All Projects

1650 Results for
Recipient
Minnesota Discovery Center
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,200

To gain intellectual and physical control of historic objects held in public trust.

Aitkin
Crow Wing
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake
St. Louis
Recipient
Minnesota Discovery Center
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
To begin the next phase of a complete collections inventory, making the collections more accessible to the public.
Aitkin
Cook
Crow Wing
Koochiching
Lake
St. Louis
Recipient
Lyon County Historical Society
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,500
Lyon
Recipient
Balaton Area Historical Society
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,750
Lyon
Murray
Recipient
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$174,000

This project builds partnerships among natural resource professionals, college, middle and high schools to work collaboratively to increase youth exposure to outdoor experiences, environmental issues, and natural resource career paths.

Brown
Cottonwood
Jackson
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
Martin
Murray
Nobles
Pipestone
Redwood
Rock
Watonwan
Yellow Medicine
Blue Earth
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Recipient
MacRostie Art Center
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,909
Community Arts Schools and Conservatories
Aitkin
Cass
Itasca
Koochiching
St. Louis
Recipient
Bemidji Symphony Orchestra
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Community Arts Support Grant
Aitkin
Becker
Beltrami
Blue Earth
Carver
Cass
Clay
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Dakota
Faribault
Hennepin
Hubbard
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake of the Woods
Otter Tail
Pennington
Polk
Ramsey
Redwood
Rice
St. Louis
Stearns
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Citizens for Backus AB
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Koochiching
Recipient
Voyageurs Conservancy
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$994,000

Voyageurs Conservancy will connect 17,000 Minnesotans to the state's only national park through standards-aligned K-12 education, career-building fellowships, and enhanced programs that engage diverse audiences in the park's conservation.

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
Wilderness Inquiry
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$480,000

Wilderness Inquiry will expand its work to provide a continuum of outdoor experiences for youth, adults, and families in communities across Minnesota by:

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
U of MN - Duluth NRRI
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$500,000

Identify forest management actions and guidelines that maximize breeding season productivity across breeding cycle (nesting through post-fledgling) for three bird species of conservation concern: Golden-winged Warbler, Veery, and American Woodcock.

Aitkin
Beltrami
Carlton
Cass
Cook
Crow Wing
Hubbard
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Mille Lacs
Pine
St. Louis
Recipient
Audubon Minnesota
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$342,000

Assessing Audubon Conservation Ranching as a strategic approach to biodiversity conservation and grassland soils and vegetation ecosystem resilience.

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
DNR
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,690,000
Fund Source

With the ML 2015 appropriation The Conservation Partners Legacy (CPL) Grant Program awarded 70 grants, 22 of these grants were the metropolitan area. Over 24,000 acres were enhanced, 2,500 acres were restored, and 386 acres protected through these 70 projects. Thirty-eight counties had CPL projects completed in them through 47 unique organizations. The average project for the ML 2015 grants was $96,000, with few exceptions most projects were completed on time and many were under budget.

Becker
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Dakota
Douglas
Fillmore
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Itasca
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Koochiching
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Martin
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Murray
Nobles
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pine
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Rock
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Stevens
Washington
Wilkin
Recipient
DNR
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,438,000
Fund Source

The Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program will be managed by the Department of Natural Resources to provide competitive matching grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, state, and national non-profit organizations and government entities.

Anoka
Becker
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Dakota
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Kanabec
Kittson
Koochiching
Lake
Marshall
Martin
McLeod
Mower
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pine
Polk
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
St. Louis
Stevens
Washington
Wright
Recipient
DNR
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,760,000
Fund Source

As of 11/1/2023, the CPL program has provided over 970 grants totaling $115 million to over 250 different grantee organizations, improving or protecting over 577,000 acres of habitat. Demand for CPL grants has continued to grow each year as new applicants hear about the program and successful grantees return. In ML 2019 there were 99 grants awarded- 15 metro grants, 29 traditional grants, and 55 Expedited Conservation Partners grants. Through these 99 grants, over 34,000 acres were restored, enhanced, or protected. Over $10.6M was awarded to organizations for projects.

Aitkin
Anoka
Beltrami
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chisago
Clay
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Faribault
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Koochiching
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Marshall
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pine
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Scott
Sherburne
St. Louis
Washington
Wilkin
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Control Area
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$100,000
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$100,000
Fund Source

The Cottonwood River watershed is one of the last remaining watersheds to complete Cycle I of the Watershed Restoration & Protections Strategies (WRAPS) process. The scope of this project upon completion is have two reports developed; a Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies report and a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the entire watershed.

Lincoln
Lyon
Murray
Pipestone
Redwood
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Control Area
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$77,000
Fund Source

This project will establish a framework with County, Soil and Water Conservation District and watershed staff that will outline their involvement throughout the development of the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) for the Cottonwood River and Redwood River watersheds.

Lyon
Recipient
Lyon County Fair
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,680

We will have the White Sidewalls Band and Sherwin Linton Band. Both bands are very popular. The Whitesidewalls are a band the Senior Citizens look forward to. It has been many years since Sherwin Linton has been at the Lyon County Fair.

Lyon
Recipient
Koochiching County Fair
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,680

The Koochiching County Fair will feature two Minnesota-based bands. Performances are open and free to the public. The kids tractor pull will also be featured and free to the participants.

Koochiching
Recipient
Northern MN District Fair Assn
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,680

We would like to use the Legacy Funds to provide live musical free entertainment during the fair. The Sloughgrass band is a local Minnesota musical group. We would like them to perform two days of the fair. We would also like to do a Landscape Photography "lecture" and show at this years fair featuring Ben Sunne, a local Minnesota photographer who specializes in Landscape Photography. The interest in Landscape Photography has grown over the past few years and this would be a real benefit to the entire community.

Koochiching
Recipient
Koochiching County Fair
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,755

The Koochiching County Fair will feature two Minnesota-based bands. The Snowmen Band members come from the Bagley, MN area and the HWY 71 band is from Bemidji, MN. Both bands will be performing at the Grandstand on Aug. 10th. and are free and open to the public.

Grant funds will also assist in covering costs of the Kids Tractor Pull, also free to the public.

A portion of the legacy grant will also be used to fund our sound technician.

Koochiching
Recipient
Lyon County Fair
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,755

Wanda the Clown plays Kazoo, ukulele, sings, juggles preforms magic, shares her sillness and fun with all ages. Wonda the Clown is with Homeward Bound Theater Company in Chanhassen, MN.
The Route 68 Band (Big Band Sounds) is a group of musicians from southwest Minnesota.
They will be our band for Senior Citizens Day.

Lyon
Recipient
Reif Arts Council AKA Reif Center
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Aitkin
Beltrami
Hennepin
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Pennington
Red Lake
St. Louis
Recipient
Coffee House Press
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000

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
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
The Museum of Russian Art
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Anoka
Benton
Blue Earth
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Koochiching
Mille Lacs
Mower
Nicollet
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
St. Louis
Wabasha
Winona
Wright
Recipient
CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Anoka
Benton
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Chippewa
Cottonwood
Dakota
Hennepin
Kandiyohi
Koochiching
Le Sueur
Mille Lacs
Norman
Ramsey
Scott
Sherburne
Washington
Watonwan
Recipient
Granite Area Arts Council
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,815

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Big Stone
Chippewa
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Lyon
Redwood
Renville
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Cook
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake
St. Louis
Recipient
Paul Bunyan Playhouse
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,984

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 1

Beltrami
Cass
Clearwater
Hubbard
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake of the Woods
Mahnomen
Marshall
Pennington
Polk
Red Lake
Roseau
Recipient
Jamillah A. Hollman AKA Essence Bonitaz
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000

Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2

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
Kimberly J. Nelson
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,500

Creative Support for Individuals-Round 2

Cottonwood
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
Murray
Pipestone
Redwood
Renville
Rock
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2

Aitkin
Beltrami
Blue Earth
Carlton
Carver
Chisago
Clay
Cook
Dakota
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake
Le Sueur
Nicollet
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
St. Louis
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Wright
Recipient
Mankato and North Mankato ACT on Alzheimer's
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2

Blue Earth
Hennepin
Le Sueur
Lyon
Martin
Nicollet
Steele
Waseca
Recipient
Zenon Dance Company and School
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2

Anoka
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Cook
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Hennepin
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Marshall
Martin
Mille Lacs
Mower
Nobles
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pipestone
Pope
Ramsey
Sherburne
St. Louis
Traverse
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Recipient
Mina T. Kaiser AKA Mina Kaiser
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000

Creative Support for Individuals-Round 1

Aitkin
Carlton
Cook
Hennepin
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake
Stearns
Recipient
American Swedish Institute
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Le Sueur
Lyon
Mahnomen
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Mower
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Rice
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
St. Louis
Swift
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Wright
Recipient
Bagley Area Arts Collaborative
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2

Beltrami
Benton
Carlton
Cass
Clay
Clearwater
Dakota
Hubbard
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake of the Woods
Mahnomen
Morrison
Otter Tail
Polk
Sherburne
Stearns
St. Louis
Wadena
Recipient
Pipestone Performing Arts Center
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2

Lincoln
Lyon
Murray
Pipestone
Rock
Recipient
Cantus
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,996

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2

Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lyon
Meeker
Morrison
Mower
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
St. Louis
Todd
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
The Icebox Radio Theater
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,634

Creative Support for Organizations-Round 2

Koochiching