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Recipient
Oyate Nipi Kte
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$49,815
To supplement previous work on preserving the Dakota language, which transmits history and cultural heritage, by defining 451 additional verbs.
Anoka
Hennepin
Redwood
Renville
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Dakota SWCD
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$300,000
Fund Source

This project targets retrofit stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) on public land to assist partnering Local Government Units (LGUs) achieve water quality goals identified in local stormwater plans. The Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) provides technical assistance and distributes Clean Water Funding (CWF) to leverage local funding through its time-proven Stormwater Retrofit Partnership (Partnership) cost share program.

Dakota
Recipient
Dakota SWCD
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$100,000
Fund Source

This project is a continuation of the Dakota County Community Initiative, which has received Clean Water Funds in 2012 and 2013. It will provide cost share funding to organizations and associations who voluntarily construct medium sized water quality best management practices (BMPs) in Dakota County.

Dakota
Recipient
Dakota SWCD
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$150,000
Fund Source
Dakota
Recipient
St. Cloud State University
2014 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.
Stearns
Recipient
Meeker County Historical Society
2014 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.
Meeker
Recipient
City of Litchfield
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$750
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.
Meeker
Recipient
North Star Museum of Boy Scouting and Girl Scouting
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,130
To research context for a manuscript by then 16-year-old Leon Blehart about a 1915 hike from St. Paul to San Francisco.
Dakota
Freeborn
Ramsey
Steele
Recipient
Anoka County
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,129,658
Fund Source

Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park, repair erosion, restore landscape, improve stormwater and site furnishings.

Anoka
Recipient
Pheasants Forever
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,960,000
Fund Source

The proposal was to accelerate the protection of 1,220 acres of prairie grassland, wetland, and other wildlife habitat as State Wildlife Management Areas open to public hunting. Over the course of the appropriation, we acquired 11 parcels for a total of 1,484.05 acres which exceeded our total acre goal of 1,220 acres by 264.05 acres.  Breaking down acres by ecological section we acquired 876 acres in the metro, 152 acres in the forest/prairie, and 456 acres in the prairie.  We have a balance of $52,798 that will be returned to the Fund despite exceeding our acre goals.

Brown
Carver
Cottonwood
Jackson
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Martin
McLeod
Mower
Murray
Pipestone
Renville
Stearns
Stevens
Recipient
Pheasants Forever
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,830,000
Fund Source

The program was to accelerate the protection of 1,230 acres of prairie grassland, wetland, and other wildlife habitat as Waterfowl Production Areas open to public hunting in Minnesota. Over the course of the appropriation, we acquired 14 parcels for a total of 1,240.79 acres which exceeded our total acre goal of 1,230 acres by 10.79 acres.  Breaking down acres by ecological section we acquired 160 acres in the forest/prairie and 1,080.79 acres in the prairie.  We have a balance that will be returned to the Fund despite exceeding our acre goals.

Big Stone
Blue Earth
Clay
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Lyon
Mahnomen
Murray
Rice
Stearns
Wright
Recipient
Dakota County
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$161,603
Fund Source

Rosemount and Vermillion Highlands Greenway Regional Trails, acquire 8.5 acre greenway corridor.

Dakota
Recipient
Anoka County
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$84,380
Fund Source

Rice Creek West Regional Trail, acquire 1.3 acres.

Anoka
Recipient
Peer Engineering
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$115,910
Fund Source

Peer Engineering, Inc. (Peer) will evaluate and recommend to MPCA groundwater monitoring staff prospective sites/locations for the installation of groundwater monitoring wells to evaluate contaminant/pollutant concentrations from various sources. Peer will oversee the installation of monitoring wells by retaining a state drilling contractor or preparing bid documents to retain well driller through the Department of Administration. Superfund staff will assist in the project by providing oversight of contractual requirements and provide technical assistance as needed.

Dakota
Hennepin
Mower
Rice
Washington
Recipient
Anoka County Historical Society
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,782
To document in 20 interviews the history of Anoka State Hospital.
Anoka
Recipient
University of St. Thomas
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$203,000

The occurrences of contaminants including antibiotics, other pharmaceuticals, and personal care products in the environment have gained increasing attention in recent years because of their potential health and ecological impacts. However, serious gaps remain in our understanding of these contaminants and the significance of the threats they may pose, such as to drinking water. Through this appropriation scientists at the University of St.

Anoka
Dakota
Goodhue
Hennepin
Ramsey
Sherburne
Stearns
Wabasha
Wright
Recipient
Area 6 - South Central Technical Service Area
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$250,000
Fund Source

South Central Technical Service Area (SCTSA) will use this Clean Water Fund grant to provide Soil and Water Conservation Districts and other local organizations in its eleven-county area with a Geographic Information System (GIS) Technician to assist in using available GIS information to target specific locations where Best Management Practices (BMPs) can be installed to help improve water quality.

Blue Earth
Brown
Faribault
Le Sueur
Martin
McLeod
Nicollet
Renville
Sibley
Waseca
Watonwan
Recipient
Crow River Area Youth Orchestra
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,785
Art Project
Meeker
McLeod
Kandiyohi
Renville
Recipient
Crow River Area Youth Orchestra
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
Meeker
McLeod
Kandiyohi
Renville
Recipient
Friends of the Orchestra
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
Lyon
Lincoln
Murray
Redwood
Yellow Medicine
Cottonwood
Lac qui Parle
Chippewa
Recipient
Hutchinson Photography Club
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,650
Art Project
McLeod
Meeker
Renville
Recipient
RiverSong Music Festival
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
McLeod
Meeker
Kandiyohi
Renville
Redwood
Chippewa
Recipient
Upper Minnesota River Valley Regional Development Commission AKA Meander Art Crawl
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
Big Stone
Lac qui Parle
Renville
Chippewa
Swift
Recipient
Appleton 52 Wing Restoration Committee
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,200
Art Project
Swift
Big Stone
Chippewa
Stevens
Lac qui Parle
Recipient
City of Cottonwood
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,400
Art Project
Lyon
Yellow Medicine
Redwood
Murray
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Renville
Chippewa
Recipient
Crow River Area Youth Orchestra
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,486
Art Project
McLeod
Meeker
Renville
Recipient
Crow River Area Youth Orchestra
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,963
Art Project
McLeod
Renville
Meeker
Sherburne
Recipient
Granite Falls Area Community Theater
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,500
Art Project
Yellow Medicine
Chippewa
Renville
Pope
Lyon
Lac qui Parle
Recipient
Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,500
Art Project
Big Stone
Lac qui Parle
Chippewa
Lyon
Swift
Recipient
Historic Hutchinson
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
McLeod
Meeker
Renville
Sibley
Carver
Wright
Recipient
Minnesota Pottery Festival
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,150
Art Project
McLeod
Meeker
Wright
Hennepin
Ramsey
Recipient
New London Music Festival
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
Kandiyohi
Swift
Chippewa
Stearns
Benton
Renville
McLeod
Meeker
Big Stone
Lac qui Parle
Douglas
Hennepin
Dakota
Stevens
Lyon
Grant
Washington
Ramsey
Recipient
Oyate Nipi Kte
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
Yellow Medicine
Renville
Chippewa
Hennepin
Scott
Redwood
Recipient
City of Spicer AKA Spicer Beautification Committee
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,600
Art Project
Kandiyohi
Meeker
Redwood
Anoka
Recipient
Lac qui Parle Valley Community Education
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,380

Art Project

Big Stone
Chippewa
Lac qui Parle
Swift
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Red Wing High School
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$750
Artists in Education
Dakota
Goodhue
Rice
Scott
Steele
Wabasha
Recipient
Moira B. Bateman
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Artist Initiative
Chippewa
Clearwater
Cook
Fillmore
Hennepin
Pine
Polk
St. Louis
Washington
Wilkin
Recipient
Amy J. Baur-Boldon AKA Amy Baur
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Artist Initiative
Anoka
Chisago
Hennepin
Ramsey
St. Louis
Recipient
Kate Casanova
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Artist Initiative
Anoka
Hennepin
Ramsey
Recipient
Patrick Coyle
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Artist Initiative
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey