All Projects

2017 Results for
Recipient
Peter J. Jadoonath AKA Peter Jadoonath
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2

Anoka
Beltrami
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Itasca
Kandiyohi
Mille Lacs
Otter Tail
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Recipient
Michael J. Weatherly
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000

Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2

Douglas
Grant
Itasca
Otter Tail
Wilkin
Recipient
Amanda M. Hunter AKA Amanda McElray Hunter
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2

Itasca
St. Louis
Recipient
Susan L. Hawkinson AKA Susan Hawkinson
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,251

Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2

Hennepin
Itasca
Recipient
Crescendo Youth Orchestra
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$28,550

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Aitkin
Carlton
Itasca
St. Louis
Recipient
Nelia Harper
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2

Itasca
St. Louis
Recipient
Karlyn I. Berg AKA Karlyn Atkinson Berg
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2

Aitkin
Itasca
St. Louis
Recipient
Pine River Area Foundation, Inc AKA Lakes Bluegrass Festival
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$30,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Aitkin
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Cass
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Hennepin
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Kanabec
Lake of the Woods
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Otter Tail
Ramsey
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Stearns
Todd
Wadena
Washington
Wright
Recipient
The Northern Film Alliance
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,450

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Aitkin
Carlton
Cook
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake
Pine
St. Louis
Recipient
Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$30,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Carlton
Itasca
Lake
St. Louis
Recipient
Mask and Rose Women's Theater Collective
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$19,426

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Anoka
Beltrami
Cass
Clearwater
Hubbard
Itasca
Lake of the Woods
Mahnomen
Recipient
Cantus
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Anoka
Blue Earth
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Goodhue
Hennepin
Itasca
Lac qui Parle
McLeod
Ramsey
Renville
Rice
Scott
Stearns
St. Louis
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Duluth Playhouse
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$29,999

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Aitkin
Beltrami
Carlton
Cass
Cook
Douglas
Hennepin
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Pine
St. Louis
Todd
Recipient
Iron Range Original Music Association
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$23,344
Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1
Carlton
Cook
Itasca
Lake
St. Louis
Recipient
Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000
Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2
Aitkin
Anoka
Beltrami
Benton
Cass
Clay
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Hennepin
Hubbard
Itasca
Kanabec
McLeod
Morrison
Murray
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Ramsey
Scott
Sherburne
St. Louis
Stearns
Todd
Wadena
Wright
Recipient
Kinship of Rivers
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$30,000
Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Itasca
Lake of the Woods
Mille Lacs
Ramsey
St. Louis
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
MN Land Trust
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,690,000
Fund Source

Through this grant, the Minnesota Land Trust protected 641 acres and 39,415 feet (7.46 miles) of critical shoreland and high-quality wildlife habitats in Minnesota’s Northeast region through permanent conservation easements. Landowners donated $2,100,500 in easement value through this grant, greatly leveraging by 131% the $1,609,000 in grant funding provided by the Outdoor Heritage Fund. The amount of shoreland protected exceeded that proposed for the grant by 299%.

Carlton
Cook
Itasca
Kanabec
Koochiching
Lake
St. Louis
Recipient
Minnesota Land Trust
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,094,000
Fund Source

Phase 5 of the Minnesota Land Trust's Critical Shoreland Habitat Program protected approximately 3.75 miles of shoreland and 417 acres of associated high-quality habitat in Minnesota's Northeast region by securing five permanent conservation easements in strategic locations along priority lakes and rivers. Conservation easements secured under this program are perpetual and will prevent fragmentation and destruction of existing habitat.

Cass
Itasca
Lake
St. Louis
Recipient
Hrvatski Dom Association
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$190,125

The projects planned for the grant funds focus on essential updates and enhancements to our historic building, ensuring that we can continue to provide a safe, welcoming, and inclusive space for all who visit. The proposed improvements include upgrading our HVAC system, kitchen, and security infrastructure; rebuilding the handicap ramp for improved accessibility; sourcing new patio furniture; and resealing the venue's dance floor. Each of these initiatives is designed to maintain the integrity of our facility while enhancing the experience of our diverse audience.

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
Bemidji Community Arts Council, Inc. AKA Watermark Art Center
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000

Cultural Traditions in the Arts Grant

Becker
Beltrami
Cass
Clearwater
Hubbard
Itasca
Lake of the Woods
Mahnomen
Roseau
Recipient
Native American Flute Festival
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,740

Cultural Traditions in the Arts Grant

Beltrami
Cass
Itasca
Red Lake
Recipient
MacRostie Art Center
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$19,734

Cultural Expression

Itasca
Recipient
Samsoche G. Sampson
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$29,040

Cultural Expression

Itasca
Recipient
MacRostie Art Center
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$35,000

Cultural Expression

Itasca
Recipient
Minnesota River Board
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$91,691
Fund Source

This project will support a civic engagement cohort that will be offered in southwest Minnesota to foster partnering and build capacity of local government, organizations, and residents for effective civic engagement in water protection and restoration. This project will also build networks and the skill set of local resource professionals to do effective civic engagement work for water restoration and protection. The cohort will be administered through the Minnesota River Board (MRB), established in 1995 with a goal of focusing water management efforts on the local level.

Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Chippewa
Cottonwood
Douglas
Faribault
Grant
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Otter Tail
Pipestone
Pope
Redwood
Renville
Rock
Sibley
Stevens
Swift
Traverse
Waseca
Watonwan
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Bois de Sioux Watershed District
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$285,000
Fund Source

This project will set water quality goals for the Minnesota portions of the watershed, recommend allocations for achieving total maximum daily loads where waters do not meet Minnesota state standards and are listed as impaired, and recommend management strategies for those Minnesota waters meeting state standards. This project also recognizes that as monitoring continues in the watershed, additional impairments may be identified.

Grant
Otter Tail
Traverse
Wilkin
Recipient
Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Control Area JPO
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,000
Fund Source

This project will continue the offering of low-interest loans to citizens, some of whom may not be able to acquire funding otherwise, for upgrading 50 septic systems to ensure compliance with state rules. Grant funds will be used to administer the low-interest loan program.

Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Chippewa
Cottonwood
Dakota
Hennepin
Kandiyohi
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Nicollet
Ramsey
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Scott
Sibley
Swift
Traverse
Watonwan
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
U of MN
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$520,000
Becker
Big Stone
Brown
Chippewa
Clay
Cottonwood
Dodge
Grant
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
Murray
Nobles
Norman
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Rock
Roseau
Stearns
Stevens
Swift
Traverse
Wadena
Watonwan
Wilkin
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Otter Tail County
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$934,000

Construction of a 6.6 mile bituminous trail along CSAH 35 connecting the cities of Dent and Vergas to the Heart of the Lakes Regional Trail and Maplewood State Park

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
Recipient
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$621,000

This project determines ambient background per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) levels in urban and non-urban soils. This information will help Minnesota develop management strategies for PFAS contaminated soils.

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
Judy Garland Children's Museum
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

To hire a qualified consultant to write an interpretive plan for the Gumm historic house (Judy Garland Museum).

Beltrami
Carlton
Cass
Itasca
St. Louis
Recipient
Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$29,890

To support the development and restructuring of regional history groups.

Becker
Brown
Carlton
Clay
Cook
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Houston
Lake
Le Sueur
Martin
Mower
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pope
Rice
St. Louis
Sibley
Steele
Stevens
Traverse
Wabasha
Waseca
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Statewide
Recipient
Prospect House Museum
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Becker
Clay
Douglas
Grant
Hubbard
Otter Tail
Traverse
Wadena
Wilkin
Recipient
Judy Garland Children's Museum
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,870

To hire qualified professionals to develop a script for an Object Theater about the history of the Gumm and Milne families.

Aitkin
Cass
Itasca
Koochiching
St. Louis
Recipient
Regents of the University of Minnesota (Morris Campus)
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Big Stone
Chippewa
Douglas
Grant
Pope
Stevens
Swift
Traverse
Recipient
Itasca County Historical Society
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,486
To hire a qualified museum consultant to develop a disaster plan for the Itasca County Historical Society.
Itasca
Recipient
U of MN
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$400,000

We will determine the distribution, relative density, and spatial occupancy patterns of 3 small weasel species in Minnesota to fill key knowledge gaps in weasel distribution and status in Minnesota.

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
Taylor Township
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Traverse
Recipient
DNR
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,338,000
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
Becker
Beltrami
Carlton
Cass
Chisago
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Itasca
Kanabec
Koochiching
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Marshall
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Olmsted
Pine
Roseau
Sherburne
St. Louis
Todd
Wadena
Winona
Recipient
DNR
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,534,000
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.

Aitkin
Benton
Big Stone
Brown
Cass
Chippewa
Clay
Cottonwood
Dakota
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Houston
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Murray
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Roseau
Sherburne
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Washington
Wilkin
Yellow Medicine