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Dakota County Historical Society
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Statewide
Dakota
Recipient
Minnesota Historical Society
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$62,465
In the third year of this project, MNHS staff continued to inventory and rehouse archaeological collections from Historic Fort Snelling. As part of MNHS involvement with the University of Minnesota's Heritage Collaborative, student interns spent the 2015 fall semester assisting project staff with inventory and research. Artifact data was shared with University faculty for use in their courses. To date, over 98,000 catalog records have been created, describing more than 180,000 artifacts recovered during archaeological excavations at Historic Fort Snelling.
Hennepin
Dakota
Ramsey
Recipient
Houston County Historical Society
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,796
Houston
Recipient
Northfield Public Library
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,900
To collect primary source materials for a history of the Northfield Public Library since 1970.
Dakota
Recipient
Prairie Creek Community School
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,320

To assemble historical resources pertaining to Prairie Creek School in preparation for its 30th anniversary.

Dakota
Recipient
Jefferson Township
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,000

To edit a manuscript on the history of the Winnebago Creek Valley, Jefferson Township, Houston County.

Houston
Recipient
SELCO Southeastern Libraries Cooperating
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

To hire a qualified professional to produce a manuscript on the history of Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO).

Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Statewide
Recipient
SELCO Southeastern Libraries Cooperating
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,500
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Kids 'n Kinship
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,200
Dakota
Recipient
Northfield Arts Guild
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
To hire qualified professionals to produce a manuscript on the history of the Northfield Arts Guild.
Dakota
Rice
Recipient
Independent School District #659
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
To hire a qualified professional to complete a manuscript on the history of the Northfield public schools.
Dakota
Goodhue
Rice
Recipient
Somali Museum of Minnesota
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,210

Minnesota, home to the largest Somali population in the United States, lacks resources for students to access knowledge and representations of Somalia. The Somali Museum of Minnesota will offer students immersive field trips illuminating the history and arts of traditional Somali society by subsidizing admission fees, integrating elders as immersive guides on tours, and developing take-home curriculum materials.

Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Recipient
Independent School District #659
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,994
To hire qualified professionals to produce a manuscript on the history of Northfield Public Schools, 1855-2010.
Rice
Dakota
Recipient
City of Northfield (Northfield Hospital and Clinics)
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,917
To hire a qualified historian to conduct primary source research on the history of the Northfield City Hospital.
Dakota
Rice
Goodhue
Scott
Recipient
Prairie Creek Community School
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,900
To hire a qualified professional to take grant-funded research materials and write a manuscript on the history of Prairie Creek Community School.
Dakota
Recipient
Hmong Cultural Center
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,090

This project will involve the creation of a new theater room to be included in the Hmong Cultural Center Museum and Library. The theater room will allow visiting groups and walk-in visitors to view clips of historical documentaries about the Hmong diaspora and Hmong American Experience as part of their museum experience.

Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Statewide
Washington
Recipient
Hmong Cultural Center
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$76,955

The Hmong Cultural Heritage Initiative is intended to both preserve and spread awareness and knowledge of Hmong culture in a comprehensive and multifaceted manner by supporting several outreach initiatives of the Hmong Cultural Center Museum.

Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Recipient
Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA)
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$27,000

“Preserving Hmong Cultural Farming Traditions” is a project devoted to documenting, through photography, videography, and oral interviews, the unique agricultural practices, traditions, and stories of Hmong farmers. Farming is an intrinsic element of Hmong heritage and identity. But very little of the knowledge and experience of Hmong farmers is being passed down to Hmong youth. This project will document and preserve Hmong farming stories and agricultural traditions for future generations.

Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Washington
Recipient
The Hmong Museum
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$75,000

Hmong Museum will develop and streamline its online educational offerings through a series of online web exhibitions, collections, and enhanced curriculum.

Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Statewide
Recipient
Hmong Cultural Center
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$75,000

The New HCC Storefront Museum Implementation Project will involve the development of a guided tour app & new curriculum for school groups based on MN's K-12 standards. The project will also include a new strategic marketing plan to assist the museum in achieving future attendance & outreach goals. Finally, a new tour guide will be hired to meet public demand for tours in the new museum space which is intended to promote cross-cultural awareness and understanding of Hmong culture and history.

Anoka
Benton
Dakota
Hennepin
Morrison
Ramsey
Sherburne
Stearns
Washington
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Recipient
Ka Ly Bliatia
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$24,900

This project is a workshop series project aimed to preserve cultural heritage by transferring knowledge on HMong batik and indigo textile art, a traditional practice lost to HMong Minnesotans. Workshops will be led by Artist Ka Oskar Ly, and include HMong elders, youth, families, educators, and broader community members, who will immerse in the HMong batik practice. These sessions will provide valuable insights into shared oral history, symbolism, and techniques, emphasizing comprehension of the entire process and its cultural significance.

Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Recipient
City of Hokah
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,750

To hire qualified consultants to conduct an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) assessment at the Hokah City Hall/Auditorium, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Houston
Recipient
City of Hokah
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,400

Hokah city history was put on display with the installation of six historical markers in various locations throughout the city. The markers consist of narrative information and photographs of historically relevant structures. All markers are ADA height, located in high traffic areas and are enhanced, produced and presented under a silicone hardcoat panel. An unveiling ceremony was held in June, 2011.

Houston
Recipient
City of Hokah
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
To hire a qualified architect to conduct a conditions assessment of the Hokah Municipal Building, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Houston
Recipient
City of Hokah
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,000
To hire a qualified historian to complete the nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for Hokah City Hall.
Houston
Recipient
Red Wing Arts
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$75,000

Red Wing Arts will facilitate a collaboration beginning the process of healing the historical trauma that
divides the Dakota and Red Wing residents. Leaders of the Prairie Island Indian Community, Goodhue County
and Red Wing Arts will use the power of the arts to host engagement and cultural education arts experiences
that provide space for healing, improved mental health and connection. A mural designed by tribal members
will be installed in downtown Red Wing will symbolize this initiative.

Dakota
Goodhue
Hennepin
Olmsted
Rice
Wabasha
Washington
Dakota
Goodhue
Olmsted
Rice
Wabasha
Winona
Recipient
Regents of the University of Minnesota (Institute for Advanced Study)
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

To document in 10 oral history interviews the history of basketball in and around Minneapolis as a lens onto the issues and dynamics of race/racism, community engagement, politics, unrest, and social change in Minnesota and around the nation.

Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Anoka
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Recipient
East Side Freedom Library
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Ramsey
Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Le Sueur
Mille Lacs
Scott
Sherburne
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Houston County
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$76,220

To hire a qualified consultant to develop architectural drawings and reuse study for the Houston County Courthouse and Jail, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Houston
Recipient
Houston County
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Houston
Recipient
Houston County Fair
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,783

To provide heritage music and arts programming for school age children at the fair. The Houston County Fair enhanced their sound system and introduced a Polka band. The objective of this project is to enhance the arts with the involvement of the youth and preserve the history of the fair.

Houston
Recipient
Houston County Fair
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,368

To increase and enhance arts and cultural heritage programming at the Houston County Fair. Funds will be used to upgrade an existing stage, install a display case to exhibit artistic and creative works of people with disabilities, and host the Minnesota Scandinavian Ensemble. The Ensemble will educate children and families about Scandinavian music and dances.

Houston
Recipient
Houston County
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
To hire a qualified consultant to write a historic structure report for the Houston County Courthouse, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Houston
Recipient
Caponi Art Park
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000

To hire a qualified and experienced HVAC engineer to evaluate how well the current system controls the museum environment.

Dakota
Recipient
RESPEC
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$214,963
Fund Source

This project will complete spatial and temporal revisions of 6 Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) models, the recalibration and validation of 7 watershed HSPF models, and the revision of the drainage network and point source representation of the Pomme de Terre HSPF model.

Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Cottonwood
Dakota
Douglas
Faribault
Freeborn
Grant
Hennepin
Jackson
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Martin
McLeod
Murray
Nicollet
Norman
Otter Tail
Pipestone
Polk
Ramsey
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Scott
Sibley
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Waseca
Watonwan
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
RESPEC
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$128,887
Fund Source
The goal of this project is to extend the existing HSPF models through 2012 in the Chippewa Watershed (07020005) and Hawk-Yellow Medicine Watershed (07020004) to incorporate recent monitoring data to support current MPCA business needs and sediment source investigations.
Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Chippewa
Cottonwood
Dakota
Douglas
Faribault
Freeborn
Hennepin
Kandiyohi
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
McLeod
Murray
Nicollet
Otter Tail
Pipestone
Pope
Renville
Rice
Scott
Sibley
Steele
Swift
Waseca
Watonwan
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
U of MN
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$399,000

The project will investigate why, when, and where different species of harmful algal blooms release toxins into the water using hyperspectral microscopic imaging towards developing early warning remote sensing tools.

Becker
Beltrami
Clay
Clearwater
Hubbard
Kittson
Lake of the Woods
Mahnomen
Marshall
Norman
Pennington
Polk
Red Lake
Roseau
Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Ramsey
Scott
Sherburne
Washington
Wright
Recipient
India Association of MN
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$60,000

The goal of this project is to provide opportunities for India Association of Minnesota (IAM) to empower Asian Indian community in Minnesota to build intercultural identity amplify Asian Indian arts, culture, and heritage for benefit of all Minnesotans provide education and outreach to all Minnesotans so as to increase the depth and breadth of understanding about cultural diversity and inclusion in Minnesota.

Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Washington
Carver
Dakota
Dodge
Hennepin
Mille Lacs
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Washington
Winona
Recipient
StoryArk
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$31,108

StoryArk will hire nonprofit management experts who have a history of working with BIPOC led cultural organizations to develop new systems and processes and train Executive Director, Board, and staff, in 1) grant seeking, writing, and reporting; 2) creating strong evaluation measures; 3) building capacity and fundraising ability.

Anoka
Dakota
Ramsey
Washington
Recipient
Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$154,000

This project is for a new film initiative, "Images of Africa,", that will regularly feature films from African regions, particularly those with the most significant representation in Minnesota. Images of Africa will put a spotlight on the African experience, storytelling, and contributions of a range of artists, most especially filmmakers, from African communities. This series will be showcased at The Main Cinema in Minneapolis, MSP Film's home venue, as well as other Twin Cities locations, including the Capri Theater in North Minneapolis.

Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Ramsey
Scott
Sherburne
Washington
Wright