 identified and ranked sediment reducing conservation practices identified in two targeted sub-watersheds of the Middle Fork Zumbro River. These six to eight projects will work towards achieving an estimated 49-96 tons of TSS to the impaired Middle Fork Zumbro River and are imperative to the health of the Middle Fork Zumbro River and Lake Zumbro.

Dodge