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Recipient
Minnesota Historical Society
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000
Since completion of the Ramsey Redevelopment Project in 2011, the Alexander Ramsey House has been operating under a new model, but without a new business and marketing plan. This project allowed the Historic Sites division to hire a consultant to lead the site staff and MNHS technical advisers through a business planning process. Project objectives were to articulate goals and an operational plan for the site, identify target markets for the site and ensure the site would continue to meet institutional mission and financial goals.
Statewide
Recipient
Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$121,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$224,860
Fund Source

This project will provide the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District the information and tools necessary to improve water quality in Battle Creek Lake, Beaver Lake, Carver Lake, Keller Lake and Wakefield Lake through targeted phosphorus reduction activities in the watershed.

Ramsey
Recipient
Raymond, City of
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$264,638
Fund Source

Construct wastewater treatment improvements to meet TMDL wasteload requirement

Kandiyohi
Recipient
Minnesota Historical Society
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$140,342

The Minnesota Historical Society manages 26 historic sites and museums across Minnesota. Recognizing an opportunity to work more collaboratively with organizations where historic sites are located, the Society developed programs to expand history education and programming and elevate the level of professionalism in local history organizations.

This funding enabled site staff across the state to host workshops to train history professionals and work with local historical agencies to assess and update collections.

Statewide
Recipient
Minnesota Historical Society
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$246,789
The Minnesota Historical Society manages 26 historic sites and museums across Minnesota. Recognizing an opportunity to work more collaboratively with organizations where historic sites are located, MNHS is working with local historical organizations around the state to assess and improve their service to the public. MNHS staff are working with several organizations such as Wilderness Inquiry, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St.
Statewide
Recipient
Wabasha County Historical Society
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000

A detailed Historic Structures Report was prepared that will guide future restoration of the Reads Landing School, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building houses the Wabasha County Historical Society Museum. Three consultants with historic heritage, design and architectural expertise were hired to work with the WCHS Board to analyze the condition of the building and propose solutions for both building rehabilitation and programming..

Wabasha
Recipient
Wabasha County Historical Society
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
To hire a qualified consultant to create an interpretive plan for exhibits at the historical society's Reads Landing Schoolhouse museum building.
Wabasha
Recipient
Wabasha County Historical Society
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$303,410
To preserve and restore windows, cornice, and brick on the Reads Landing School, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and currently used as the applicant's museum.
Wabasha
Recipient
Preservation Alliance of Minnesota
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,600
To provide accredited training concerning historic properties for real estate agents
Ramsey
Recipient
Heritage Organization of Romanian Americans in Minnesota
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,940
To document in 15 interviews the history of Romanian immigration to Minnesota after World War II.
Ramsey
Recipient
The Nature Conservancy
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$380,000

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Statewide
Recipient
Bloomington
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$289,000
Fund Source

Hyland Bush Anderson Lakes Park Reserve. Reconstruct parking.

Hennepin
Recipient
Anoka County
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$145,000
Fund Source

Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park - Reconstruct 1,300 feet of creek.

Anoka
Recipient
Carver County Historical Society
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,999

Two storms in July/August of 2010 caused the east wall and gable ends of the historic Peterson North Barn to collapse. The barn was stabilized in October of 2010. The owner and the Friends of the Peterson Barn were advised to quicky develop a phased plan for reconstruction to prevent further damage. A qualified historical architect was hired to undertake the planning and design work with the ultimate goal of restoring the building to it's original appearance.

Carver
Recipient
Regents of the University of Minnesota (Department of Anthropology)
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$66,506
To document through microarchaeological techniques human occupation of the Bremer Site, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Dakota
Recipient
International Water Institute
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$60,915
Fund Source

This project will support water quality monitoring and data analysis in nine major watersheds (8-digit Hydrologic Unit Codes) of the Lower Red River Basin. The monitoring will assist in providing water chemistry data needed to calculate annual pollutant loads for the Major Watershed Load Monitoring Program (MWLMP) and provide short term data sets of select parameters to other MPCA programs.

Beltrami
Clearwater
Kittson
Mahnomen
Marshall
Pennington
Polk
Red Lake
Roseau
Recipient
Red Lake County SWCD
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$26,456
Fund Source

The Clean Water Fund Project's primary purpose is to reduce soil loss, eliminate sediment deposition in the two Red Lake Watershed District(RLWD) ditch systems, improve water quality, and reduce maintenance costs along these ditch systems. The project will be a team effort between the Red Lake County SWCD, the Red Lake Watershed District, and the landowners located along the ditch systems.

Red Lake
Recipient
Red River Watershed Mgmt Board
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$30,636
Fund Source

As part of the FY 2012 funding cycle, the Board of Water and Soil Resources granted funds for development of the Water Quality Decision Support Application (WQDSA). The WQDSA will provide land and water managers with geospatial data and online tools to prioritize, market, and implement actions on the landscape to achieve water quality objectives identified in local and state water plans and to ensure that public funding decisions are strategic and defensible.

Becker
Clay
Mahnomen
Norman
Polk
Recipient
Red Lake Watershed District
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$77,429
Fund Source

The Clearwater River Watershed in northwestern Minnesota is a targeted watershed for the 2014-15 Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG) funding. A partnership of local agencies will monitor water quality at the targeted sites within this watershed that are listed in Appendix C of the 2014 Surface Water Assessment Grants (SWAG) Request for Proposal (RFP) document. Fifteen monitoring sites have been chosen within the Clearwater River watershed.

Red Lake
Recipient
Red Rock Twp - Nicolville
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,885
Fund Source

Evaluate alternatives to fix failing septic systems in unsewered area

Mower
Recipient
United States Geological Survey
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$11,440
Fund Source

The objective of this project is to collect real-time parameter data for specific conductance, water temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity and stream flow at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) gaging stations located at Fargo and Grand Forks North Dakota.

Clay
Polk
Recipient
Red Rock Township
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$289,744
Fund Source

Construct collection and treatment facilities (TMDL Grant)

Mower
Recipient
Red Rock Township
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$294,637
Fund Source

Construct collection and treatment facilities (Small Community WWT Grant & Loan)

Mower
Recipient
Lake County
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,000
Fund Source

to replace failed stream crossing structures on the Red-Dot trail system

Recipient
International Water Institute
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$272,267
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$359,367
Fund Source

International Water Institute (IWI) staff will monitor 24 sites in the Bois de Sioux, Mustinka (2 sites), Buffalo (8 sites), Red Lake (4 sites), Sandhill (3 sites), Thief (2 sites), and Tamarac River (3 sites) Watersheds intensively over a 2 year period in an attempt to collect 25 samples per year at each site. If conditions allow for the collection of all planned samples, 1200 stream samples will be collected over the time period. Monitoring will include field measurements, observations, and at least three photographs during each site visit.

Becker
Beltrami
Big Stone
Clay
Clearwater
Grant
Kittson
Mahnomen
Marshall
Norman
Otter Tail
Pennington
Polk
Red Lake
Roseau
Stevens
Traverse
Wilkin
Recipient
Red River Watershed Management Board
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$100,000
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to engage citizens in local watershed monitoring, work with regional partners to promote understanding and protection of watersheds, and organize and facilitate gathering of scientific data for the benefit of water quality in the Red River Basin.

Becker
Beltrami
Big Stone
Clay
Clearwater
Grant
Kittson
Mahnomen
Marshall
Norman
Otter Tail
Pennington
Polk
Red Lake
Roseau
Stevens
Traverse
Wilkin
Recipient
Beltrami County Historical Society
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,325
To provide better storage conditions and broaden public accessibility to photographic images in the collection.
Beltrami
Recipient
City of Red Wing
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,498
To hire qualified conservators to restore a significant historical fire engine.
Goodhue
Recipient
Red Lake Economic Development and Planning
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,204
To hire a qualified professional to assess the archival collections held by Red Lake Tribal Archives.
Beltrami
Clearwater
Recipient
Three Rivers Park District
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$710,000
Fund Source

Phase 2 development of the Hyland Play area--the Park District's most popular play area. A? Phase 2 will consist of expansion of the current play area to add additional play elements which will increase capacity for the site.

Hennepin
Recipient
Anoka County
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$183,000
Fund Source

Redevelop public boat access at Martin-Island-Linwood Lakes Regional Park

Anoka
Recipient
Anoka County
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$23,962
Fund Source
Anoka
Recipient
Ramsey County
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$807
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$807
Fund Source

At Battle Creek Regional Park redevelop the playground.

Ramsey
Recipient
Ramsey County
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,482
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,482
Fund Source
Ramsey
Recipient
Ramsey County
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,969
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,969
Fund Source
Ramsey
Recipient
Wadena Soil and Water Conservation District
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$22,258
Fund Source

This project will monitor streams in target watersheds located in Ottertail and Wadena counties. Six sites have been identified by MPCA for biological monitoring; this project will complete the chemical and field analysis at these six sites.

Otter Tail
Wadena
Recipient
Capitol Region WD
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$360,000
Fund Source

Capitol Region Watershed District (CRWD), in partnership with the City of Roseville, will construct a volume reduction/capture-reuse irrigation facility below the Upper Villa Park Softball field in the City of Roseville. This project will protect Lake McCarrons and the Villa Park Wetland System (VPWS) by reducing runoff volumes and the pollutants associated with urban stormwater such as Total Phosphorus (TP), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), heavy metals, and petroleum products among others.

Ramsey
Recipient
Minnesota Historical Society
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$13,085

Recognizing the importance of reaching K- 12 students, as well as their parents and teachers, much of the Minnesota Historical Society's web site is specifically aimed at these groups. While the existing web site is widely used, it has become unwieldy and difficult for the intended audiences to explore and engage with the Society's plethora of content and services.

Statewide
Recipient
Center for Hmong Studies
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000

An interpretive exhibit, "Hmong History Through Textile", was created to show the relationship between Hmong history and the changing styles of traditional clothing and the "story cloth". Paj ntaub (flower cloth) is a form of textile artwork used to decorate women's skirts, men's collars and story cloths. The design of tradtional Hmong clothing identifies its wearer by familial, political, cultural and geographical connections.

Ramsey
Recipient
Minnesota Shubert Center for Dance and Music AKA The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$100,000

Regional Dance Development Initiative to provide professional development for Minnesota dance makers, to build connections and relationships that will continue to nourish dance artists, and develop the overall capacity and infrastructure of the MN dance community.

Hennepin