All Projects

The Media Education team we will share resources with the community so they can tell their own stories through youth and adult programs. These programs focus on photography, audio and visual storytelling, and advanced cinematography skills.

The Asian American Business Resilience Network will enhance capacity building grant writing skills tailored for federal grants to effectively raise funding. This project has these key objectives: 1) train and assist staff on grant writing and reporting with emphasis on federal grant writing; 2) hire experts to conduct federal compliance training; 3) obtain consultation to develop, monitor, and communicate fundraising campaign including fundraising strategies and planning; 4) seek partnerships with organizations experienced in securing federal funding; 5) technology integration.

This project through field trips, community access events, museum-to-go, and free family passes, support programming that celebrates the rich and diverse community of Olmsted County.

To hire a qualified museum lighting professional to develop a museum lighting plan.

To provide better organization and analysis of archaeological collections, allowing for greater public access to historic resources.

The Minnesota Urban Debate League (MNUDL), a program of Augsburg University, will expand their programs with a focus on middle school debate and the Spanish League Debate.

To hire a qualified museum consultant to conduct a general preservation needs assessment survey and long range collections preservation plan.

Giving Voice Initiative will establish a new, permanent chorus designed to meet the specific needs of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias (AD) and their care partners in the Hispanic/Latine community. We will grow our Minneapolis pilot and expand it, launching a new Spanish-language chorus with Indigenous Roots in St. Paul, creating greater access, awareness and connections in the East Metro Area.

To hire qualified consultants to research and develop interpretive signage on the Gladstone Savanna in Ramsey County.

Per Minnesota Law, the Minnesota Humanities Center administers the Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities Grant. The Humanities Center uses a portion of the funds to provide grants administration, including overseeing the proposal process, agreement drafting, financial and program monitoring, and reporting.

This project will support new exhibit components, including an agriculture heritage exhibit, that will showcase the farming way of life and the importance of family farms for the country's food source. It includes workshops and hands-on learning in roles such as gardener, farmer, processor, seed agronomist, farmers market vendor, and consumer.

To transcribe 30 hours of oral history interviews about the history of the Knut Koupee music store.

To hire a qualified museum consultant to conduct a general preservation needs assessment survey and long range collections preservation plan.

Market Bucks is a nutrition incentive program designed to help SNAP customers increase their purchasing power at farmers markets, mobile markets, CSAs and with direct marketing farmers. SNAP customers can use their EBT card and receive a dollar-for-dollar match on all SNAP spending at farmers markets, up to $10 per visit. Customers also receive up to an additional $10 in federally funded Produce Market Bucks, further increasing their purchasing power specifically for fruits and vegetables.

To hire a qualified historian to research the history of Yale University graduates in Minnesota.

Telling Queer History will support the collection and preservation of personal oral histories from LGBTQIA+ communities in rural Minnesota; historical research for our archives and LGBTQ+ history walking tours; and community outreach in greater Minnesota. This grant will also support the early development of a series of supplemental curriculum products detailing Minnesota LGBTQ+ history, creating a potential new earned revenue stream for TQH.

To hire a qualified historian to conduct primary source research on the history of the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs.

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.

This project will create and publish a Hmong Leng children's alphabet book and host a book release community event featuring traditional Hmong Leng music and clothes. The Hmong Leng dialect, also known as Moob Leeg, is an important branch of the Hmong language spoken by Hmong in the United States, Laos, Thailand, and China.

To hire a qualified consultant to develop architectural drawings for reuse of Hofmann Apiaries, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

To hire qualified technicians to upgrade Marshall County Historical Society's heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system.

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.

Urban Roots will 1) hire a consultant to build the fundraising knowledge and capabilities of Urban Root's staff and leadership; 2) strategize for individual and major donor cultivation; 3) build capacity for increasing revenue stream, compile research on donors to guide skill-building and engagement

Friendship Academy of the Arts will teach K - 8th grade students, their families, and the community, about the rich indigenous cultural history of Minnesota (past and present).

To improve lighting conditions in the museum by installing UV window film.

To hire a qualified consultant to develop architectural drawings for roof repair on the Jackson Street Roundhouse, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

To compile information on publicly-owned Jacques art and allow greater public access to these historic resources.

ASAL Charities will empower Oromo elders and the wider Oromo community to preserve, celebrate, and honor our identity and culture. This proposal would fund both 1) an intergenerational culture-bearing training program and, 2) add a new cultural celebration component to the annual Ireechaa Festival.

Objective 1: By July 14 2020, increase Dakota language speaking among 20 preschool students age, 3-5 years. Objective 2: Extend Dakota language speaking supports and success through family language training, reaching at least 10 families, or 50% of student families by July 14,2020. Objective 3: By July 14 2020, continue to develop Dakota language resources and materials for learners of all ages, including at least 4 new Dakota language books and 10 short Dakota language videos.

Objective 1: By July 14 2020, increase Dakota language speaking among 20 preschool students age, 3-5 years. Objective 2: Extend Dakota language speaking supports and success through family language training, reaching at least 10 families, or 50% of student families by July 14, 2020. Objective 3: By July 14, 2020, continue to develop Dakota language resources and materials for learners of all ages, including at least 4 new Dakota language books and 10 short Dakota language videos.

Objective 1: By July 14, 2020, increase Dakota language speaking among 60 children ages. Objective 2: Introduce and expand Dakota language learning among 45 secondary students by July 2020. Objective 3: By July 14, 2021, promote family and community engagement in the language, reaching at least 100 adults through classes and social media.

Objective 1: By July 14, 2020, increase Dakota language speaking among 60 children ages birth to 5 years. Objective 2: Introduce an expand Dakota language learning among 45 secondary students by July 2020. Objective 3: By July 14, 2021, promote family and community engagement in the language, reaching at least 100 adults through classes and social media.

To hire a qualified architect to conduct a conditions assessment of Madison City Hall, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

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

To document in 8-14 oral history interviews the history of philanthropy in Minnesota.