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Recipient
Brian L. Frink
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2

Blue Earth
Nicollet
Recipient
Elisa A. Korentayer AKA Elisa Korenne
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2

Cass
Crow Wing
Recipient
Arts Center of Saint Peter, Inc
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$12,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Blue Earth
Brown
Faribault
Le Sueur
Martin
Nicollet
Sibley
Watonwan
Recipient
The History Theatre, Inc AKA History Theatre
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$29,500

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

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
Hubbard
Hubbard
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
Lucas A. Dietsche
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,300

Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1

Blue Earth
Carlton
Dakota
Pipestone
Winona
Recipient
Kaddatz Galleries AKA Kaddatz Gallery
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$29,850

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Anoka
Becker
Blue Earth
Carver
Clay
Douglas
Faribault
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Kanabec
Otter Tail
Ramsey
Stevens
Wadena
Wilkin
Recipient
VocalEssence
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$30,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Chisago
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Freeborn
Goodhue
Isanti
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Lincoln
Mower
Nicollet
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Rock
Sherburne
Stearns
Steele
Steele
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
Fairmont Opera House, Inc AKA Fairmont Opera House
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$30,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Blue Earth
Brown
Cottonwood
Faribault
Jackson
Le Sueur
Martin
Nicollet
Waseca
Watonwan
Recipient
Bagley Area Arts Collaborative, Inc
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$30,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Becker
Beltrami
Cass
Clearwater
Hubbard
Koochiching
Mahnomen
Norman
Polk
Stearns
Todd
Wadena
Wright
Recipient
Faye L. Neeland
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,068

Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2

Beltrami
Cass
Hubbard
Red Lake
St. Louis
Recipient
Mankato and North Mankato ACT on Alzheimer's
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000
Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1
Blue Earth
Nicollet
Waseca
Recipient
Berne Summer Concert Series AKA Berne Wood Fired Pizza and Summer Concert Series
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$28,400
Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1
Blue Earth
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Recipient
Deep Valley Book Festival
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,225
Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2
Blue Earth
Brown
Dakota
Hennepin
Le Sueur
Mower
Nicollet
Ramsey
Rice
St. Louis
Steele
Waseca
Winona
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
Minnesota State University-Mankato AKA Good Thunder Reading Series
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$27,750
Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2
Anoka
Blue Earth
Brown
Clay
Dakota
Hennepin
Nicollet
Olmsted
Scott
Sibley
Steele
Washington
Watonwan
Winona
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
Emmons & Olivier Resources (EOR)
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$51,477
Fund Source

This project will develop a TMDL for all impaired lakes within the Crow Wing Watershed by furthering data collection in the watershed, analysis of data, allocation calculations, and introducing outreach and stakeholder participation activities.

Becker
Cass
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Hubbard
Morrison
Otter Tail
Todd
Wadena
Recipient
Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,315
Fund Source

This project will include lake and stream monitoring on 7 lakes and 3 streams found within the Pine River watershed. The project will be conducted in an effort to gain sufficient data on these data-deficient lake and stream sites within these watersheds. All of the proposed monitoring sites are target sites for 2012. One of the goals in the Crow Wing County (CWC) Local Comprehensive Water Plan (CWP) is to establish a countywide Comprehensive Monitoring Plan (CMP).

Aitkin
Cass
Crow Wing
Hubbard
Recipient
Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$46,522
Fund Source

The project will include lake and stream monitoring within the Pine River Watershed. Monitoring will encompass five lakes and five streams. The project will be conducted in an effort to gain sufficient data. One of the goals of the Crow Wing County Local Comprehensive Water Plan is to establish a countywide Comprehensive Monitoring Plan. Surface water assessment monitoring will enable state 303(d) and 305(b) assessments and provide a better understanding of these lakes.

Cass
Crow Wing
Recipient
Wadena Soil and Water Conservation District
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$30,000
Fund Source

This project will provide Stressor ID work and assistance for the development of a work plan for the Major Watershed Project. The Major Watershed Project will include a plan for civic engagement and outreach, with assistance from ten Local Government Units from the Crow Wing River Watershed.

Becker
Cass
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Hubbard
Morrison
Otter Tail
Todd
Wadena
Recipient
Crow Wing County SWCD
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$69,724
Fund Source

The project will include lake and stream monitoring. Lake monitoring will be completed on twenty lakes found in The Crow Wing River Watershed - West Crow Wing County (CWC) & Southern Cass County for 2020. There will be 11 streams sampled located in Crow Wing, Cass, Wadena and the border of Cass/Morrison Counties 2020 & 2021. The project will be conducted in an effort to gain sufficient data on these data-deficient lake sites. One of the goals of the CWC Local Comprehensive Water Plan (CWP) is to establish a countywide Comprehensive Monitoring Plan (CMP).

Cass
Crow Wing
Morrison
Wadena
Recipient
Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$45,964
Fund Source

This project will collect a complete Trophic Site Index (TSI) data set for Crow Wing County lakes and a complete data set for streams and rivers for the Intensive Monitoring Program (IMP). Crow Wing County, Cass County, Wadena County, Morrison County and Hubbard County are partnering to ensure that all target lakes and rivers within the Crow Wing River watershed are monitored efficiently.

Aitkin
Becker
Cass
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Hubbard
Morrison
Otter Tail
Todd
Wadena
Recipient
Tetra Tech
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$80,038
Fund Source

This project will conduct a 2017 revision of the South Fork Crow River, North Fork Crow River and Sauk River Watershed Hydrological Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) models and review of the Pine River Watershed HSPF model.

Aitkin
Carver
Cass
Crow Wing
Douglas
Hennepin
Hubbard
Kandiyohi
McLeod
Meeker
Pope
Renville
Sibley
Stearns
Todd
Wright
Recipient
Emmons & Olivier Resources
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,041
Fund Source

This first year of the project will collect available data relevant to the TMDL development, determine the data sets best suited for the TMDL development. Gain a better understanding of the watershed and impaired lakes, and assessment of all potential sources (internal and external) of the causes of lake impairment. EOR will also review the data produced by the MPCA for the impairment assessment for each of the lakes during year 1 of the project.

Becker
Cass
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Hubbard
Morrison
Otter Tail
Todd
Wadena
Recipient
Wadena Soil and Water Conservation District
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$30,000
Fund Source

This project will initiate project coordination among project partners. It will enhance civic engagement and outreach endeavors activities to support Phase 2 of TMDL project. It will also support field activities associated with stressor ID work.

Becker
Cass
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Hubbard
Morrison
Otter Tail
Wadena
Recipient
Crow Wing County
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$30,000
Fund Source
Cass
Crow Wing
Recipient
Blue Earth County SWCD
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$374,500
Fund Source

The purpose of this project is to reduce phosphorus loading to Crystal Lake transported primarily through County Ditch 56. Crystal Lake is listed on MPCA's 303d listing for phosphorus impairment. Increased phosphorus levels have caused toxic algal blooms, reducing its appeal to recreationalists and economic draw for the City of Lake Crystal. This project will directly address phosphorus sources from agricultural land.

Blue Earth
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
Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$22,000

The Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota planned for the cultural alignment of the permanent Children's Museum's art curation, signage, and interactive experiences. The primary focus of this cultural content related to southern Minnesota including Dakota art, culture, and heritage and complemented the Exhibit Development and Fabrication Legacy grant goals.

Blue Earth
Brown
Nicollet
Olmsted
Rice
Sibley
Recipient
Blue Earth County Soil and Water Conservation District
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$23,235
Fund Source

This project will provide additional monitoring data to be utilized in the watershed assessment process for the Le Sueur River Watershed Project. Blue Earth County SWCD will provide a technician to complete the water sampling for the sampling years 2011 and 2012 on the Maple River.

Blue Earth
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
Hubbard Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD)
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$69,990
Fund Source

This project covers activities necessary to complete the major watershed restoration and projection project. The major objectives this project covers include contract administration, watershed coordination, stressor ID activities, identifying priority management zones, engage watershed citizens, and the creation of watershed restoration and protection plans.

Becker
Cass
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Hubbard
Morrison
Otter Tail
Todd
Wadena
Recipient
RESPEC
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$49,996
Fund Source

This project will finalize HSPF watershed model construction by incorporating internal phosphorus loading in modeled lakes, run a suite of implementation scenarios and generate a GenScn project containing model output. The consultant will produce HSPF watershed models that can readily be used to provide information to support conventional parameter TMDLs. The consultant will deliver all modeling files for baseline and implementation scenarios and provide a GenScn project containing model output.

Becker
Carver
Cass
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Douglas
Hennepin
Hubbard
Kandiyohi
McLeod
Meeker
Morrison
Otter Tail
Pope
Renville
Sibley
Stearns
Todd
Wadena
Wright
Recipient
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$141,439
Fund Source

This project will develop an understanding for how sediment sources change over timescales of individual storm events as well as over the past two centuries. The results will be used by the larger Collaborative for Sediment Source Reduction (CISSR)-Blue Earth research group to establish a sediment budget for the Greater Blue Earth River Basin and understand the effectiveness of various potential mitigation strategies. In addition, these results can be used by MPCA and others to calibrate watershed sediment models.

Blue Earth
Faribault
Martin
Waseca
Watonwan