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Recipient
Fox Lake CD, DU, Conservation Fund
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,137,000
Fund Source

This program will continue our conservation partnership into Phase 7 and will continue to protect and restore diverse prairie and wetland habitat in areas that adjoin existing DNR WMA. Parcels are identified with representatives of local government, Windom Area MN DNR, Ducks Unlimited (DU), The Conservation Fund (TCF), the Fox Lake Conservation League, Inc (FLCL), and other local partners. Wetland restoration and additional grasslands are needed to make our WMA habitats resilient.

Martin
Watonwan
Recipient
Fox Lake Cons League
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,589,000
Fund Source

This program will continue our conservation partnership into Phase 8 and will continue to protect and restore diverse prairie and wetland habitat in areas that adjoin existing DNR WMA. Parcels are identified with representatives of local government, Windom Area MN DNR, Ducks Unlimited (DU), The Conservation Fund (TCF), the Fox Lake Conservation League, Inc (FLCL), and other local partners. Wetland restoration and additional grasslands are needed to make our WMA habitats resilient.

Martin
Watonwan
Recipient
Fox Lake Conservation League; DU; Conservation Fund
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,978,000
Fund Source

This program will continue our conservation partnership into Phase 6 and will continue to protect and restore diverse prairie and wetland habitat in areas that adjoin existing DNR WMAs. Parcels are identified with representatives of local government, Windom Area MN DNR, Ducks Unlimited (DU), The Conservation Fund (TCF), the Fox Lake Conservation League, Inc (FLCL), and other local partners. Wetland restoration and additional grasslands are needed to make our WMA habitats resilient.

Martin
Recipient
Ducks Unlimited, Fox Lake Conserv League, The Conservation Fund
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,650,000
Fund Source

Two strategically identified parcels were purchased and restored totaling 463 acres. Four Corners WMA tract 11 (Kittleson tract) restored 55 acres of wetlands and 163 acres of diverse native prairie. With the recent addition of a private RIM easement on adjacent lands, a large wetland basin which crosses property lines will be restored soon via tile removal from that project. All work from this program is completed on this tract.

Martin
Recipient
Martin County Historical Society
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,683

To hire qualified professionals to produce a manuscript on the history of Martin County.

Martin
Recipient
Martin County Historical Society
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,414
Martin
Recipient
Martin County Historical Society
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
To hire qualified technicians to upgrade Martin County Historical Society's smoke detector system.
Martin
Recipient
Martin County Historical Society
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,022
To hire a qualified professional to develop a comprehensive disaster plan.
Martin
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
Winona County Historical Society
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,327
Winona
Recipient
Truman Historical Association
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,885
To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to broaden public accessibility to microfilmed records.
Martin
Recipient
Better Futures Minnesota
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,318,000

Expanding waste diversion practices across the state this project will: create 16 jobs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, provide data to measure the social, economic, and environmental benefits of waste diversion.

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
Frozen River Film Festival
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$47,439

Minnesota Festival Support

Aitkin
Benton
Chisago
Dakota
Fillmore
Hennepin
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Recipient
Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$75,000

Minnesota Festival Support

Anoka
Becker
Carver
Chisago
Clay
Dakota
Douglas
Faribault
Goodhue
Hennepin
Kandiyohi
Le Sueur
Mille Lacs
Olmsted
Pine
Ramsey
Rice
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Steele
Washington
Winona
Wright
Recipient
Mid West Music Fest
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$29,100

Minnesota Festival Support

Anoka
Blue Earth
Carver
Chisago
Clay
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Le Sueur
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mower
Nobles
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
St. Louis
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Wright
Recipient
Frozen River Film Festival
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$44,035

Minnesota Festival Support

Aitkin
Chisago
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Hennepin
Houston
Lac qui Parle
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
St. Louis
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Recipient
Cultural Awareness Organization AKA Worthington International Festival
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,518

Minnesota Festival Support

Cass
Cottonwood
Hennepin
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lyon
Murray
Nobles
Pipestone
Redwood
Rock
Stearns
Washington
Watonwan
Winona
Wright
Recipient
Red Wing Arts Association AKA Red Wing Arts
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$34,690

Minnesota Festival Support

Dakota
Goodhue
Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Austin Area Commission for the Arts AKA Austin Area Arts
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$30,934

Minnesota Festival Support

Blue Earth
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Waseca
Winona
Recipient
Cultural Awareness Organization
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,697

Minnesota Festival Support

Blue Earth
Clay
Cottonwood
Hennepin
Jackson
Lincoln
Lyon
Marshall
Martin
Nobles
Redwood
Recipient
Frozen River Film Festival
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,000

Minnesota Festival Support

Aitkin
Benton
Chisago
Dakota
Fillmore
Hennepin
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Recipient
International Institute of Minnesota
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$32,987

Minnesota Festival Support

Aitkin
Anoka
Benton
Carver
Cass
Chisago
Dakota
Dodge
Faribault
Hennepin
Isanti
Itasca
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Stearns
Steele
Washington
Watonwan
Winona
Wright
Recipient
Renewing the Countryside II AKA Renewing the Countryside
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$18,150

Minnesota Festival Support

Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Rochester Art Ensemble
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,450

Minnesota Festival Support

Fillmore
Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Winona
Recipient
MN Trout Unlimited
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,291,000
Fund Source

Minnesota Trout Unlimited and its partners, chapters, and volunteers enhanced habitat for trout, as well as other fish, game and wildlife, in or along more than 9 miles of coldwater streams around the state. We adapting to challenging conditions caused by the pandemic by shifting budget from small projects using hand labor (which was largely unavailable for the past 3 years) to very large scale projects utilizing heavy machinery and extensive habitat materials.

Fillmore
Goodhue
Houston
Olmsted
Winona
Recipient
Minnesota Zoological Garden
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$89,838
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$92,085

 Legacy Farm Program

Legacy funds allow the Minnesota Zoo to extend the season of the Wells Fargo Family Farm beyond its historical May to September season to include full programming and exhibits from April through November. 

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
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
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Statewide
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
DNR
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,573,000
Fund Source

The Minnesota Forests for the Future Program will use $4.573 million in the Northern and Southeast Forest sections to protect and enhance habitat. In the Northern Forest, we propose to protect 1,500 acres with permanent conservation easements and 400 acres in fee title acquisition, and to enhance 100 acres. In the Southeast Forest, we propose to add 100 acres to the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest and enhance 300 acres of existing state forest land.

Becker
Crow Wing
Goodhue
Hubbard
Lake
Morrison
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Tetra Tech Inc
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$74,986
Fund Source

This project addresses twelve lakes that have aquatic recreation impairments as identified by eutrophication indicators and 53 impairments on 45 stream reaches in the Minnesota River Mankato and Watonwan River watersheds. The project will develop Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) addressing impaired lakes and streams in the Minnesota River–Mankato and Watonwan River watersheds. A TMDL establishes the maximum amount of a pollutant allowed in a waterbody and serves as the starting point or planning tool for restoring water quality.

Blue Earth
Brown
Cottonwood
Jackson
Le Sueur
Martin
Nicollet
Redwood
Renville
Sibley
Watonwan
Recipient
MN Trout Unlimited
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,403,000
Fund Source

Minnesota Trout Unlimited and its partners, chapters, and volunteers enhanced habitat for trout, as well as other fish, game and wildlife, in or along 10 miles of coldwater streams around the state. We adapting to challenging conditions caused by the pandemic by shifting budget from smaller projects using hand labor (which was largely unavailable for the past 3 years) to larger scale projects utilizing heavy machinery.

Fillmore
Goodhue
St. Louis
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Frozen River Film Festival
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$22,000

Minnesota Festival Support

Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Recipient
YMCA Youth in Government
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$125,000

The Civics Education Coalition will create opportunities for students, enrich teacher capacity to engage students, and build state-wide networks. Work will include an interactive website, online youth summit, youth conference, new lessons for educators, teacher institutes, and expansion of the statewide Civic Education Network and its activities.

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
St. Louis
Statewide
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Rock Bend Folk Festival
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$20,000
Minnesota Festival Support
Nicollet
Blue Earth
Le Sueur
Watonwan
Steele
McLeod
Waseca
Rice
Faribault
Brown
Cottonwood
Jackson
Martin
Freeborn
Sibley
Scott
Dakota
Carver
Olmsted
Hennepin
Winona
Recipient
Winona-Dakota Unity Alliance
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$70,000
Minnesota Festival Support
Winona
Houston
Fillmore
Olmsted
Wabasha
Mower
Goodhue
Dodge
Dakota
Hennepin
Blue Earth
Renville
Pipestone
Recipient
Tetra Tech Inc
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$89,477
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to extend existing Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) models through 2017 for the following major watersheds: Redwood, Cottonwood, Watonwan, Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Pomme de Terre, Minnesota River-Headwaters, and Lac Qui Parle watersheds.

Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Chippewa
Cottonwood
Douglas
Faribault
Freeborn
Grant
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Martin
Murray
Otter Tail
Pipestone
Pope
Redwood
Renville
Stevens
Swift
Traverse
Waseca
Watonwan
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
U of MN
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000,000

The Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center (MITPPC) requests $7 million to fund up to 20 new, high-priority applied TIS research projects to improve Minnesota's natural and agricultural resources.

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
U of MN
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$524,000

We will investigate the potential of natural microbes indigenous to Minnesota to biodegrade conventional plastics in the environment as a means for cleaning contaminated soils and waters across the state.

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
Minnesota Driftless Hiking Trail
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$426,000

Building a backpacking focused trail across Southeast Minnesota's Driftless Area.

Blue Earth
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Recipient
MN DNR
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,036,000

This project proposes to expand recreational opportunities on Minnesota State Trails through the rehabilitation and enhancement of existing state trails and replacement or repair of existing state trail bridges.

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
Minnesota Children's Museum - Rochester
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$48,925
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$48,750

Year 1: Arts and Cultural Heritage funding will allow us to identify and plan a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) exhibit experience, design and develop the exhibit, select a fabrication partner, and fabricate the exhibit components between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020. The STEM exhibit will be designed to help children practice critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Blue Earth
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Le Sueur
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
MN Trout Unlimited
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,470,000
Fund Source

Minnesota Trout Unlimited enhanced in-stream and riparian habitat for trout and other wildlife along more than 11 miles of coldwater streams across the state.  We far exceeded our original targets, enhancing habitat on 135 acres rather than 78.  We completed 16 separate stream habitat projects. Leveraging other funding and efficiently contracting projects allowed us to add habitat projects and adjust to changing conditions. 

Carlton
Cook
Dakota
Fillmore
Lake
Olmsted
St. Louis
Winona