This program accounts for administrative costs associated with the Parks and Trails Legacy Grant Program. This program:
•Provided $7,575,750 through 38 grants to local units of government for acquisition, development, restoration, and maintenance of park and trail facilities of regional or statewide significance.
•Provided $1,072,500 through 25 grants to local units of government for solar energy projects within parks or on trails of regional significance.
This program area accounts for all administration costs that support all projects DNR is engaged in to administer the FY10/FY11 strategic objectives of the Parks and Trails Legacy Fund. Administration costs are directly related to and necessary for project success including support for: accounting, clerical support, executive, managerial and supervisory personnel, facilities management, office equipment and supplies, human resources, information technology, communications, insurance, legal services, purchasing, rent/lease, and security.
The 17 member Park and Trail Legacy Advisory Committee is appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources, the Chair of the Metropolitan Council and the Chair of the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission. The mission of the committee is to champion the 25 year "Parks and Trails Legacy Plan" by providing recommendations to enhance promotion, coordination, and accountability throughout implementation of the plan.
To provide grants to local units of government to support parks and trails of regional or statewide significance outside of the seven county metropolitan area. Funding for this grant program is from the Parks and Trails Fund created by the Minnesota Legislature from the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment passed by the voters in 2008.
To provide grants to local units of government to support parks and trails of regional or statewide significance outside of the seven county metropolitan area. Funding for this grant program is from the Parks and Trails Fund created by the Minnesota Legislature from the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment passed by the voters in 2008. Beginning July 1, 2015 (fiscal year 2016), the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission (GMRPTC) assumed management of reviewing and awarding these grants.
To develop a 25 year long range plan for the use of the money available in the parks and trail fund as well as other traditional sources of funding. Also the development of a 10 year strategic coordination plan is required. The plan is to include a vision, goals and measureable outcomes. The plan must also address specific deliverables outlined in statute. Public engagement was the foundation for the recommendations. The plan was developed in collaboration with other park and trail providers.
To provide individuals with cognitive disabilities art classes, increase their exposure to museums in Minneapolis, help them understand their artwork as part of a larger world of museums, and to expose the community to the artwork through a public exhibition by these new artists.
Youth and adults of various programs of RESOURCE's will be provided arts experiences at Children's Theater, Minnesota Orchestra (2 events), Stages Theater and SteppingStone Theater.
Four Community Centers (Brian Coyle Center, Waite House, Oak Park, and Pillsbury House) will establish long-term program partnerships with Minnesota artists and arts organizations to provide diverse multi-disciplinary art programs for over 120 Minneapolis youth. Funds will provide transportation, tickets, supplies, and artist stipends.
Stage Play with Duluth Playhouse. A collaborative program where children with autism are able to enjoy theater arts while at the same time learning new communication and social interaction skills.
To provide opportunities for underserved, low-income, disabled, youth and elderly residing in St Paul's Public Housing at Dunedin high rise to attend events at Heart of the Beast (2 events), Ordway, Stages Theater, Children's Theater and Northern Clay Center.
The project will provide the opportunity for low-income children and youth to participate in the theatrical arts by viewing Seussical the Musical at the Children’s Theatre Company.
The project is designed to introduce emotionally disturbed youth to a new form of communication via the art form of dance with Zenon Dance Company, and help them experience trust as part of a team to prepare them for successful re-entry into the school from which they were removed.
Bancroft Neighborhood Association will increase engagement of the arts to Latino families by working with Spanish speaking artists and provide four family artist events using puppetry through which participants will learn about Mexican folk arts.
To provide an opportunity for all residents and tenants, including low income seniors, to attend professional concerts at the Paramount Theatre in St.Cloud.
Mercy Manor to provide an opportunity for low income senior citizens to attend professional concerts and musicals at the Paramount Theater in St.Cloud.
Reedeemer residents will attend three theatrical performances with the children from the facilities' day care center, Grandma’s House, and a chamber orchestra performance
Augustana Care will offer a summer concert series to take place on–site at three health care centers that serve elderly residents who have virtually no access to live classical music performance
The Immigrant, Refugee and Battered Women’s Task Force will bring advocates and immigrant and refugee women to the Pangea World Theater performance of Breaking Silence. Events around the performance that bring issues of battered immigrant women to the forefront will be crafted by the two organizations.
Tickets to Minnesota seniors and their guests to attend performances by Circus Juventas as well as two tours and six off-site mini-performances, transportation to all nine events, and outreach to multi-ethnic seniors.
Multiple theatrical and dance performances for young men in the Gang Reduction and Intervention program as well as kids from the youth center will attend performances: Four Little Girls of Birmingham (SteppingStone) m, Barrio Grrrrl (CTC) , STOMP (Ordway), and the Political Theater Festival with Teatro del Pueblo (location tba).
Barrio Grrrl! with Children's Theatre Company and School. The project will equip 75 children ages 8-14 to better see the power of art to understand their own culture and others. Pre-show presentations, workshops led by teaching artists, and post-show writing workshops will help the children to communicate their own story.
WISE summer arts will provide underserved immigrant/refugee teen girls with the tools and opportunity to learn about visual arts, create physical expressions of their ideas on culture and identity, and introduce their art to the community in a bold and diverse formal exhibition.
This visual arts education will be incorporated into Wayside’s array of addiction services to assist women with using the arts as a healing tool. This will help reduce barriers to participating in the arts. Classes will take place at Wayside House and at Articulture; childcare will be provided.
Inner Voice, Inner Strength is a free event on October 15, 2010, organized by the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota and Patrick’s Cabaret which celebrates the many talents and creativity of people with epilepsy. Funds will support transportation and supplies.
Provide adults with disabilities multi-media artistic experiences guided by professional artists. The goal is to use a creative venue to practice appropriate workplace communication and interactions to increase their employability and their participation in the arts.
