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Recipient
City of Otsego
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.
Wright
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
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
City of Canby
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,385

To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to broaden public accessibility to microfilmed records.

Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Cokato Historical Society
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
To digitize part of a large collection of photo negatives in order to allow the public greater access to this historic resource.
Wright
Recipient
Wright SWCD
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$34,620
Fund Source

The Wright County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) will implement a targeted fertilizer application program in the Ann Lake watershed, allowing producers to measure soil fertility and apply needed fertilizer more accurately, preventing over-application and consequent runoff of nutrients, especially phosphorus, into surface waters. Phosphorus reduction will help meet the goals of the County's Water Management Plan and the TMDL implementation plan for Ann Lake.

Wright
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
Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,794
Art Project Grant
Itasca
St. Louis
Carlton
Aitkin
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
Spirit Lake Poetry Series
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,800

Art Project Grant

St. Louis
Carlton
Lake
Recipient
Wise Fool Shakespeare
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,966
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Carlton
Cook
Lake
Recipient
Dassel-Cokato Community Education
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,000
Art Project
Meeker
McLeod
Hennepin
Stevens
Wright
Carver
Recipient
Friends of the Orchestra
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
Lyon
Lincoln
Murray
Pipestone
Yellow Medicine
Hennepin
Redwood
Recipient
McLeod County Historical Society
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
McLeod
Meeker
Carver
Sibley
Wright
Recipient
Winsted Arts Council
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
Wright
Carver
McLeod
Sherburne
Meeker
Hennepin
Ramsey
Stearns
St. Louis
Otter Tail
Recipient
Arrowhead Chorale
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,800
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Carlton
Lake
Recipient
The College of Saint Scholastica
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,800
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Carlton
Lake
Recipient
Duluth All Souls Night
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,800
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Carlton
Recipient
Duluth Superior Film Festival
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,800
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Lake
Cook
Koochiching
Itasca
Aitkin
Carlton
Pine
Recipient
Duluth All Souls Night
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,375
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Carlton
Recipient
Duluth Superior Film Festival
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,375
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Lake
Cook
Koochiching
Itasca
Aitkin
Carlton
Pine
Recipient
Buffalo Ridge Chorale
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
Lyon
Lincoln
Lac qui Parle
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
City of Cottonwood
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,400
Art Project
Lyon
Yellow Medicine
Redwood
Murray
Lincoln
Renville
Lac qui Parle
Recipient
Dassel Area Historical Society
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,824
Art Project
Meeker
Hennepin
Washington
McLeod
Kandiyohi
Wright
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
Friends of the Orchestra
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
Lyon
Lincoln
Redwood
Murray
Lac qui Parle
Hennepin
Chippewa
Rock
Recipient
Marshall Area Stage Company
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,700
Art Project
Lyon
Yellow Medicine
Meeker
Lincoln
Recipient
Minnesota Pottery Festival
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,916
Art Project
Meeker
Wright
Hennepin
Ramsey
Carver
Scott
Kandiyohi
Renville
McLeod
Recipient
Winsted Arts Council
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,390
Art Project
McLeod
Stearns
Wright
Carver
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
A.H. Zeppa Family Foundation AKA Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,375

Art Project Grant

St. Louis
Carlton
Lake
Cook
Itasca
Aitkin
Koochiching
Recipient
Peter B. Nelson
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,250
Artist Assistance
Dakota
Hennepin
Nicollet
Rice
Wright
Recipient
Delene R. Teller
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,250
Artist Assistance
Carlton
Carver
Chippewa
Dakota
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Itasca
Jackson
Koochiching
Lake
Lincoln
Lyon
Mower
Murray
Nobles
Pine
Pipestone
Rice
Rock
St. Louis
Scott
Steele
Wabasha
Winona
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
David A. Mura AKA David Mura
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Artist Initiative
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Peter B. Nelson
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Artist Initiative
Hennepin
Nicollet
Ramsey
Rice
Wright
Recipient
Benton Stearns Education District AKA Benton Stearns Voyagers
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,606
Artist in Residency
Benton
Stearns
Wright
Recipient
Patricia X. Canelake AKA Patricia Canelake
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Artist Initiative
Carlton
Cook
Lake
Ramsey
Recipient
Alan M. Gerlach
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Artist Initiative
Cass
Dakota
Hennepin
Otter Tail
Ramsey
Todd
Wright