All Projects

59 Results for
Recipient
DNR
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,700,000
Fund Source

This program will complete the initial WMA site development on 1,500 acres of land acquired in the Accelerated Prairie Grassland WMA and Accelerated Wetland WMA Acquisition programs to meet standards for inclusion in the Outdoor Recreation System. This program will also accelerate the restoration, enhancement and management of at least 5,180 acres of native prairie vegetation on existing public lands.

Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Chippewa
Cottonwood
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Isanti
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Sibley
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wadena
Waseca
Watonwan
Winona
Winona
Recipient
DNR
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,748,000
Fund Source

This program will permanently protect approximately 1,246 acres (8.9-miles) of lake and warm water stream shoreline through fee title and permanent easement acquisition. Our program will also secure 54 Acres (3.1-miles) of permanent habitat management easements that include angler access on designated trout streams.

Becker
Beltrami
Cass
Crow Wing
Fillmore
Goodhue
Houston
Hubbard
Lake
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pine
St. Louis
St. Louis
Recipient
Elissa L. Elliott
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,900
To research Egyptian culture and outline her third novel about Hagar--a figure central in Judaism Christianity and Islam.
Olmsted
Recipient
Crist A. Dahl
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
To document gravel road bike races and the rural landscapes where they take place. The finished film will be submitted to the Bicycle Film Festival and other film festivals across the nation and within the state of Minnesota.
Olmsted
Recipient
Kathryn R. Leo-Keast AKA Katie Leo
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,500
To revise her poetry manuscript, work with a mentor or editor, identify twenty small presses and/or first book contests, and to submit the manuscript for publication.
Olmsted
Recipient
Children's Dance Theatre
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
An educational partnership with the Minnesota Ballet
Olmsted
Recipient
Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester AKA Choral Arts Ensemble
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
New program "Symphonic Chorus" debut performances Oct 2010
Olmsted
Recipient
Churchill Elementary School
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$479
Art in nature residency with mosaic artist Lisa Arnold
Olmsted
Recipient
Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Third annual summer musical presented as part of Rochesterfest
Olmsted
Recipient
John Marshall High School
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Arts immersion and education project - stained glass construction
Olmsted
Recipient
Northland Words AKA Words Players Theatre Troupe
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Expand season to include theater experiences and education for young people
Olmsted
Recipient
Olmsted Medical Center
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Outdoor sculpture by local artist Richard Brubaker for OMC main clinic in Rochester
Olmsted
Recipient
Olmsted Medical Center
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Install local art in OMC's primary clinic and emergency department
Olmsted
Recipient
Rochester Arts Council
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Stipends for artists participating in the public art bench project
Olmsted
Recipient
Rochester Arts Council
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Stipends for artists providing demonstrations at ARTiKids
Olmsted
Recipient
Rochester Civic Theatre
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
A play for the RACE exhibit
Olmsted
Recipient
Rochester Community and Technical College
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,250
Minnesota Guitar Quartet Day in Rochester at library and RCTC locations
Olmsted
Recipient
Rochester Dance Company
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
RISE - an eclectic multidisciplinary dance performance at the Mayo Civic Center
Olmsted
Recipient
City of Rochester Music Department AKA Riverside Concerts
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,000
Pilot project - World Music Series
Olmsted
Recipient
Rochester Music Guild
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,800
Scholarship competition and winner's recital
Olmsted
Recipient
Southeastern Minnesota Suzuki Association
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$560
Biennial Gasshuku music workshop at Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center
Olmsted
Recipient
Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras AKA SEMYO
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$13,632
Community outreach partnership with Rochester YMCA
Olmsted
Recipient
MN Trout Unlimited
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,050,000
Fund Source

This program will restore and enhance in-stream and riparian fish and wildlife habitat in 11 watersheds across the state of Minnesota. The proposed projects will improve habitat for both game and non-game fish and wildlife species uniquely associated with cold water trout streams and provide expanded recreational opportunities for Minnesota anglers.

Becker
Benton
Dakota
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hubbard
Olmsted
St. Louis
St. Louis
Recipient
Council on Black Minnesotans
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$125,000
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$125,000

In May 2009, the Minnesota State Legislature asked the Minnesota Humanities Center and four state councils-the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, the Council on Black Minnesotans, the Chicano Latino Affairs Council, and the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans-to collaboratively create new programs and events that celebrates and preserves the artistic, historical, and cultural heritages of the communities represented by each council.

Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Recipient
Center for Energy and Environment
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,000,000

Increasing energy conservation and efficiency in residences can play a significant role in Minnesota's goals for energy savings and carbon emissions reductions. The Center for Energy and Environment (CEE), a Minneapolis-based nonprofit organization, is using this appropriation to develop and implement innovative residential energy efficiency programs. Programs will be demonstrated in eight cities: Apple Valley, Austin, Duluth, Minneapolis, Owatonna, Park Rapids, Rochester, and St. Paul.

Dakota
Hennepin
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Steele
Recipient
Minnesota Department of Administration
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$35,420
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$23,314

Per Minnesota Laws, 2009, Chapter 172, Article 4, Section 2, Subd. 5, "Funds in this subdivision are appropriated to the commissioner of the Department of Administration for grants to the named organizations for the purposes specified in this subdivision. Up to one percent of funds may be used by the Department of Administration for grants administration. Grants made to public television or radio organizations are subject to Minnesota Statutes, sections 129D.18 and 129D.19."

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
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
St. Louis
Statewide
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$17,941
General operating support
Olmsted
Recipient
Rochester Art Center
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$16,992
General operating support
Olmsted
Recipient
City of Rochester Music Department AKA Riverside Concerts
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$30,425
General operating support
Olmsted
Recipient
Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras AKA SEMYO
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,768
General operating support
Olmsted
Recipient
Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester AKA Choral Arts Ensemble
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$16,882
General operating support
Olmsted
Recipient
Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$20,218
General operating support
Olmsted
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$24,000

Partner Organizations: It's About Time Theater, The History Center of Olmsted County.

Olmsted
Recipient
Minnesota Public Radio (MPR)
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,623,500

Minnesota Public Radio is the state's largest cultural organization, providing 96 percent of the population with free access to some of the best broadcast cultural programming in the world. Minnesota Public Radio is using a grant from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund to implement projects around the following four goals:

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
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
St. Louis
Statewide
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Minnesota Children's Museum
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$495,000

This funding is for arts, arts education, and arts access, and to preserve Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.

The Minnesota Children's Museum will develop a literacy focused exhibit to catalyze community engagement around early childhood learning and education.

Big Stone
Benton
Beltrami
Becker
Anoka
Aitkin
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
St. Louis
Statewide
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,432,804
Fund Source

This project supports monitoring and assessment activities by MPCA EAO staff and includes lab analysis, equipment, and fieldwork expenses associated with monitoring and assessment activities.

Lake Monitoring: Lakes are monitored for nutrients, clarity and other information to provide the data needed to assess the aquatic recreation use support.

Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Big Stone
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Dakota
Grant
Hennepin
Hubbard
Itasca
Kandiyohi
Koochiching
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
Morrison
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Ramsey
Redwood
Renville
Sherburne
Stevens
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Washington
Wilkin
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Brave Community Theatre
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$125
Original play as part of Christmas on Historic Broadway in Spring Valley
Olmsted
Recipient
Southeastern Minnesota Suzuki Association
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$125
Collaboration with Lyra Baroque Orchestra
Olmsted
Recipient
Thomas M. Evans
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,067
Exhibit works from recycled materials at SEMVA Gallery
Olmsted
Recipient
City of Rochester Public Utilities
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source

Well 27/Silver Creek interaction study

Olmsted