All Projects

336 Results for
Recipient
Pomme de Terre River Association JPB
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$387,146
Fund Source

The Pomme de Terre River Association has targeted and identified specific areas and activities required for marked water quality improvement. This project will implement of 16 Water and Sediment Control Basins (WASCOBs), 28 Rain Gardens, 2 Shoreline/ Stream bank stabilization, 10 Waste Pit Closures, 1 Terrace Project, and the enrollment of 1900 acres into conservation practices. These practices in total will directly result in site-specific and watershed-dependent reductions of 17,801 tons of sediment and 17,784 pounds of phosphorous from entering surface waters yearly in the watershed.

Big Stone
Douglas
Grant
Otter Tail
Stevens
Swift
Recipient
Pomme de Terre River Association JPB
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$246,441
Fund Source
Big Stone
Douglas
Grant
Otter Tail
Stevens
Swift
Recipient
Pomme de Terre River Association JPB
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$431,587
Fund Source

The goal of the Pomme de Terre River Association (JPB) is to improve the local water resources within the watershed through targeted voluntary efforts and the building of strong relationships with local landowners, producers, and citizens. The Pomme de Terre River is currently not meeting state water quality for sediment. The purpose of this project is to strategically work towards a 53% sediment reduction goal at the mouth of the Pomme de Terre River based on a Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy document.

Big Stone
Douglas
Grant
Otter Tail
Stevens
Swift
Recipient
Wellness in the Woods
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,500

ABCD Project Grant

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
Chippewa River Watershed Project
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$138,957
Fund Source

The Lower Shakopee Creek has proportionally higher pollutant contributions than any other tributary in the Chippewa River Watershed, and lower than average implementation of conservation practices. Establishing relationships with agricultural landowners is critical for overcoming barriers to participation. In order to make measurable pollutant reductions, Chippewa River Watershed Project staff will increase one-to-one landowner contacts, program promotion, and Best Management Practice site identification.

Chippewa
Kandiyohi
Swift
Recipient
Pheasants Forever with USFWS
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,332,700
Fund Source

The goal of this program was to accelerate the protection of 887 acres as Waterfowl Production Area's. Pheasants Forever successfully protected eight parcels totaling 1,554.39 acres of prairie wetland and grasslands providing excellent habitat for numerous wildlife.
In total, we under spent on our budget, over delivered on acre goals, and over delivered on match leverage received.

Becker
Kandiyohi
Lincoln
Lyon
Pope
Sibley
Stearns
Recipient
Pheasants Forever
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,143,900
Fund Source

This phase of WMA acquisition protected 1802.55 acres of prairie grassland, wetland, and other wildlife habitat as State Wildlife Management Areas open to public hunting. With these 16 acquisition we have exceeded our planned acres of 1362 by more than 400 acres. Breaking down acres by ecological section we acquired 282 acres in the metro and 1520 acres in the prairie.  We have a balance of $52,798 of grant funds and $81,837.48 in program income that will be returned despite exceeding our acre goals.

Blue Earth
Jackson
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lyon
Martin
Sibley
Waseca
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
DNR and BWSR
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,144,900
Fund Source

Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM) and Native Prairie Bank (NPB) coordinated to accelerate grassland protection efforts. Through this appropriation a total of 1,584 acres were protected.  This included 604 RIM acres and 980 NPB acres. Easement acquisition focused on Minnesota Prairie Conservation Plan identified landscapes.

Big Stone
Clay
Cottonwood
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Marshall
Otter Tail
Pipestone
Redwood
Swift
Wilkin
Recipient
DNR
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,541,000
Fund Source

The Native Prairie Bank Program will work with willing landowners to enroll 420 acres of native prairie in perpetual conservation easements. Enrollment will focus on Minnesota Prairie Plan identified landscapes and target high quality prairies that provide valuable wildlife habitat.

Becker
Lyon
Martin
Polk
Swift
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
City of Dawson
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,385

To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.

Big Stone
Chippewa
Lac qui Parle
Swift
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Cultural Awareness Organization AKA Worthington International Festival
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000

Art Project

Nobles
Cottonwood
Murray
Jackson
Rock
Sibley
Ramsey
Carver
Hennepin
Anoka
Olmsted
Martin
Lyon
Dakota
Recipient
Dawson-Boyd Arts Association
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,995

Art Project

Lac qui Parle
Chippewa
Swift
Yellow Medicine
Redwood
Kandiyohi
Recipient
Historic Hutchinson
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,755

Art Project

McLeod
Meeker
Sibley
Renville
Kandiyohi
Carver
Recipient
Milan Village Arts School
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,613

Art Project

Chippewa
Swift
Lac qui Parle
Recipient
Willmar Area Symphonic Orchestra
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,500

Art Project

Kandiyohi
Meeker
Stearns
Swift
Renville
Chippewa
Recipient
Hutchinson Photography Club
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,546
Art Project
McLeod
Sibley
Carver
Wright
Recipient
Meander Art Crawl
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
Chippewa
Big Stone
Swift
Yellow Medicine
Lac qui Parle
Recipient
McLeod County Historical Society
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
McLeod
Meeker
Carver
Sibley
Wright
Recipient
Prairie Winds Concert Band
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,555
Art Project
Kandiyohi
Meeker
Renville
Swift
Chippewa
Stearns
Recipient
Meander Art Crawl
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
Chippewa
Big Stone
Swift
Yellow Medicine
Lac qui Parle
Recipient
Appleton 52 Wing Restoration Committee
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,390
Art Project
Swift
Stevens
Big Stone
Lac qui Parle
Chippewa
Yellow Medicine
Lyon
Recipient
Dawson-Boyd Arts Association
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
Lac qui Parle
Chippewa
Swift
Yellow Medicine
Renville
Big Stone
Lyon
Lincoln
Recipient
New London Music Group
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,000
Art Project
Kandiyohi
Swift
Chippewa
Renville
McLeod
Meeker
Stearns
Benton
Big Stone
Lac qui Parle
Douglas
Hennepin
Dakota
Stevens
Lyon
Grant
Washington
Ramsey
Blue Earth
Recipient
Redwood County
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,992
Art Project
Redwood
Chippewa
Yellow Medicine
Lyon
Swift
Kandiyohi
Recipient
Jaques Art Center, Inc.
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,936

Art Project Grant

Aitkin
Beltrami
Crow Wing
Mille Lacs
Wadena
Cass
Todd
St. Louis
Koochiching
Itasca
Carlton
Kanabec
Lake
Cook
Pine
Recipient
Ashley W. Benites AKA Ashley Shelby
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,486

Artist Initiative

Hennepin
McLeod
St. Louis
Wadena
Recipient
Thomas B. Maakestad
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Artist Initiative

Anoka
Chisago
Dakota
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Lake of the Woods
Mower
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
St. Louis
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Andrew J. Nordin
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Artist Initiative

Itasca
Kandiyohi
Lake
McLeod
Meeker
Murray
Pope
Renville
Stearns
Stevens
St. Louis
Swift
Recipient
Name of minor withheld due to MN Statutes 2018, section 3.303.10
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$850
Artist Mentor Scholarship
Wadena
Recipient
Name of minor withheld due to MN Statutes 2018, section 3.303.10
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$850
Artist Mentor Scholarship
Wadena
Recipient
Christopher C. Allen
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Artist Initiative
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Sibley
Washington
Recipient
GraceMarie Keaton-Stasi AKA GraceMarie Keaton
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Artist Initiative
Anoka
Carver
Hennepin
Nicollet
Sibley
Waseca
Recipient
Brandon J. Kuehn
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,175
Artist Initiative
Anoka
Cook
Dakota
Douglas
Goodhue
Hennepin
Isanti
Lake
Le Sueur
Ramsey
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
St. Louis
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Recipient
John G. Larson
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Artist Initiative
Chippewa
Lac qui Parle
Lyon
Sherburne
Swift
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Arnold D. Lillo AKA Arnie Lillo
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Artist Initiative
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Chippewa
Chisago
Clearwater
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pine
Pipestone
Pope
Ramsey
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Steele
Swift
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
VocalEssence
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$82,549

Arts Tour Minnesota

Aitkin
Becker
Beltrami
Carlton
Cass
Clay
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Grant
Hennepin
Hubbard
Itasca
Mahnomen
Morrison
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pine
Polk
Pope
Sherburne
Stearns
St. Louis
Todd
Wadena
Wilkin
Wright
Recipient
Palmville Press and Publishing, Inc.
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Arts Legacy Grant

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Fillmore
Freeborn
Hennepin
Hubbard
Itasca
Jackson
Kittson
Lake of the Woods
Lake
Le Sueur
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Norman
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Polk
Ramsey
Red Lake
Renville
Rice
Rock
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Stearns
Steele
St. Louis
Wadena
Watonwan
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Bemidji Community Theater
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,500

Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations

Beltrami
Cass
Clay
Clearwater
Goodhue
Hubbard
Itasca
Mahnomen
Red Lake
Wadena