All Projects

120 Results for
Recipient
Douglas SWCD
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$100,000
Fund Source

Provides grants to Soil and Water Conservation Districts that focuses on increasing capacity to address four resource concern areas?Soil Erosion, Riparian Zone Management, Water Storage and Treatment, and Excess Nutrients.

Douglas
Recipient
Douglas SWCD
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$20,000
Fund Source
Douglas
Recipient
Pheasants Forever
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,061,000
Fund Source

The goal of this phase of the WPA acquisition program was to protect a total of 915 acres of grassland, wetland and other wildlife habitats as Waterfowl Production Areas open to public hunting. Pheasants Forever purchased 10 parcels totaling 1,150.27 acres of wetlands and grasslands in Minnesota's prairie region. In addition to exceeding our acre goals, $ 37,512.95 of grant funds will be returned.

Big Stone
Clay
Douglas
Grant
Kandiyohi
Lincoln
Meeker
Otter Tail
Stearns
Recipient
Pheasants Forever
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,740,000
Fund Source

This phase of WMA acquisition protected 1,260.22 acres of prairie grassland, wetland, and other wildlife habitat as State Wildlife Management Areas open to public hunting. With these 9 acquisition we have exceeded our planned acres of 1030 by more than 230.22 acres. All of the acquired properties had wildlife habitat restored to the highest quality possible.

Carver
Douglas
Fillmore
Martin
Meeker
Nobles
Renville
Sibley
Steele
Recipient
New London Music Festival
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000

Art Project

Anoka
Chippewa
Douglas
Hennepin
Hubbard
Kandiyohi
Le Sueur
Lyon
Meeker
Olmsted
Ramsey
Redwood
Renville
Scott
Stearns
Stevens
Swift
Wright
Recipient
RiverSong Music Festival
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000

Art Project

McLeod
Meeker
Sibley
Wright
Nicollet
Kandiyohi
Redwood
Stearns
Anoka
Ramsey
Hennepin
Washington
Scott
Dakota
Le Sueur
Renville
Cass
Cass
Todd
Douglas
Pope
Swift
Chippewa
Carver
Scott
Dakota
St. Louis
Wadena
Pine
Chisago
Recipient
Pipestone Performing Arts Center
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,525

Art Project

Pipestone
Lyon
Lincoln
Rock
Murray
Douglas
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Name of minor withheld due to MN Statutes 2018, section 3.303.10
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$337

Artist Mentor Program Summer 2018

Douglas
Recipient
Sheila M. O'Connor
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Artist Initiative

Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Goodhue
Hennepin
Hubbard
Olmsted
Ramsey
Scott
Stearns
St. Louis
Recipient
The Copper Street Brass Quintet AKA Copper Street Brass
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$47,200

Arts Learning

Becker
Clay
Douglas
Grant
Otter Tail
Stevens
Traverse
Recipient
Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band Parents Association, Inc.
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000

Arts and Cultural Heritage

Benton
Blue Earth
Carver
Douglas
Martin
Mille Lacs
Nicollet
Nobles
Ramsey
Steele
Stearns
Swift
Winona
Recipient
Northern Light Opera Company
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000

Arts Access Grant

Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clearwater
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Hennepin
Hubbard
Mahnomen
Morrison
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Polk
Ramsey
St. Louis
Scott
Stearns
Swift
Wadena
Washington
Winona
Wright
Recipient
Park Rapids Downtown Business Association
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000

Arts Access Grant

Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Clearwater
Douglas
Hennepin
Hubbard
Itasca
Kittson
Le Sueur
Lincoln
McLeod
McLeod
Nicollet
Nobles
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Pipestone
Polk
Ramsey
Rice
St. Louis
Scott
Sherburne
Stearns
Stevens
Wadena
Waseca
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council AKA Heartland Arts
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,741

Arts Access Grant

Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Carver
Cass
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Hennepin
Hubbard
Kandiyohi
Lake
Mahnomen
Marshall
Morrison
Nicollet
Norman
Otter Tail
Pennington
Polk
Ramsey
Stearns
Swift
Wadena
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Name of minor withheld due to MN Statutes 2018, section 3.303.10
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$179

Arts Mentorship Program

Douglas
Recipient
Name of minor withheld due to MN Statutes 2018, section 3.303.10
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$179

Arts Mentorship Program

Douglas
Recipient
College of Saint Benedict AKA CSB Fine Arts Programming
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$43,405

Arts Tour Minnesota

Benton
Dakota
Douglas
Sherburne
Stearns
Todd
Washington
Recipient
Duluth Playhouse
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$34,936

Arts Access

Carlton
Cook
Cottonwood
Douglas
Itasca
Koochiching
St. Louis
Recipient
Minnesota Orchestral Association AKA Minnesota Orchestra
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$100,000

Arts Tour Minnesota

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
Houston
Recipient
Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$27,997

Arts Access

Aitkin
Carlton
Douglas
Lake
St. Louis
Recipient
Minnesota Marine Art Museum
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Arts and Cultural Heritage

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chisago
Clay
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Koochiching
Recipient
Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Arts and Cultural Heritage

Aitkin
Anoka
Benton
Cook
Dakota
Douglas
Goodhue
Hennepin
Le Sueur
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Stearns
Steele
Recipient
Chippewa River Watershed
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$31,912
Fund Source

The purpose of this project is to create a shared plan for the Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) process with roles, responsibilities, commitments and deliverables clearly understood by all (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), Chippewa River Watershed, and local partners). The MPCA and the Chippewa River Watershed Project (CRWP) will be working together to ascertain the level of involvement that local units of government and other partners want to engage in for the second round of the WRAPS process.

Chippewa
Douglas
Grant
Kandiyohi
Otter Tail
Pope
Stevens
Swift
Recipient
Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Community Arts Support

Stearns
Benton
Wright
Sherburne
Douglas
Morrison
Recipient
Centre Area Concert Association
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,006

Community Arts Support

Stearns
Todd
Douglas
Morrison
Wadena
Recipient
Great Northern Theatre Company
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000

Community Arts Support

Benton
Sherburne
Stearns
Meeker
Wright
Morrison
Crow Wing
Hennepin
Steele
Steele
Becker
Isanti
Scott
McLeod
Wadena
Todd
Anoka
Carver
Goodhue
Olmsted
Dakota
Watonwan
Watonwan
Nicollet
Cass
Kandiyohi
Lake
Douglas
Beltrami
Ramsey
Recipient
Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$29,890

To support the development and restructuring of regional history groups.

Becker
Brown
Carlton
Clay
Cook
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Houston
Lake
Le Sueur
Martin
Mower
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pope
Rice
St. Louis
Sibley
Steele
Stevens
Traverse
Wabasha
Waseca
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Statewide
Recipient
DNR
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,834,000
Fund Source

This DNR Aquatic Habitat appropriation used a programmatic approach to achieve prioritized aquatic habitat restoration, and enhancement of lakes and streams across all the LSOHC planning regions. Two stream restoration projects totaling 23 acres were completed with this appropriation. Also, habitat enhancement projects were completed on 43 Aquatic Management Areas, totaling 849 acres. Stream habitat work for this appropriation and LSOHC-funded projects from other appropriations was aided by funding for a stream restoration coordinator and interns.

Becker
Carver
Cass
Chisago
Crow Wing
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Goodhue
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Pine
Pope
Redwood
Scott
St. Louis
Wabasha
Wright
Recipient
Douglas Soil and Water Conservation District
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$18,103
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,560
Fund Source

This project will provide timely surface water quality data from waters of concern to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). This data will be analyzed and compared to historic data from the same sampling locations. All locations are in the Douglas County portion of the Chippewa River Watershed. Sampling locations include six lakes: Little Chippewa, Devils, Moon, Moses, South Oscar, and Stowe; and one stream site: County Ditch 60.

Douglas
Recipient
Pheasants Forever
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,160,000
Fund Source
This program enhanced 10,583 and restored 198 acres for a total impact of 10,781 acres by restoring wetlands, removing invasive trees, seeding prairies, prescribed burning, and installing infrastructure for conservation grazing. These practices took place on Waterfowl Production Areas (WPA's), and Wildlife Management Areas (WMA's) in the prairie, metro and the forest/prairie transition regions of Minnesota. We exceeded our acre goals in every category, brought $45,768.51 in match funds, and are returning $833.50 in funds.
Becker
Blue Earth
Carver
Chippewa
Clay
Cottonwood
Douglas
Freeborn
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
McLeod
Mille Lacs
Murray
Nobles
Otter Tail
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Redwood
Renville
Rock
Scott
Sherburne
Stearns
Stevens
Traverse
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
RiverSong Music Festival
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,454

Equipment and Facilities Improvement

McLeod
Meeker
Sibley
Wright
Nicollet
Kandiyohi
Redwood
Stearns
Anoka
Ramsey
Hennepin
Washington
Scott
Dakota
Le Sueur
Renville
Cass
Cass
Todd
Douglas
Pope
Swift
Chippewa
Carver
Scott
Dakota
St. Louis
Wadena
Pine
Chisago
Recipient
Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,040

Fall Legacy Organization Grant

Stevens
Todd
Douglas
Pope
Otter Tail
Recipient
Central Square, Inc. AKA Central Square Cultural and Civic Center
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,226

Fall Legacy Organization Grant

Pope
Douglas
Stevens
Stearns
Grant
Otter Tail
Kandiyohi
Recipient
The Knute Nelson Foundation
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,910

Fall Legacy Organization Grant

Douglas
Grant
Pope
Traverse
Recipient
Nisswa Stamman AKA Nisswa-stamman, Scandinavian Folk Music and Cultural Festival
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$19,931

Folk and Traditional Arts

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Blue Earth
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Fillmore
Hennepin
Hubbard
Itasca
Kanabec
Koochiching
Lake
Le Sueur
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Polk
Ramsey
Rice
Roseau
Scott
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
St. Louis
Swift
Washington
Wright
Recipient
Mantorville Art Guild
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,135

General Operating Support

Douglas
Goodhue
Olmsted
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$150,000
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$150,000
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$135,000
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$135,000
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$150,000
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$150,000
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$110,000
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$110,000
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$110,000
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$110,000
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$110,000
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$110,000
Fund Source

Funding supports an Irrigation Specialist to develop guidance and provide education on irrigation and nitrogenbest management practices (BMPs). In this position, Dr. Vasu Sharma provides direct support to irrigators onissues of irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring. She is collaborating on the development of new irrigationscheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely. These tools help reducenitrogen leaching losses in irrigated cropping systems.

Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Cass
Chippewa
Clay
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Goodhue
Grant
Hubbard
Isanti
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac qui Parle
Lincoln
Marshall
Meeker
Morrison
Mower
Norman
Otter Tail
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Renville
Rice
Sherburne
Stearns
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Wabasha
Wadena
Washington
Watonwan
Wright
Recipient
Ducks Unlimited
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,740,000
Fund Source

This Phase 6 request for Ducks Unlimited’s Living Lakes program will enhance 1,000 acres of shallow lakes and restore 50 acres of small wetlands by engineering and installing water control structures for Minnesota DNR and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on public lands and wetlands under easement. Structures will be used by DNR and Service partners to restore wetland hydrology and actively manage shallow lake water levels to enhance their ecology for ducks, other birds, and hunters in the Prairie Region of Minnesota.

Becker
Big Stone
Cottonwood
Douglas
Freeborn
Grant
Jackson
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Otter Tail
Pope
Redwood
Renville
Sibley
Swift
Watonwan
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Vintage Band Music Festival AKA Vintage Band Festival
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$29,550

Minnesota Festival Support

Aitkin
Benton
Cook
Dakota
Douglas
Goodhue
Hennepin
Le Sueur
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Stearns
Steele
Washington
Recipient
Hot Summer Jazz Festival AKA Twin Cities Jazz Festival
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$75,000

Minnesota Festival Support

Anoka
Becker
Carver
Chisago
Clay
Dakota
Douglas
Faribault
Goodhue
Hennepin
Kandiyohi
Le Sueur
Mille Lacs
Olmsted
Pine
Ramsey
Rice
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Steele
Washington
Winona
Wright