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Recipient
University of Minnesota
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$133,454
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to collect and analyze samples from lake, stream, wild rice paddy, and experimental field sites across a spectrum of sulfate concentrations and wild rice plant abundance. The scientific information developed will be part of the evidence used by the MPCA in its decision as to whether or not a change to the existing sulfate standard is necessary, and if so, what the revised standard should be.

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University of Minnesota-Duluth
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$87,375
Fund Source

The MPCA is undertaking a study to investigate the potential effects of elevated sulfate on the growth of wild rice. One high-priority hypothesis is that the conversion of sulfate to sulfide in anoxic subsurface sediment may harm the roots of wild rice, either directly, or indirectly. The goal of this project is To observe and develop an understanding of exposure of wild rice roots to changes in concentration of sulfide and related chemicals over time and space (depth of sediment and distance from roots).

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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$49,977
Fund Source

This project will provide lab analyses and interpretation required for 2012 wild rice field survey. The 2012 lab analyses will be merged with the 2011 field survey data and determine what additional work, if any, is needed during the 2013 field season.

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Minnesota Department of Health- Environmental Laboratory
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$13,385
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$210,000
Fund Source

The MDH Environmental Laboratory provides essential analyses of water for the MPCA Wild Rice Standards Study, which is gathering information about the effects of sulfate on the growth of wild rice. For this study, the lab developed a ultra-sensitive test for hydrogen sulfide, which greatly facilitated the research. For this large study, the lab staff analyzed several thousand water and sediment samples from lakes, wetlands, rivers, rice paddies, experimental mesocosms, and hydroponic experiments.

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Recipient
Minnesota Zoological Garden
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$147,000
Big Stone
Chippewa
Cottonwood
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Murray
Nobles
Pipestone
Redwood
Renville
Rock
Swift
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
MN DNR
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,931,000
Fund Source

This program acquired priority lands and developed them as Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) - six parcels protected totaling over 600 acres, Scientific and Natural Areas (SNA) - one parcel of 900 acres (287 acres credited to this funding ), and Native Prairie Bank (NPB) easements - two parcels totaling almost 200 acres. These lands protect habitat and some provide public hunting, trapping and compatible outdoor uses.

Anoka
Big Stone
Carlton
Cottonwood
Dakota
Hubbard
Jackson
Wabasha
Wilkin
Recipient
Minnesota Genealogical Society
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

To provide appropriate storage and public access for genealogy materials.

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Dakota
Recipient
Windom, City of
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$464,435
Fund Source

Construct wastewater treatment improvements to meet more stingent discharge requirements

Cottonwood
Recipient
City of Windom
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$153,820
Fund Source

The pilot project proposed will study the effectiveness of denitrification.

Cottonwood
Recipient
LimnoTech
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$33,832
Fund Source

This project will produce a Winter Maintenance Assessment tool prototype that allows users to create a customized approach to modify their existing winter maintenance program that will reduce their road salt use. The tool will allow users to take inventory of their current practices and evaluate how they are doing today and where they have the most potential to reduce salt usage.

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Recipient
LimnoTech
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$47,612
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to maintain and make enhancements to the Winter Maintenance Assessment tool (WMAt), which is a necessary technical resource and planning tool for stakeholders and permittees to implement the chloride reduction strategies described in the Chloride Management Plan. The WMAt is critical for assisting stakeholders in meeting the water quality goals of the Chloride Management Plan without compromising public safety, and allowing for consideration of the varying resources and conditions for each individual winter maintenance program.

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Recipient
LimnoTech
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$69,956
Fund Source

The goal of this project is the development of an automated planning tool to complete the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Chloride Watershed Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS).

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Recipient
International Wolf Center
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$240,000
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Minnesota Independent Scholars Forum
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,081
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Recipient
Minnesota Lakes Maritime Society
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,805
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Douglas
Recipient
Carver County Historical Society
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
To begin restoration of the North Barn on the Andrew Peterson Farmstead, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Statewide
Carver
Recipient
Farmer-Labor Education Committee
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

To hire qualified professionals to produce a documentary script on the history of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Movement.

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Recipient
Carleton College
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,900

To hire qualified professionals to produce an expanded manuscript on the biography of John Nason, former Carleton College president.

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Rice
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PACER Center
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,914

To produce a manuscript on the history of parent involvement in educating Minnesota children with disabilities.

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Minnesota Special Education Leaders Foundation (MNSELF)
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$32,132

To hire qualified professionals to produce a manuscript on the history of special education in Minnesota.

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Minnesota Special Education Leaders Foundation (MNSELF)
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$33,320
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Regents of the University of Minnesota (Institute on Community Integration)
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,997
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Recipient
Minnesota Special Education Leaders Foundation (MNSELF)
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,914
To hire qualified professionals to produce a manuscript on the history of special education administration in Minnesota.
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Recipient
Saint John's University
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
To provide professional development opportunities to central Minnesota writers interested in writing about local history.
Statewide
Recipient
Minnesota Historical Society
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$736,587
The WW1 America exhibit will be a new traveling exhibit created by Minnesota History Center staff and focused on America during the World War I era, 1914-1919. The 5,000-square-foot exhibit will depict the era as a dramatic time in American history when the nation grappled with massive upheavals brought on by social movements, mobility and modernity at home, while exerting its growing military, industrial and cultural influence abroad. Visitors will gain a better understanding of this often-overlooked period in U.S. history.
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Recipient
Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$213,000

Youth Energy Summit (YES!) expands its successful model to improve local waterways by mobilizing over 20 youth-led teams in Minnesota communities to complete water quality related projects, moni-toring and reporting.

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Recipient
Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$199,000

YES! (Youth Eco Solutions) will empower Minnesota youth to reduce their carbon footprints by losing 5,000 pounds of CO2 per YES team each school year.

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
YMCA Youth in Government
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$28,650
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$29,100

Minnesota Youth in Government (YIG) is a youth-led experience that engages middle and high school youth in democratic governing leadership. Students learn about government process and gain an understanding of local, state, national and international concerns. They research and debate, participate in model Assemblies, United Nations, Youth Conferences on National Affairs, retreats and trainings, and National Judicial Competition, and gain an appreciation of diverse viewpoints in respectful ways.

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Wilderness Inquiry
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$450,000

There has been a sharp decline in participation in outdoor recreation and education amongst youth, particularly in urban areas. Some argue that youth who have meaningful outdoor education experiences are more likely to become engaged in environmental stewardship and invested in outdoor resources as adults.

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Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$350,000

Adoption of renewable energy technologies and energy conservation practices can contribute in a variety of ways to the environmental and economic health of rural Minnesota communities through costs savings and emissions reductions. Engaging and coaching students as the leaders in the process of implementing such practices provides the added benefit of increasing knowledge, teaching about potential career paths, and developing leadership experience.

Aitkin
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Cass
Chippewa
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Houston
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Koochiching
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pine
Pipestone
Pope
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Sibley
St. Louis
Stearns
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wadena
Waseca
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$400,000
Statewide
Recipient
Tech Sales Company
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,950
Fund Source

This project will train MPCA field staff in the proper calibration, deployment, maintenance and storage of water quality collection Sondes. Training event will cover general sonde overview, sonde maintenance, calibration procedure, short-term storage, long-term storage and 650MDS overview.

Statewide
Recipient
US Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$600,000

Zebra mussels are an aquatic species that are invasive in Minnesota and severely threaten native fish and other aquatic species by disrupting food webs and damaging spawning habitat. Their range continues to expand within Minnesota lakes and rivers, where they are spread through the transporting of water, vegetation, or equipment from an infested water body. Once established zebra mussels are very difficult to control and there is an immediate need for safe and effective control measures to reduce their impacts in the state.

Statewide
Recipient
Multiple zoos - see Project Overview
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$891,000

This funding is for programmatic development at Minnesota's zoos. Per M.L. 2009, Ch. 172, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(f) the following zoos each received $111,375 in FY2010 and $111,375 in FY2011:

 

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