All Projects

1245 Results for
Recipient
Land Stewardship Project
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,210
Touring Theatre Production "Look Who's Knocking."
Chippewa
Recipient
City of Appleton
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$21,000
Appleton Memory Trail
Swift
Recipient
Milan Village Arts School
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$19,717
Milan Village Arts School studio spaces
Chippewa
Recipient
Karen E. Jenson
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,960
Funds to purchase equipment for presentations
Chippewa
Recipient
Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,760

Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage

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
Kandiyohi
Recipient
Jammie Niemeyer
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,990

Legacy Individual Arts and Cultural Heritage

Chippewa
Recipient
Nancy X. Stewart AKA Nancy Valentine
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,698

Legacy Individual Arts and Cultural Heritage

Douglas
Fillmore
Hennepin
Mahnomen
Otter Tail
Ramsey
Stearns
Swift
St. Louis
St. Louis
Recipient
Paulette A. Friday
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,950

Legacy Individual Arts and Cultural Heritage

Douglas
Pope
Grant
Swift
Otter Tail
Todd
Stearns
Stearns
Recipient
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$150,000
Fund Source

Minnesota Departments of Information Technology Services (MNIT) and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) are partnering with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to acquire high-resolution digital elevation data developed from airborne lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) for the Minnesota River East and West regions. The data will be used to generate Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) for use in engineering design and design reviews, conservation planning, research, delivery, floodplain mapping, and hydrologic modeling utilizing lidar technology.

Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Chippewa
Cottonwood
Faribault
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
Martin
Nicollet
Pope
Redwood
Renville
Stevens
Swift
Waseca
Watonwan
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Ducks Unlimited
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,740,000
Fund Source

This Phase 6 request for Ducks Unlimited’s Living Lakes program will enhance 1,000 acres of shallow lakes and restore 50 acres of small wetlands by engineering and installing water control structures for Minnesota DNR and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on public lands and wetlands under easement. Structures will be used by DNR and Service partners to restore wetland hydrology and actively manage shallow lake water levels to enhance their ecology for ducks, other birds, and hunters in the Prairie Region of Minnesota.

Becker
Big Stone
Cottonwood
Douglas
Freeborn
Grant
Jackson
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Otter Tail
Pope
Redwood
Renville
Sibley
Swift
Watonwan
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Ducks Unlimited
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,716,000
Fund Source

Ducks Unlimited successfully enhanced 3,437 wetland acres and restored 83 wetland acres through this grant, which significantly exceeds our grant acre goals of 2,000 acres of wetland enhancement and 50 acres of wetlands restored for this 2017 OHF appropriation.

Cottonwood
Grant
Jackson
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Meeker
Murray
Pope
Sibley
Swift
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Ducks Unlimited
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,960,000
Fund Source

This Phase 7 request for Ducks Unlimited's Living Lakes program will enhance 1,160 acres of shallow lakes and restore 120 acres of small wetlands by engineering and installing water control structures for Minnesota DNR and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on public lands and wetlands under easement. Structures will help DNR and Service agency partners restore wetland hydrology and actively manage shallow lake water levels to enhance their ecology for ducks, other birds, and hunters in Minnesota's Prairie Pothole Region.

Becker
Big Stone
Cottonwood
Douglas
Freeborn
Grant
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Mahnomen
Martin
Meeker
Murray
Nobles
Otter Tail
Redwood
Renville
Sibley
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Watonwan
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
DU
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,634,000
Fund Source

This Phase 9 request for Ducks Unlimited's Living Lakes program will enhance or restore 1,440 acres of wetlands and adjacent prairie grasslands for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Minnesota DNR on public lands and private lands under permanent easement. DU biologists and engineers will design wetland restorations and water control structures for active management of shallow lake water levels to enhance their ecology for ducks, other wildlife, and people, primarily in SW Minnesota's Prairie Pothole Region.

Becker
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Cottonwood
Douglas
Faribault
Freeborn
Grant
Hennepin
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
Meeker
Morrison
Murray
Nobles
Otter Tail
Pope
Redwood
Renville
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Washington
Watonwan
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
DU
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,867,000
Fund Source

This Phase 10 request for Ducks Unlimited's Living Lakes program will enhance or restore 1,325 acres of wetlands and adjacent prairie grasslands for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Minnesota DNR on public lands and private lands under permanent easement. DU biologists and engineers will design wetland restorations and water control structures for active management of shallow lake water levels to enhance their ecology for ducks, other wildlife, and people, primarily in SW Minnesota's Prairie Pothole Region.

Becker
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Chippewa
Clay
Cottonwood
Douglas
Faribault
Freeborn
Grant
Hennepin
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
Meeker
Morrison
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Otter Tail
Polk
Pope
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Washington
Watonwan
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Ducks Unlimited
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,155,000
Fund Source

This Phase 8 request for Ducks Unlimited's Living Lakes program will enhance or restore 1,070 acres of wetlands and adjacent prairie grasslands for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Minnesota DNR on public lands and private lands under permanent USFWS easement. Where required, DU engineers will design water control structures to restore wetland hydrology and allow active management of shallow lake water levels to enhance their ecology for ducks, other wildlife, and people, primarily in Minnesota's Prairie Pothole Region.

Becker
Big Stone
Brown
Carver
Cottonwood
Douglas
Freeborn
Grant
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Marshall
Martin
Meeker
Morrison
Murray
Nobles
Otter Tail
Pope
Redwood
Renville
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Watonwan
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500

Local Arts Initiative

Lincoln
Lyon
Redwood
Lac qui Parle
Kandiyohi
Renville
Blue Earth
McLeod
Swift
Pipestone
Yellow Medicine
Traverse
Nobles
Recipient
Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500

Local Arts Initiative

Swift
Kandiyohi
Meeker
Lac qui Parle
Renville
Lincoln
Lyon
Redwood
Murray
Cottonwood
Nobles
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500

Local Arts Initiative

Swift
Kandiyohi
Meeker
Lac qui Parle
Renville
Lincoln
Lyon
Redwood
Murray
Cottonwood
Nobles
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500

Local Arts Initiative

Big Stone
Brown
Chippewa
Cottonwood
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Meeker
Murray
Nobles
Pipestone
Redwood
Renville
Rock
Rock
Swift
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500

Young Artists Conference

Blue Earth
Brown
Chippewa
Cottonwood
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Meeker
Murray
Nobles
Pipestone
Redwood
Renville
Stearns
Swift
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500
Local Arts Initiative
Blue Earth
Brown
Chippewa
Cottonwood
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Meeker
Murray
Nobles
Pipestone
Redwood
Renville
Stearns
Swift
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
MN DNR
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,791,000

Provide approximately 15 matching grants for local parks, trail, acquisition of natural areas and trails to connect people safety to desirable community locations and regional or state facilities.

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
Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500
Local Arts Initiative
Big Stone
Brown
Chippewa
Cottonwood
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Meeker
Murray
Nobles
Redwood
Renville
Rock
Stearns
Swift
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$500
Local Arts Initiative
Big Stone
Chippewa
Cottonwood
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Meeker
Murray
Nobles
Pipestone
Redwood
Renville
Rock
Swift
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500
Local Arts Initiative
Big Stone
Chippewa
Cottonwood
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Meeker
Murray
Nobles
Pipestone
Redwood
Renville
Rock
Swift
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Southwest-West Central Service Cooperative
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500
Local Arts Initiative
Big Stone
Brown
Chippewa
Cottonwood
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Meeker
Murray
Nobles
Pipestone
Redwood
Renville
Rock
Stearns
Swift
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
U of MN
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$460,000

Leveraging new statewide climate data, we will assess future change in the duration, frequency and magnitude of heavy precipitation and drought events and engage communities to prepare for these extremes.

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
City of Maynard
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000

To hire a qualified historian to complete the nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for the Maynard State Bank.

Chippewa
Recipient
City of Maynard
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Chippewa
Recipient
City of Maynard
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Chippewa
Recipient
City of Maynard
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$155,260

To hire qualified professionals to complete roof repairs on the Maynard State Bank, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Chippewa
Recipient
City of Maynard
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,500
To hire qualified consultants to evaluate the Maynard State Bank for possible inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.
Chippewa
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
Chippewa County (Montevideo Public Library)
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,775
To microfilm Chippewa County newspapers to broaden public accessibility.
Chippewa
Swift
Recipient
Milwaukee Road Heritage Center
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,790
To hire qualified professionals to write an interpretive plan for the Milwaukee Road Heritage Center.
Chippewa
Recipient
Mini Sota Agricultural Children's Museum
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000

This project includes a new exhibit component that includes a variety of farm production machinery, diverse agriculture commodities, and livestock, and provides an interactive learning experience about agricultural production and the art of manufacturing food for every culture.

Big Stone
Chippewa
Douglas
Grant
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Meeker
Pope
Stearns
Stevens
Swift
Yellow Medicine
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
RiverSong Music Festival
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$20,808

Minnesota Festival Support

Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Chippewa
Dakota
Hennepin
Lyon
McLeod
Meeker
Nicollet
Redwood
Renville
Scott
Sibley
Stearns
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
International Institute of Minnesota
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$60,000

Minnesota Festival Support

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
Houston
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