All Projects

3437 Results for
Recipient
Chinese American Academic and Professional Association in MN
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000

To add to the known history of the Chinese experience in Minnesota in the years 1911-2011, the CAAPAM conducted oral history interviews of Chinese Americans to gather information about their memories of immigration and settlement in Minnesota in relation to historical events happening in the homeland after 1970.

The interviewees were chosen to represent diverse periods, backgrounds, lengths of residency and professions.

Washington
Recipient
White Bear Lake Area Historical Society
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,135
To provide professional development for two staff members at the national American Association for State and Local History Conference in St. Paul, September 17-20, 2014.
Ramsey
Washington
Recipient
City of Stillwater
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$575
To provide professional development for two staff members at the national American Association for State and Local History Conference in St. Paul, September 17-20, 2014.
Washington
Recipient
Middle St. Croix River WMO
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$78,760
Fund Source

This project will design and install targeted practices to reduce the volume, sediment and phosphorus from urban stormwater runoff directly discharging into Perro Creek and Lily Lake. This project is funded through the Washington County allocation of the Watershed-Based Funding Pilot Program for the Seven County Metropolitan Area.

Washington
Recipient
Area 4 - Metropolitan SWCDs Technical Service Area
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$240,000
Fund Source
Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Ramsey
Scott
Sherburne
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Carnelian-Marine-St. Croix WD
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$78,760
Fund Source
Washington
Recipient
Washington Conservation District
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$78,760
Fund Source
Washington
Recipient
Washington Conservation District
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Washington
Recipient
Washington Conservation District
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Washington
Recipient
Washington Conservation District
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$123,120
Fund Source
Washington
Recipient
Washington Conservation District
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$97,695
Fund Source
Washington
Recipient
Washington County
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$54,274
Fund Source
Washington
Recipient
South Washington WD
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$93,042
Fund Source
Washington
Recipient
Washington Conservation District
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$123,120
Fund Source
Washington
Recipient
Washington Conservation District
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,600
Fund Source
Washington
Recipient
Chisago SWCD
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,264,531
Fund Source
Anoka
Chisago
Isanti
Pine
Washington
Recipient
Washington Conservation District
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,500
Fund Source
Washington
Recipient
Washington Conservation District
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$257,796
Fund Source

The Hardwood Creek Livestock Waste Storage Facility project proposes the installation of a waste storage facility on a farm located in Hugo, consistent with Rice Creek Watershed District's current efforts to encourage conservation practices in rural and agricultural areas to improve water quality in the District. The facility would be constructed off of an existing cattle barn to temporarily store manure from the cattle until manure can be appropriately applied to farm fields.

Washington
Recipient
Area 4 - Metropolitan SWCDs Technical Service Area
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$242,500
Fund Source
Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Ramsey
Scott
Sherburne
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Washington Conservation District
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$132,354
Fund Source
Washington
Recipient
Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations (Ampers)
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,891,500
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,891,500

For FY2022 and FY2023, funds were allocated to each member station based on AMPERS recommendations

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
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Chisago SWCD
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,278,579
Fund Source

The Lower St. Croix (LSC) Partnership will implement projects and practices in order to achieve a cumulative phosphorus reduction of 381 lb/yr to priority waterbodies identified in Table 5-2 and Table 5-3 of the LSC Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan (CWMP). It will also implement practices in order to protect groundwater, particularly in areas identified in CWMP Figure 5-1 Vulnerable Groundwater in Agricultural Areas. Projects and practices will include structural agricultural BMPs, structural urban BMPs, non-structural ag and urban BMPs, and wetland restorations.

Anoka
Chisago
Isanti
Pine
Ramsey
Washington
Recipient
Area 4 - Metropolitan SWCDs Technical Service Area
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$242,500
Fund Source
Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Ramsey
Scott
Sherburne
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Washington Conservation District
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$137,425
Fund Source
Washington
Recipient
Washington Conservation District
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,500
Fund Source
Washington
Recipient
Many Faces of the White Bear Lake Area
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$19,714

Many Faces of the White Bear Lake Area, a collaboration of 21 organizations, will sponsor a Powwow in spring 2023 to (1) honor American Indian students in the school districts of Mahtomedi, White Bear Lake, Northeast Metro 916 Integration District, and Century College, particularly those who will be graduating, and (2) provide the larger community the opportunity to participate in this traditional cultural event that is a significant part of the rich heritage of our Native American neighbors.

Ramsey
Washington
Recipient
Area 4 - Metropolitan SWCDs Technical Service Area
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$242,500
Fund Source
Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Ramsey
Scott
Sherburne
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Washington Conservation District
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Washington
Recipient
MN DNR
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$275,000

Provide contract management to ENRTF pass-through appropriation recipients for approximately 115 open grants. Ensure funds are expended in compliance with appropriation law, state statute, grants policies, and approved work plans.

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
Area 4 - Metropolitan SWCDs Technical Service Area
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$242,500
Fund Source
Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Ramsey
Scott
Sherburne
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Washington Conservation District
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Washington
Recipient
Washington Conservation District
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$20,000
Fund Source
Washington
Recipient
DNR
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,755,000
Fund Source

Funding provided through this appropriation enhanced 5,024 acres of wetland habitat. Eight wetland and shallow lake infrastructure projects were competed that enhanced 1,643 acres of wetland. Cattail spraying using a helicopter outfitted with an OHF-purchased spray unit and impacted impacted 1,762 acres. Work by the Region 3 Roving Habitat Crew enhanced 1,619 acres of wetland. Finally, survey and design work was initiated on four projects to prepare for future construction.

Aitkin
Anoka
Blue Earth
Cass
Chippewa
Grant
Kandiyohi
Le Sueur
Lyon
Marshall
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Pennington
Pine
Pope
Renville
Roseau
Scott
Sibley
Stearns
Todd
Wabasha
Wadena
Washington
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Recipient
Pheasants Forever
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,322,000
Fund Source

This is the twelfth phase to accelerate the protection and restoration of 540 acres of strategic prairie grasslands, associated wetlands and other wildlife habitats as State Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) open to public hunting. Pheasants Forever (PF) will be permanently protecting strategic parcels within the prairie, prairie/forest transition, and metro planning regions which will be restored and transferred to the MN Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) to be included as a WMA.

Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Chippewa
Cottonwood
Dakota
Douglas
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lincoln
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mower
Murray
Nobles
Otter Tail
Redwood
Rock
Scott
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Swift
Washington
Watonwan
Watonwan
Recipient
Minnesota Geological Survey
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$615,000
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$615,000
Fund Source

This project will accelerate production of County Geologic Atlases (part A). An atlas is a set of geologic maps and associated databases for a county that facilitate informed management of natural resources, especially water and minerals.

Brown
Cass
Dodge
Hennepin
Isanti
Lake
Redwood
St. Louis
Wadena
Washington
Recipient
DNR
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,833,000
Fund Source

This program will acquire and develop approximately 730, acres of new Wildlife Management Area (WMA) lands. New WMA acquisition acre targets by LSOHC Sections will be consistent with the recommendations of The Citizens Advisory Committee report of 2002? Wildlife Management Area Acquisition The Next 50 Years. Additionally, this program will protect 275 acres of native prairie as state Scientific & Natural Areas (SNAs) and perpetual Native Prairie Bank (NPB) easements.

Becker
Beltrami
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Chippewa
Clay
Cottonwood
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Marshall
McLeod
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Polk
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Roseau
Sherburne
Stearns
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Washington
Wilkin
Wilkin
Recipient
DNR
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,300,000
Fund Source

The table below provides a short summary of the acres and sites accomplished. We enhanced or restored 59,495 acres in 458 separate habitat projects.Project Type # Sites # AcresFencing for conserv grazing 6 721grassland conversion 33 1,124Invasive Species Control 43 1,599mowing 3 104Prescribed burn 214 48,368Restoration 13 123Woody Removal 146 7,457

Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Chippewa
Clay
Douglas
Fillmore
Goodhue
Grant
Houston
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Lyon
Meeker
Morrison
Norman
Otter Tail
Polk
Pope
Redwood
Roseau
Statewide
Stearns
Stevens
Traverse
Washington
Winona
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
DNR
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$877,700
Fund Source

Many of Minnesota's wetlands have been lost and the remainder degraded.  Recent tiling and ditching have accelerated this situation.  Through this program, shallow lakes and wetlands were designed, constructed, and intensively managed to benefit wetland wildlife and Minnesota residents.  Habitat accomplishments from this proposal have enhanced 19,365 acres of wetlands and shallow lakes to benefit waterfowl and wetland wildlife.  Work was accomplish through constructed infrastructure, cattail control, and a significant prescribed wetland burn.

Aitkin
Anoka
Beltrami
Cass
Chippewa
Clearwater
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Isanti
Jackson
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Mahnomen
Marshall
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Otter Tail
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Roseau
St. Louis
Stearns
Wabasha
Washington
Wilkin
Wright
Recipient
MN DNR
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,652,000
Fund Source

This appropriation funded 283 projects totaling 21,953 acres. The two largest types of enhancement were 112 woody removal projects totaling 10,160 acres and 134 prescribed burns totaling 10,082 acres. Additionally, we seeded 30 sites totaling 1386 acres, put in infrastructure for conservation grazing of 236 acres on 3 sites, conducted 3 oak savanna enhancements totaling 42 acres, and treated 47 acres of invasive species on 2 sites.

Anoka
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Chippewa
Clay
Cottonwood
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Isanti
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Otter Tail
Pipestone
Redwood
Renville
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Swift
Todd
Wabasha
Wadena
Washington
Watonwan
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
DNR
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,130,000
Fund Source

This proposal will address a backlog of shallow lake and wetland habitat work that will otherwise go unfunded. These projects will address work called for in the Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan, Long Range Duck Recovery Plan, and Shallow Lakes plan.

Aitkin
Anoka
Beltrami
Big Stone
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Freeborn
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pope
Roseau
Stearns
Swift
Todd
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wright
Yellow Medicine