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Recipient
Northern Community Radio, Inc.
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$180,000

This education project will continue building the next generation of conservationists in Minnesota by engaging youths and adults in science and outdoor learning through radio, podcasts, newsletters and schoolyard exploration.

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
LimnoTech
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$29,932
Fund Source
The goal of this project is the continued development of an overall strategy for reduction of turbidity/TSS, with sets of sediment reduction initiatives and actions for various sources, to address the Minnesota River Turbidity TMDL and the South Metro Mississippi River TSS TMDL. The overall strategy will be used to help establish a path towards achieving the required reductions of turbidity/TSS.
Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clearwater
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Faribault
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Recipient
Ducks Unlimited
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,150,000
Fund Source

This Phase 8 request funds Ducks Unlimited’s prairie land acquisition and restoration program. DU will acquire 560 acres of land containing drained wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region of SW Minnesota for restoration and transfer to the Minnesota DNR for inclusion in the state WMA system. This land acquisition and restoration program focuses on restoring cropland with wetlands along shallow lakes and adjoining WMAs containing large wetlands to help restore prairie wetland habitat complexes for breeding ducks and other wildlife.

Big Stone
Cottonwood
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lyon
Martin
Meeker
Murray
Nobles
Redwood
Sibley
Swift
Recipient
Ducks Unlimited
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,581,000
Fund Source

This Phase 10 request funds Ducks Unlimited's prairie wetland acquisition and restoration program. DU will acquire and restore 660 acres of prairie land containing wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region of SW Minnesota for transfer to the Minnesota DNR for inclusion in the state WMA system. This land acquisition and restoration program focuses on restoring cropland with drained wetlands along shallow lakes and adjoining WMAs to help restore prairie wetland habitat complexes for breeding ducks and other wildlife.

Big Stone
Clay
Cottonwood
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Murray
Nicollet
Redwood
Sibley
Swift
Recipient
Ducks Unlimited
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,608,000
Fund Source

This is Phase 9 of Ducks Unlimited's wetland and prairie acquisition and restoration program. DU will acquire and restore 516 acres of land containing drained wetlands in SW Minnesota's Prairie Pothole Region for restoration and transfer to the Minnesota DNR for inclusion in the state WMA system. This land acquisition and restoration program focuses on restoring cropland with drained wetlands along shallow lakes and adjoining WMAs to help restore prairie wetland habitat complexes for breeding ducks and other wildlife.

Big Stone
Chippewa
Clay
Cottonwood
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Murray
Redwood
Redwood
Recipient
DU
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,061,000
Fund Source

This Phase 12 request supports Ducks Unlimited's prairie land acquisition and restoration program. DU proposes to acquire and restore 790 acres of land containing drained wetlands and land bordering shallow lakes in SW Minnesota's Prairie Pothole Region for inclusion in the Minnesota DNR's state WMA system. This land acquisition and restoration program focuses on restoring cropland with drained wetlands along shallow lakes and adjoining WMAs to help restore prairie wetland habitat complexes for breeding ducks and other wildlife.

Becker
Big Stone
Clay
Cottonwood
Douglas
Freeborn
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Meeker
Murray
Nicollet
Redwood
Rice
Sibley
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
DU
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,670,000
Fund Source

This is Phase 13 Ducks Unlimited's of prairie wetland acquisition and restoration program in Minnesota. DU proposes to acquire and restore land containing wetlands and drained wetlands, and land bordering shallow lakes in Minnesota's Prairie Pothole Region for inclusion in MNDNR state WMAs and USFWS federal WPAs/NWRs. This ongoing land acquisition/restoration program focuses on restoring cropland with drained wetlands near existing WMAs and WPAs/NWRs to help restore prairie wetland habitat complexes for breeding ducks, other wildlife, and people.

Becker
Big Stone
Clay
Cottonwood
Douglas
Freeborn
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Murray
Nicollet
Redwood
Rice
Sibley
Swift
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Ducks Unlimited
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,779,000
Fund Source

This Phase 11 request supports Ducks Unlimited's prairie land acquisition and restoration program. DU proposes to acquire and restore 550 acres of land containing drained wetlands and land on shallow lakes in SW Minnesota's Prairie Pothole Region for transfer into the Minnesota DNR's state WMA system. This land acquisition and restoration program focuses on restoring cropland with drained wetlands along shallow lakes and adjoining WMAs to help restore prairie wetland habitat complexes for breeding ducks and other wildlife.

Becker
Big Stone
Chippewa
Clay
Cottonwood
Douglas
Freeborn
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Meeker
Murray
Nicollet
Redwood
Rice
Sibley
Stevens
Swift
Waseca
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Shell Rock River Watershed District
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$42,000
Fund Source

The project consists of two initiatives: soil health outreach and a street sweeping study. These two initiatives will support further prioritization and targeting for nutrient reduction in the watersheds. The goal of this project is to increase implementation of soil health practices across the watersheds and adjust street sweeping schedules to reduce stormwater nutrient loading to surface waters.

Faribault
Freeborn
Recipient
Regents of the University of Minnesota
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,000

State leadership for the 4-H Shooting Sports & Wildlife Program, including staff and 4-H volunteer committee members, will provide a menu of equipment options for local programs to choose from as a means to build their Shooting Sports & Wildlife project. Local programs will submit a grant application justifying how the new equipment will help them build and grow their program, attract and engage new audiences, and provide sustainability in their local chapter.

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
Marian Hassan
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$121,394

This project, entitled Sing Again, aims to preserve Somali lullabies, originally passed generation to generation through oral tradition, by transcribing them in children's lullaby book and creating website for resource-sharing and archival so that future generations of children can use them.

Anoka
Chisago
Dakota
Faribault
Hennepin
Marshall
Ramsey
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Recipient
Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance (GBERBA)
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$243,250
Fund Source

The Greater Blue Earth River Basin is a large area within the Watonwan, Le Sueur, and Blue Earth River watersheds. Recent research by University of Minnesota, the National Center for Earth Dynamics, and others has found this basin to be the largest contributor of sediment to Lake Pepin.

Blue Earth
Cottonwood
Faribault
Freeborn
Jackson
Le Sueur
Martin
Waseca
Watonwan
Recipient
Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500

Small Towns/Rural Areas

Anoka
Blue Earth
Brown
Dakota
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Jackson
Martin
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Stearns
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,000

Small Towns/Rural Areas

Blue Earth
Dakota
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,000

Small Towns/Rural Areas

Blue Earth
Dakota
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Mantorville Art Guild
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,000
Small Towns/Rural Areas
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Goodhue
Mower
Olmsted
Winona
Recipient
Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association AKA SEMBA
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,000
Small Towns/Rural Areas
Blue Earth
Dakota
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Stearns
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Brave Community Theatre
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,860

Small Towns/Rural Areas

Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Winona
Recipient
Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500

Small Towns/Rural Areas

Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Stearns
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Recipient
Southeast Minnesota Bluegrass Association
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

Small Towns/Rural Areas Grant

Dakota
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Waseca
Recipient
Kasson-Mantorville School District 204
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

Small Towns/Rural Areas Grant

Blue Earth
Dakota
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Mower
Nicollet
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Winona
Recipient
U of MN - WCROC
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$475,000
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Cass
Chippewa
Clay
Clearwater
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Houston
Hubbard
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
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
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Roseau
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
City of Winnebago
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,980
Fund Source

Pull and seal an abandon well.

Faribault
Recipient
City of Alpha
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source

Purchase and install generator.

Jackson
Recipient
City of Alpha
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source

Purchase and install generator.

Jackson
Recipient
Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source

Construct new well. Seal old well.

Jackson
Recipient
Dell Lutheran Church
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Replace failing septic system
Faribault
Recipient
City of Frost
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source

Purchase and install generator.

Faribault
Recipient
City of Minnesota Lake
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source

Purchase generator

Faribault
Recipient
City of Kiester
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source

Remove pump and seal well

Faribault
Recipient
City of Jackson
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,045
Fund Source

Abandon and seal a former test well 327880 that was used in 1980

Jackson
Recipient
Woods Lake Park Water
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,688
Fund Source

Construct new well; Amendment 1 to Seal 2 wells 810205, 259597 and add money.

Faribault
Recipient
City of Minnesota Lake
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,075
Fund Source

Install wiring and connect generator for backup power to run well in case of power outage.

Faribault
Recipient
City of Frost
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,124
Fund Source
Seal 7 wells located in the DWSMA
Faribault
Recipient
City of Frost
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$979
Fund Source

Seal 3 private wells

Faribault
Recipient
Heron Lake WD
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$61,500
Fund Source

The purpose of this project is to reduce phosphorus entering South Heron Lake (SHL), which currently does not meet state standards for this water pollutant. Efforts will be focused on Jackson County Judicial Ditch 3 (JD3), which has been petitioned to the HLWD for improvement. JD3 drains 52 percent of the SHL watershed, highlighting its importance in making meaningful progress towards water pollution reduction. The practices include eleven water and sediment control basins and a 10-acre storage and treatment wetland restoration.

Jackson
Recipient
Heron Lake WD
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$43,000
Fund Source
Jackson
Recipient
Fergus Falls Center for the Arts, Inc. AKA A Center for the Arts
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$20,000

Spring Legacy Organization Grant

Anoka
Becker
Carver
Clay
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Grant
Hennepin
Hubbard
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Kittson
McLeod
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Norman
Otter Tail
Pennington
Polk
Ramsey
Redwood
Sherburne
Stearns
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wadena
Washington
Wilkin
Wright
Recipient
Multiple Local Government Units
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,357,221
Fund Source

Imminent Health Threat (IHT) systems are those that are discharging improperly treated human waste onto the ground surface or into surface waters. In addition to the potential water quality impacts, untreated sewage has the potential to introduce bacteria and viruses into the environment. When IHT systems are identified, county or city staff assist the homeowners through the process required to bring their systems into compliance with the septic ordinance.

Beltrami
Big Stone
Chippewa
Chisago
Cook
Dodge
Jackson
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Lincoln
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Pennington
Pipestone
Rice
Scott
Stearns
Recipient
Multiple Local Government Units
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$860,000
Fund Source

Successful long-term treatment of sewage depends on a system capable of providing adequate treatment and effective on-going operation and maintenance. Clean Water Fund Subsurface Sewage Treatment System (SSTS) Program Enhancement funds are used by counties to strengthen programs dedicated to SSTS ordinance management and enforcement. These funds are used for a variety of tasks required to successfully implement a local SSTS program including inventories, enforcement, and databases to insure SSTS maintenance reporting programs.

Benton
Blue Earth
Carver
Cass
Chisago
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Morrison
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Wadena
Winona
Wright