All Projects

1997 Results for
Recipient
Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,920

Operating Support

Stevens
Recipient
Milan Village Arts School
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,859

Operating Support

Chippewa
Swift
Lac qui Parle
Kandiyohi
Big Stone
Renville
Meeker
Stearns
Redwood
Lincoln
Lyon
Pope
Yellow Medicine
Stevens
Murray
Cottonwood
Rock
Nobles
Pipestone
Grant
Douglas
Otter Tail
Wadena
Traverse
Wilkin
Hennepin
Carver
Carver
Recipient
Central Lakes College-Brainerd AKA Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$27,583
Operating Support
Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Brown
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Faribault
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Lake
Mahnomen
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pine
Polk
Ramsey
Scott
Sherburne
St. Louis
Stearns
Steele
Todd
Wadena
Washington
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
College of Saint Benedict AKA CSB Fine Arts Programming
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,158

Operating Support

Anoka
Benton
Carver
Chisago
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Goodhue
Hennepin
Isanti
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
McLeod
Meeker
Morrison
Otter Tail
Pope
Ramsey
Scott
Sherburne
St. Louis
Stearns
Steele
Todd
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Wright
Recipient
The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University AKA The O'Shaughnessy
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$70,367
Operating Support
Anoka
Benton
Carver
Chisago
Cook
Dakota
Goodhue
Hennepin
Isanti
Lake
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Pine
Ramsey
Renville
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Stearns
Steele
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Regents of the University of Minnesota-Weisman Art Museum AKA Weisman Art Museum
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$102,456
Operating Support
Aitkin
Anoka
Beltrami
Blue Earth
Dakota
Fillmore
Hennepin
Lake
Ramsey
Scott
St. Louis
Steele
Wright
Recipient
Regents of the University of Minnesota-Northrop AKA Northrop
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$203,970
Operating Support
Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
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
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
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Recipient
Minnesota State Academy for the Blind
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$300

Opportunity

Anoka
Beltrami
Blue Earth
Clay
Dakota
Dodge
Faribault
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Hubbard
Le Sueur
McLeod
Mower
Nicollet
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Redwood
Stearns
Steele
St. Louis
Todd
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Minnesota State Academy for the Blind
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$200

Opportunity Grant

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
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Mary R. Ruth
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$125
Attend an encaustic painting workshop
Steele
Recipient
U of MN
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$815,000
Anoka
Becker
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pipestone
Pope
Ramsey
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Lisa D. Orke
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,220
"Tales of Serendipity" at Jon Hassler Theatre
Steele
Recipient
Lynette M. Yencho
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,830
Mural for ceiling of library at Owatonna Arts Center
Steele
Recipient
Minnesota State Public School Orphanage Museum, Inc.
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,600
To document in five oral history interviews the historic use and interrelationship of the buildings on the campus of the Minnesota State School for Dependent and Neglected Children, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Steele
Recipient
Otter Cove Children’s Museum
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$137,000

Otter Cove Children's Museum will be a state-of-the-art educational and cultural center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, providing a much-needed accessible, indoor play space for the children of Otter Tail County and beyond. Otter Cove was started and driven by a group of moms but the actual place, Otter Cove, is for children and the "critters" who live there; the otter in the Otter Romp Playground, the fox at the cafe, the beaver at the dentist office, the raccoon at the grocery store, the swan on the stage, the mice at the bookstore, and the skunk at the veterinarian.

Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Brown
Carver
Clay
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Itasca
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Koochiching
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Mille Lacs
Mower
Nobles
Norman
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Red Lake
Rice
Rock
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
St. Louis
Stearns
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wadena
Washington
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Otter Cove Children's Museum
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$149,455

This project includes new exhibit components and enhancements; facilitating diverse workshops and performances for children and families, and four mini camps for children ages 6-12 during school/summer breaks.

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Clay
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Koochiching
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Marshall
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
Olmsted
Pennington
Pine
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Roseau
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Stearns
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Wilderness Inquiry
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,500,000

Wilderness Inquiry engages 20,000 Minnesotans through outdoor adventures, promoting equity in access to outdoor activities, places, and careers and supporting stewardship and conservation values for current and future generations.

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 State Public School Orphanage Museum, Inc.
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,944

A comprehensive overhaul and expansion of the existing outdoor tour system at the Minnesota State Public School Orphanage Museum was competed by contractors, volunteers and Museum staff. The overhaul involved outdoor tour map re-creation, kiosk guide improvement, script re-writes and audio track replacement. Two new kiosks and an outdoor display of the 1898 School cornerstone and capstone were also installed.

Steele
Recipient
DNR
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,000,000
Fund Source

This program is managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to provide competitive matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national organizations, including government. Grant activities include the enhancement, restoration, or protection of forests, wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. A 10% non-state cash or in-kind match was required from all grantees, and was identified at the time of application.

Becker
Hubbard
Isanti
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Stearns
Steele
Steele
Recipient
DNR
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,386,000
Fund Source

The Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program (CPL) is managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to provide competitive matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national non-profit organizations and governments. Grant activities include the enhancement, restoration, or protection of forests, wetlands, prairies, and habitat for fish, game, or wildlife in Minnesota. A match of at least 10% from nonstate sources was required for grants of $100,000 or less, and a match of at least 15% from nonstate sources was required for grants over $100,000.

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Carver
Clay
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Freeborn
Grant
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Koochiching
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mower
Nicollet
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Redwood
Sibley
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Swift
Recipient
City of Owatonna
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,761

To contract with qualified professionals to prepare construction documents for the preservation of the Owatonna City and Fireman's Hall, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Steele
Recipient
Owatonna, City of
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,500,000
Fund Source

Construct wastewater treatment improvements to meet more stingent discharge requirements

Steele
Recipient
Steele County
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$36,650
Fund Source

The Straight River runs through Owatonna and is considered a priority water resource for the city. Untreated stormwater from city roofs, streets and parking lots are jeopardizing the water quality of river. Through this project, the city will install four rain gardens in city parks that will capture and rapidly absorb stormwater runoff from streets and driveways. The implentation of these rain gardens throughout the city will reduce the volume of stormwater entering the Straight River.

Steele
Recipient
Owatonna, City of
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$500,000
Fund Source

Construct treatment plant improvements

Steele
Recipient
Ecumen Brooks and CountrySide
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$13,281

Partners in Arts Participation

Steele
Recipient
The Yes Network
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000

Partners in Arts Participation

Sherburne
Stevens
Recipient
Courage Kenny Foundation AKA Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$16,975

Partners in Arts Participation

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
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
St. Louis
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Minnesota Creative Arts and Aging Network AKA ArtSage
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$100,000
Partnership Grant
Hennepin
Dakota
Ramsey
Anoka
Cook
Yellow Medicine
Wright
Stearns
Isanti
St. Louis
Steele
Dodge
Washington
Cass
Otter Tail
Recipient
Perpich Center for Arts Education
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$740,712

This new initiative aims to increase student achievement in and through the arts in nine west-central Minnesota schools. With the ultimate goal of positively impacting the learning of more than 1,500 students this year in the Lakes Country region, 40 teachers in the arts and in other content areas are engaged in professional development, curriculum development, and assessment literacy, leading to the development and implementation of arts-integrated lessons and units tied to the Minnesota Academic Standards.

Becker
Clay
Douglas
Otter Tail
Stevens
Traverse
Recipient
Perpich Center for Arts Education
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$850,000
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$850,000
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$795,000
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$750,000

The Perpich Arts Integration Network of Teachers (PAINT) fosters collaborative arts integration in Minnesota through K-12 teacher professional development and funding to schools. With Perpich Center facilitation, teacher teams develop and implement arts-integrated lessons and units. PAINT program components include:

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Clay
Cook
Dodge
Douglas
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Itasca
Lake
Mower
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Ramsey
St. Louis
Steele
Stevens
Wabasha
Wilkin
Winona
Recipient
U of MN
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$392,000

Provide professional development workshops at three Greater Minnesota locations for 60 teachers to use phenology education curriculum and community science resources, reaching >7,000 students in the first three 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
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$18,375
Fund Source

The study will assess existing phosphorus data records and create a model to explain phosphorus loading into the Red River of the North. Studies have found that the majority of nutrient loading in the stream located in agricultural areas occurs with sediment loading since nutrients are typically bound to sediment particles.

Becker
Beltrami
Big Stone
Clay
Clearwater
Grant
Kittson
Mahnomen
Marshall
Norman
Otter Tail
Pennington
Polk
Red Lake
Roseau
Stevens
Traverse
Wilkin
Recipient
Steele County Historical Society
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$61,696
Steele
Recipient
Steele County Historical Society
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$59,786

To provide better organization of a photograph collection, allowing for greater public access to this historic resource.

Steele
Recipient
Preservation Alliance of Minnesota
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$75,336

To develop a partnership between historic preservationists and university faculty to integrate preservation curriculum into existing educational programs.

Blue Earth
Hennepin
Ramsey
Becker
Brown
Dakota
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Goodhue
Houston
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Meeker
Mower
Nicollet
Nobles
Olmsted
Renville
Rock
Scott
Sibley
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Winona
Yellow Medicine
Anoka
Big Stone
Carver
Chippewa
Cottonwood
Freeborn
Grant
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Martin
Murray
Pipestone
Redwood
Rice
Sherburne
Stearns
Stevens
Wright
Recipient
The SEAD Project
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$90,000

SEAD seeks to expand on our successful storytelling program by archiving and illustrating first-person narratives from elders in our community. Our proposed program, entitled Collections from Home,will document first-person stories from elders in our Hmong, Viet, Khmer, and Lao communities on topics related to immigration, childhood, homelands, and tradition, which will then be illustrated by emerging artists within our community for publication and distribution.

Hennepin
Ramsey
Anoka
Blue Earth
Carver
Chisago
Goodhue
Hennepin
Isanti
Le Sueur
McLeod
Mille Lacs
Olmsted
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
St. Louis
Stearns
Stevens
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Great River Greening
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$698,000

Continuing pollinator habitat creation and enhancement on 11 sites from Lakeville to St. Cloud, with public engagement and education centered on youth, schools, and community awareness of natural resource stewardship.

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
Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Ramsey
Scott
Sherburne
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc.
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$38,292
Fund Source

This project will develop the Pomme de Terre Watershed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) study for the second round of the 10-year watershed approach cycle in the Pomme de Terre watershed. This phase of the project will address 4 stream impairments and 3 lake impairments and produce a draft TMDL document. A second phase may be needed as the stressor ID report identifies more stream reaches with TMDL relevant stressors.

Big Stone
Douglas
Grant
Otter Tail
Stevens
Swift
Recipient
Pomme de Terre River Association
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$18,302
Fund Source

The goal is to facilitate strategic networking, learning, and participation of targeted groups to assess, build, and leverage community capacity (i.e. community resources and values) to become aware of water quality issues and increase best management practice adoption to restore and protect water quality in the Pomme de Terre River watershed.  This goal will benefit the completion of the second cycle of the watershed approach by providing useful information important in the completion of Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS) report.

Big Stone
Douglas
Grant
Otter Tail
Stevens
Swift
Recipient
Pomme de Terre River Association
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$480,228
Fund Source

The Pomme de Terre River watershed is located in west central Minnesota and occupies a portion of six counties. For many years surface water quality within the watershed has been a concern to local government. In 1982 the Pomme de Terre River Association Joint Powers Board (JPB) was formed to begin addressing this issue. In 2002 the Pomme de Terre River was placed on the Impaired Waters list for turbidity. The goal of the JPB is to improve the local water resources within the watershed through voluntary efforts and building relationships with local landowners.

Big Stone
Douglas
Grant
Otter Tail
Stevens
Swift