All Projects

1131 Results for
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$75,000
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$75,000

The Lake Superior Zoo is northern Minnesota’s zoo, which is fully accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The Bear Country project will create educational exhibits using animals and the environment within a portion of the area of land that is currently the former Polar Shores. The project will utilize some of this existing structure by renovating it to meet or exceed current animal exhibit standards for the brown bear set by the Association of Zoo and Aquariums (AZA). Legacy funds will be used to complete phase one of the bear country project.

St. Louis
Recipient
Wellness in the Woods
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,500

ABCD Project Grant

Wadena
Recipient
Wadena Soil and Water Conservation District
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$145,000
Fund Source

Most of Hubbard, Todd and Wadena Counties' irrigated acreage consists of highly permeable, low water holding capacity, sandy textured soils overlying shallow and buried sand and gravel aquifers. These aquifers are very susceptible to non-point water quality degradation from land use practices.

Wadena
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
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
Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$142,590

CMSM will build upon the work that began with its 2015-16 appropriation by (1) Remediation and further development of exhibit areas that promote Arts & Cultural Heritage (ACH) learning (2) Expanding ACH learning opportunities for new audiences at off-site locations; (3) Engaging an outside Evaluation Consultant to help plan/implement strategies that meaningfully assess ACH learning outcomes and impacts; (4) Boosting the Museum’s capacity to serve more school/early learning groups.

Anoka
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Chippewa
Chisago
Clearwater
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Pipestone
Pope
Ramsey
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Steele
Swift
Todd
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Minnesota Discovery Center
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
To make accessible primary records through a new microfilm reader/printer
St. Louis
Recipient
Ely-Winton Historical Society
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,385
To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.
St. Louis
Recipient
Pine City Library Foundation
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,385
To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.
Pine
Recipient
Proctor Area Historical Society
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,800

To hire an architect for pre-development work to improve public accessibility at the Proctor Area Historical Society and better comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

St. Louis
Recipient
South Saint Louis County Soil and Water Conservation District
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$106,931
Fund Source

The goal of this project is to develop a stream restoration opportunities matrix for the Amity Creek watershed, which will prioritize the various protection and restoration options in the watershed for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and local partners.

St. Louis
Recipient
Kanabec County Soil and Water Conservation District
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$112,265
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,000
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000
Fund Source

This project will be a complete TMDL report for the Biota and Bacteria (E. coli) impairments for the Ann River Watershed. The water bodies associated with these impairments will then be removed from the MPCA’s impaired waters list, and implementation activities to restore the water bodies will begin.

Aitkin
Chisago
Isanti
Kanabec
Mille Lacs
Pine
Recipient
Metropolitan Council-Environmental Services
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$405,500
Fund Source

This project will provide condition monitoring and problem investigation monitoring at the following sites.
Mississippi River: Tributaries include Bassett Creek, Cannon River, Crow River, and Minnehaha Creek.
Minnesota River: Tributaries include Eagle Creek,Riley Creek, and Valley Creek tributary to the St. Croix River

Anoka
Benton
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Le Sueur
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Pine
Ramsey
Renville
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Arrowhead Library System
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$266,057
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$273,267

Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant.

Carlton
Cook
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake
Lake of the Woods
St. Louis
Recipient
Arrowhead Library System
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$261,461
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$261,461

Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant.

Carlton
Cook
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake
Lake of the Woods
St. Louis
Recipient
Arrowhead Library System
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$190,723
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$184,244

Minnesota’s twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.2 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Arrowhead Library System (ALS) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in northeastern Minnesota.

Carlton
Cook
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake
Lake of the Woods
St. Louis
Recipient
Arrowhead Chorale
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,150

Art Project Grant

St. Louis
Recipient
Duluth All Souls Night
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,150

Art Project Grant

St. Louis
Carlton
Hennepin
Recipient
The Duluth Superior Film Festival
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,150

Art Project Grant

St. Louis
Lake
Cook
Koochiching
Itasca
Aitkin
Carlton
Pine
Recipient
Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,150

Art Project Grant

St. Louis
Recipient
Lyric Opera of the North
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,150

Art Project Grant

St. Louis
Lake
Itasca
Hubbard
Carlton
Pine
Aitkin
Cass
Beltrami
Recipient
Matinee Musicale, Inc.
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,150

Art Project Grant

St. Louis
Washington
Hennepin
Roseau
Recipient
Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,150

Art Project Grant

St. Louis
Recipient
Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,150

Art Project Grant

St. Louis
Lake
Itasca
Beltrami
Recipient
Prøve Collective
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,150

Art Project Grant

St. Louis
Hennepin
Stearns
Recipient
Duluth All Souls Night
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,150
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Lake
Carlton
Hennepin
Recipient
Freshwater Dance Collective
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,150
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Lake
Cook
Carlton
Recipient
Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,150
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Recipient
Lake Superior Writers
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$756
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Carlton
Recipient
Sacred Heart-John Chebul Memorial Center Association
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,586

Art Project Grant

St. Louis
Recipient
Matinee Musicale, Inc.
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,520
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Washington
Hennepin
Roseau
Recipient
Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,150
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Recipient
Spirit Lake Poetry Series
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,150
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Recipient
Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,794
Art Project Grant
Itasca
St. Louis
Carlton
Aitkin
Recipient
Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,800
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Recipient
Lyric Opera of the North
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,800
Art Project Grant
Cook
Lake
St. Louis
Carlton
Pine
Kanabec
Chisago
Cass
Itasca
Koochiching
Beltrami
Recipient
Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,800

Art Project Grant

St. Louis
Lake
Recipient
Nordic Center
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,840
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Recipient
Renegade Theater Company
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,800
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Douglas