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Recipient
Cole B. Perry
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,350
McKnight Individual Artist Grant
Itasca
Recipient
Aaron C. Squadroni
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,343
McKnight Individual Artist Grant
Itasca
St. Louis
Recipient
Caleb D. Wood
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,080
McKnight Individual Artist Grant
Itasca
Recipient
Vernal Bogren Swift
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,467

McKnight Individual Artist Grant

Itasca
Recipient
Cole B. Perry
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,325
McKnight Individual Artist Grant
Itasca
Recipient
Matthew J. Rezac
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,610

Pursue opportunity for Gallery representation.

Itasca
Recipient
Duane Schwartz
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,610

Promotional tour in 9 cities in Minnesota.

Itasca
Recipient
Jacqueline V. Solem
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,610

Exhibition at MacRostie Art Center in Grand Rapids.

Itasca
Recipient
Marva J. Harms
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,610

Attend oil painting workshop in September 2011.

Itasca
Recipient
Stephanie M. Ellison AKA Stephanie Mirocha
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,620
McKnight Individual Artist Grant
St. Louis
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake
Cook
Carlton
Aitkin
Recipient
John Connelly
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,620
McKnight Individual Artist Grant
Itasca
Recipient
Cole B. Perry
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,700
McKnight Fellowship
Itasca
Recipient
Susan Vann
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$718
McKnight Individual Artist Grant
Itasca
Recipient
Barbara J. Wood AKA Barbara Jo Wood
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,620
McKnight Individual Artist Grant
St. Louis
Itasca
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
(Neo)Muralismos de Mexico
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$94,500

The majority of this funding will support our largest public art exhibit ever Alebrijes: Creatures of a Dream World and promoting the associated artists and community art classes during the critical period of July through November 2025 (as well as preparation for those exhibit months during the first half of 2025). The exhibit will take place in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Goodhue
Hennepin
Mower
Nobles
Ramsey
Ramsey
Recipient
(Neo)Muralismos de Mexico
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$120,000

This project includes: 1) the start of 10,000 ALEBRIJES -- the largest outdoor public art exhibit of "Alebrijes" in the world outside of Mexico.

Goodhue
Hennepin
Mower
Nobles
Ramsey
Ramsey
Recipient
(Neo)Muralismos de Mexico
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$80,000

(Neo)Muralismos de Mexico will develop and launch new youth programming in partnership through Mankato Youth Camp (MN State University Mankato), Austin Area Children (Austin folk artist Flor Soto, City of Austin, Austin Area Arts, and Riverland Community College), Saint Paul's West Side (Wellstone Center, St. Paul Parks and Recreation, and local schools), and South Minneapolis (Lake Street businesses and organizations). Including a two-week camp, workshops, hands-on art activities, painting, papier-m?ch?, and public art.

Goodhue
Hennepin
Mower
Nobles
Ramsey
Ramsey
Recipient
Itasca County Historical Society
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000

To make accessible primary records through a new microfilm reader/printer

Itasca
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
Frozen River Film Festival
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$47,439

Minnesota Festival Support

Aitkin
Benton
Chisago
Dakota
Fillmore
Hennepin
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Recipient
Mid West Music Fest
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$29,100

Minnesota Festival Support

Anoka
Blue Earth
Carver
Chisago
Clay
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Le Sueur
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mower
Nobles
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
St. Louis
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Wright
Recipient
Frozen River Film Festival
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$44,035

Minnesota Festival Support

Aitkin
Chisago
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Hennepin
Houston
Lac qui Parle
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
St. Louis
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Recipient
Austin Area Commission for the Arts AKA Austin Area Arts
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$30,934

Minnesota Festival Support

Blue Earth
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Waseca
Winona
Recipient
Pollinator Friendly Alliance
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

Minnesota Festival Support

Aitkin
Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Cook
Dakota
Douglas
Faribault
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Isanti
Itasca
Murray
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pine
Polk
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
St. Louis
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Wadena
Recipient
Ethnic Fest Committee
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Minnesota Festival Support

Beltrami
Cass
Crow Wing
Hubbard
Itasca
Recipient
Frozen River Film Festival
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,000

Minnesota Festival Support

Aitkin
Benton
Chisago
Dakota
Fillmore
Hennepin
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Recipient
International Institute of Minnesota
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$32,987

Minnesota Festival Support

Aitkin
Anoka
Benton
Carver
Cass
Chisago
Dakota
Dodge
Faribault
Hennepin
Isanti
Itasca
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Stearns
Steele
Washington
Watonwan
Winona
Wright
Recipient
Renewing the Countryside II AKA Renewing the Countryside
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$18,150

Minnesota Festival Support

Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Wabasha
Winona
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
Recipient
The Nature Conservancy
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,058,000
Fund Source

The Minnesota Forest Recovery Project completed habitat enhancement on 5519 unique acres of public lands in Lake, Cass, Itasca, St. Louis, Cook, and Beltrami Counties. Multiple treatments on some parcels ensured success of enhancement efforts.

Beltrami
Cass
Cook
Itasca
Lake
St. Louis
Recipient
Frozen River Film Festival
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$22,000

Minnesota Festival Support

Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Recipient
Minnesota Shubert Center for Dance and Music, Inc. AKA The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$26,479

Groundbreaker Battle Festival

Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Mower
Ramsey
Washington
Recipient
Lady Slipper Scenic Byway, Inc.
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$20,990
Minnesota Festival Support
Anoka
Beltrami
Cass
Clearwater
Dakota
Hennepin
Hubbard
Itasca
Koochiching
Mahnomen
McLeod
Otter Tail
Ramsey
Sherburne
St. Louis
Stearns
Todd
Recipient
YMCA Youth in Government
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$125,000

The Civics Education Coalition will create opportunities for students, enrich teacher capacity to engage students, and build state-wide networks. Work will include an interactive website, online youth summit, youth conference, new lessons for educators, teacher institutes, and expansion of the statewide Civic Education Network and its activities.

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
Statewide
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Itasca County Historical Society
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,197
To add 43 standard Minnesota history titles to broaden public accessibility.
Itasca
Recipient
Winona-Dakota Unity Alliance
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$70,000
Minnesota Festival Support
Winona
Houston
Fillmore
Olmsted
Wabasha
Mower
Goodhue
Dodge
Dakota
Hennepin
Blue Earth
Renville
Pipestone
Recipient
U of MN
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000,000

The Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center (MITPPC) requests $7 million to fund up to 20 new, high-priority applied TIS research projects to improve Minnesota's natural and agricultural resources.

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
U of MN
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$524,000

We will investigate the potential of natural microbes indigenous to Minnesota to biodegrade conventional plastics in the environment as a means for cleaning contaminated soils and waters across the state.

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 Driftless Hiking Trail
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$426,000

Building a backpacking focused trail across Southeast Minnesota's Driftless Area.

Blue Earth
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona