Minnesota Legislature
2019 Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund Proposals Received
For the FY 2020 and FY 2021 biennium (July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2021), approximately $59 million is available each year for funding from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund. As of April 11, 2018, the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) received 273 proposals requesting a total of approximately $191 million. This RFP process is for funding beginning July 1, 2019.
LCCMR reviews and evaluates all proposals against their 10 adopted evaluation criteria. On June 5-6, members select a subset of high-ranking proposals to invite for presentation before the LCCMR on June 19, 20, 21, 25, 26 and 27 in order to receive further consideration. On July 17-18, LCCMR then makes final selection and funding allocation decisions. These selected projects are presented to the 2019 Minnesota Legislature as the official LCCMR recommendations for spending from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund.
Check the LCCMR schedule for the most up-to-date information and important process dates.
Visit the 2019 Proposal & Funding Process Main Page for additional information.
Click here for print-ready list of 2019 proposals received - listed by category with project summaries (20-page PDF file).
Click here for print-ready list of 2019 proposals received - listed by category without project summaries (17-page PDF file).
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| ENRTF ID # | Last Name | First Name | Project Title | Organization | $ Requested | |
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| A. Foundational Natural Resource Data and Information (RECEIVED: 27 Proposals / Subtotal - $20,272,405) |
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| 001-A | Carlson | Bruce | Minnesota Biological Survey - Continuation | MN DNR | $2,987,000 | |
| 002-A | Lusardi | Barbara | Minnesota Geological Survey Geologic Atlases for Water Resource Management | U of MN - MN Geological Survey | $4,121,625 | |
| 003-A | Davis | Mike | Restoring Native Mussels in Streams and Lakes | MN DNR | $735,981 | |
| 004-A | Texler | Hannah | Minnesotas Ecological Monitoring Network - Continuation | MN DNR | $696,004 | |
| 005-A | Etterson | Matthew | Mercury and PFAS Risk to Minnesota Raptors | Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory | $282,093 | |
| 006-A | Johnson | Lucinda | Optimizing Minnesotas Forest Products and Ecosystem Services | U of MN - Duluth | $789,649 | |
| 007-A | Nordquist | Gerda | Wild Bee Surveys in Minnesotas Forest Habitats | MN DNR | $636,044 | |
| 008-A | Sindt | Tony | Phase-II: Enhancing Understanding of the Minnesota River Ecosystem | MN DNR | $598,241 | |
| 009-A | Cornett | Meredith | An Integrated Statewide Forest Monitoring System for Minnesota | The Nature Conservancy | $371,000 | |
| 010-A | Kloiber | Steve | A Better System for Wetland Inventory Data Stewardship | MN DNR | $291,000 | |
| 011-A | Rao | Sujaya | Conserving Monarch Butterflies: Habitat Assessment and Citizen Engagement | U of MN | $380,067 | |
| 012-A | Reavie | Euan | Conserving Lake Trout in Minnesota | U of MN - Duluth | $782,549 | |
| 013-A | Stapleton | Seth | Conserving Minnesotas Nine Species of Freshwater Turtles | Minnesota Zoo | $333,000 | |
| 014-A | Andersen | David | Minnesota Trumpeter Swan Migration Ecology and Conservation | U of MN | $414,372 | |
| 015-A | Nordquist | Gerda | Minnesotas Imperiled Bats - Protecting the Survivors | MN DNR | $208,331 | |
| 016-A | Ponder | Julia | Spruce Grouse: Sentinels for Boreal Forest Connectivity | U of MN | $361,630 | |
| 017-A | McClannahan | Valerie | Community Tree Canopy Assessment and Diversity Survey | MN DNR | $914,447 | |
| 018-A | Wolf | Tiffany | Next Step in Helping Minnesota's Moose: Understand Brainworm Transmission to Find Solutions | U of MN | $434,186 | |
| 019-A | Dumke | Josh | Tagged Trout Explain if Beaver Dams Stop Fish | U of MN - Duluth | $389,874 | |
| 020-A | Duncan | Nancy | Data Visualization Tool for Minnesota Riverbed Habitat | National Park Service | $509,231 | |
| 021-A | Roy | Charlotte | Grasslands, Grazing, and Greater Prairie-chickens: Testing Trade-offs | MN DNR | $392,065 | |
| 022-A | Feng | Xue | Mapping Climate and Insect Threats for Minnesota Pines | U of MN | $339,474 | |
| 023-A | Barker | Keith | Malaria in Migrant and Resident Birds of Minnesota | U of MN | $417,544 | |
| 024-A | Kimball | Jennifer | Wild Rice Conservation: Building a Genetic Resource Database | U of MN | $296,000 | |
| 025-A | McCann | Nicholas | Mapping Habitat Use and Disease of Urban Carnivores | U of MN | $657,159 | |
| 026-A | Fritz | Charles | RRB Seamless Foundational Geospatial Data Initiative | International Water Institute | $559,860 | |
| 027-A | Arends | Heather | Accelerated Aggregate Resource Mapping | MN DNR | $1,380,979 | |
| A. Foundational Natural Resource Data and Information H. Proposals seeking $200,000 or less in funding (RECEIVED: 20 Proposals / Subtotal - $3,379,610) |
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| 028-AH | Shaw | Dan | Minnesota Restoration Mapping and Pollinator Protection | Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources | $199,898 | |
| 029-AH | Smith | Erik | Protecting Minnesota's Cold-Water Fish into the Future | USGS | $168,760 | |
| 030-AH | Moen | Ron | City Bats and Country Bats - Whats the difference? | U of MN - Duluth | $200,000 | |
| 031-AH | Hansen | Gretchen | Walleye Habitat Status to Guide and Prioritize Management | MN DNR | $198,784 | |
| 032-AH | Moen | Ron | Artificial Den Boxes for Fishers | U of MN - Duluth | $190,000 | |
| 033-AH | Wittkop | Chad | Influences of Glacial Sediment Chemistry on Water Quality | Minnesota State University - Mankato | $199,244 | |
| 034-AH | Andersen | David | Red-headed Woodpeckers: Indicators of Oak Savanna Health | U of MN | $171,000 | |
| 035-AH | Hall | Kristin | Implementing Conservation Plans for Avian Species of Concern | Audubon Minnesota | $124,500 | |
| 036-AH | Windels | Steve | Use Existing Data on Beaver Populations to Improve Management Outcomes in Minnesota | Voyageurs National Park | $196,900 | |
| 037-AH | Severud | William | Finding Fawns Based on GPS-Collared Deer Movement | U of MN | $138,540 | |
| 038-AH | Bump | Joseph | Aquatic Habitats for Moose and Enhanced Lake Foodwebs | U of MN | $199,600 | |
| 039-AH | Kipfmueller | Kurt | Foundational Ecological Information for Tribal Fire Management | U of MN | $182,860 | |
| 040-AH | Reschke | Carol | Characterizing St. Louis River Estuary Aquatic Habitats | U of MN - Duluth | $198,000 | |
| 041-AH | Mosiman | Garrett | Comprehensive Environmental Building Site Design Using GIS Mapping | U of MN | $195,000 | |
| 042-AH | Schilling | Jonathan | Data Foundations to Enable Open Research at Itasca | U of MN | $140,000 | |
| 043-AH | Sessoms | Florence | Assessing the Legacy of Minnesotan Urban Ecosystem Services | U of MN | $72,675 | |
| 044-AH | Forbes | DJ | Understanding Recreational Access: Lower St. Croix Pilot | The Trust for Public Land | $141,000 | |
| 045-AH | Swanson | Jacob | Aircraft Noise Pollution MN Valley National Wildlife Refuge | Minnesota State University - Mankato | $192,544 | |
| 046-AH | Veraguth | Patrick | Improving Statewide GIS Data by Restoring the PLS | Minnesota Association of County Surveyors | $135,250 | |
| 047-AH | Yang | Zixuan | Mapping and Mitigation of Strong Winds in Cities | U of MN | $198,839 | |
| B. Water Resources (RECEIVED: 50 Proposals / Subtotal - $24,166,742) |
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| 048-B | Arnold | William | Neonicotinoid Insecticides: Occurrence And Influence on Algal Blooms | U of MN | $356,000 | |
| 049-B | Arnold | William | Benign Design: Environmental Studies Leading to Sustainable Pharmaceuticals | U of MN | $415,300 | |
| 050-B | Babcock | Laura | Wastewater Nutrient Reduction through Industrial Source Reduction Assistance | U of MN | $278,000 | |
| 051-B | Schreiner | Kathryn | Quantifying Microplastics in Minnesotas Inland Aquatic Ecosystems | U of MN - Duluth | $277,419 | |
| 052-B | Novak | Paige | Outstate Wastewater: Improving Nitrogen Removal in Treatment Ponds | U of MN | $402,033 | |
| 053-B | Novak | Paige | Stimulating Bacteria to Degrade Chlorinated Industrial Contaminants | U of MN | $252,884 | |
| 054-B | Hozalski | Raymond | Improving Drinking Water for Minnesotans through Pollution Prevention | U of MN | $345,778 | |
| 055-B | Simcik | Matt | Protecting Minnesota Waters by Removing Contaminants from Wastewater | U of MN | $345,877 | |
| 056-B | Filstrup | Christopher | Satellite Tracking of Harmful Algal Blooms in Lakes | U of MN - Duluth | $466,987 | |
| 057-B | Elias | Mikael | Harnessing Minnesota's Biological Resources for Cleaner Waters | U of MN | $388,000 | |
| 058-B | Kyser | Scott | Reducing Municipal Wastewater Mercury Pollution to Lake Superior | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency | $297,000 | |
| 059-B | Berg | Jim | Understanding Groundwater Flow, Central Arrowhead, County Geologic Atlas | MN DNR | $435,966 | |
| 060-B | Carlson | Erin | Dangers of Nanoparticles on Aquatic Health | U of MN | $494,075 | |
| 061-B | Hillmyer | Marc | Membranes for Removing Toxic Metals from Mining Wastewater | U of MN | $449,203 | |
| 062-B | Hu | Bo | Phytoremediation for Extracting Deicing Salt from Roadside Soils | U of MN | $360,231 | |
| 063-B | Valentas | Kenneth | Removing Phosphorous from Draintile Water Discharge- Phase II | U of MN | $398,000 | |
| 064-B | Barney | Brett | Transformation of Plastic Waste into a Valued Resource | U of MN | $308,000 | |
| 065-B | Ishii | Satoshi | Outstate Wastewater: Low-Cost and Efficient Nutrient Removal Technology | U of MN | $275,000 | |
| 066-B | Norris | Doug | Improving Wetland and Groundwater Management Through Hydrologic Monitoring | MN DNR | $573,661 | |
| 067-B | Gulliver | John | Eliminating Nitrate in Drain Tile Runoff | U of MN | $398,623 | |
| 068-B | Pennington | Derric | Evaluating Public and Private Benefits of Ag-Water Certification | World Wildlife Fund, Inc. | $349,486 | |
| 069-B | Barney | Brett | Harnessing What's Within: Minimizing Nitrogen Pollution through Localization | U of MN | $290,000 | |
| 070-B | Downing | John | Forecasting Lake Superior Water Level and Community Security | U of MN - Duluth | $329,687 | |
| 071-B | Bushley | Kathryn | Enriching Native Fungi to Control Aquatic Phosphorus Pollution | U of MN | $356,000 | |
| 072-B | Fuchs | Dennis | Accelerating Perennial Crop Production to Prevent Nitrate Leaching | Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District | $448,905 | |
| 073-B | Trost | Jared | A Rapid, Mobile Vertical Groundwater Nitrate Sampling System | USGS | $297,900 | |
| 074-B | Penn | Lee | Storing Sulfide Safely at MN Mining Sites | U of MN | $536,161 | |
| 075-B | Donato | Justin | Combatting Antibiotic Resistance Through Bacterial Signal Manipulation | University of St. Thomas | $444,865 | |
| 076-B | Olander | Keith | Farm-Ready Cover Crops for Protecting Water Quality | Central Lakes College - Ag and Energy Center | $741,184 | |
| 077-B | Nieber | John | Setting Realistic Nitrate BMP Goals in Southeast Minnesota | U of MN | $444,000 | |
| 078-B | Hondzo | Miki | Enhanced Nitrogen Removal in Minnesota's Watersheds | U of MN | $408,277 | |
| 079-B | Ruan | Roger | Converting Concentrated Wastewaters to Fertilizers and Clean Water | U of MN | $842,000 | |
| 080-B | Cui | Tianhong | Small Sensor Networks for Water Monitoring (Phase II) | U of MN | $980,758 | |
| 081-B | Heger | Sara | Testing Filter Removal of Microfibers for Water Quality | U of MN | $320,936 | |
| 082-B | Smith | Tim | Evaluating Long-Term Success of Wetland Hydrology Restoration | Board of Water and Soil Resources | $294,662 | |
| 083-B | Proctor | Beth | Assessment of Toxic-Algae/Phosphorus/E. coli Entering Minneopa State Park | Minnesota State University - Mankato | $327,253 | |
| 084-B | Wilson | Melissa | Protecting Water Quality with Comprehensive, Integrated Nutrient Planning | U of MN | $1,721,159 | |
| 085-B | Almendinger | James | The Future of Groundwater Supply | Science Museum of Minnesota | $280,000 | |
| 086-B | Hamilton | Trinity | Double Trouble: Blooms, Invasive Mussels and Lake Health | U of MN | $576,279 | |
| 087-B | Twine | Tracey | Sustaining Fresh Water Resources while Producing Healthy Crops | U of MN | $496,988 | |
| 088-B | Sterner | Robert | Pathways of Human Impact in Lake Superior | U of MN - Duluth - Large Lakes Observatory | $568,470 | |
| 089-B | Ziegeweid | Jeffrey | Assessing Algal Toxins in Fish from Minnesota Lakes | USGS | $350,000 | |
| 090-B | Current | Dean | Sustainable, Integrated Food Waste Treatment and Utilization | U of MN | $1,076,000 | |
| 091-B | Kang | Peter | Quantifying Water Exchange Between Groundwater and Surface Water | U of MN | $478,276 | |
| 092-B | Missaghi | Shahram | Mobilizing Minnesota Communities to Fight Proliferating Toxic Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) | U of MN | $513,179 | |
| 093-B | Bramburger | Andrew | Rapid Detection of Algal Toxins in Minnesota Lakes | U of MN - Duluth | $599,051 | |
| 094-B | Roberson | Glen | Southeast Minnesota Cover Crop and Soil Health Implementation | SE SWCD Technical Support Joint Powers Board | $806,540 | |
| 095-B | Slesak | Robert | Maintaining Supply of Clean Water from Working Forests | U of MN | $288,000 | |
| 096-B | Shannon | Laura | Protecting Ground Water from Nitrogen in Potato Production | U of MN | $798,070 | |
| 097-B | Goehring | Julie | Reducing Nitrate Harm in the Red River Basin | Red River Basin Commission | $225,749 | |
| 098-B | Musser | Kimberly | Minnesota River Basin: Point-Nonpoint Water Quality Trading | Minnesota State University - Mankato - Water Resources Center | $399,634 | |
| 099-B | Johnson | David | State Park Waste Water Systems Condition Assessments | MN DNR | $1,173,776 | |
| B. Water Resources H. Proposals seeking $200,000 or less in funding (RECEIVED: 20 Proposals / Subtotal - $3,646,154) |
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| 100-BH | Ulrich | Jason | Repurposing Unprofitable Cropland: Water and Wildlife's Silver Bullet? | Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Croix Watershed Research Station | $199,618 | |
| 101-BH | Chun | Chanlan | Evaluating Locally-Sourced Sanding Materials for Road Salt Reduction | U of MN - Duluth | $162,445 | |
| 102-BH | Putzier | Paul | Minnesota Spring Inventory Final Phase | MN DNR | $71,000 | |
| 103-BH | Cai | Meijun | Using Local Iron Byproducts to Remove Surface-water Phosphorus | U of MN - Duluth | $195,216 | |
| 104-BH | Bramburger | Andrew | Fake Food: Man-made Materials in Aquatic Food Webs | U of MN - Duluth | $199,698 | |
| 105-BH | Smanski | Michael | New Technology for Removing Mercury from Minnesota Waters | U of MN | $199,000 | |
| 106-BH | Dickhart | Andrew | Citizen-Aided Carp Management: Overcoming Roadblocks to Lake Restoration | Carver County Water Mangement Organization (CCWMO) | $106,151 | |
| 107-BH | Gutknecht | Jessica | Identifying Grassland Plant Mixes to Reduce Nitrate Pollution | U of MN | $197,646 | |
| 108-BH | Janke | Benjamin | Shallow Waters: Road Salt Impairment and Mitigation Potential | U of MN | $196,720 | |
| 109-BH | Kozarek | Jessica | Assessing Chloride Hot spots near native mussel beds | U of MN | $200,000 | |
| 110-BH | Lee | Sungyon | Plastic Debris Remediation in the Great Lakes | U of MN | $199,979 | |
| 111-BH | Knoll | Lesley | Warmer Winter Effects on Water Quality and Fish | U of MN | $177,911 | |
| 112-BH | Jones | Perry | Are Metal Concentrations in Kawishiwi Waters Above Standards? | USGS | $174,268 | |
| 113-BH | Guala | Michele | Simulating and Exploring Drought Scenarios at Reduced Scale | U of MN | $199,640 | |
| 114-BH | Ebtehaj | Ardeshir | Minnesota Weather Smart Irrigation System for Water Conservation | U of MN | $198,766 | |
| 115-BH | Shen | Lian | Map and Monitor Turbidity in Minnesota Water Bodies | U of MN | $197,012 | |
| 116-BH | Nemmers | Troy | Spring Biological Nitrate Removal to Protect Drinking Water | City of Fairmont | $175,000 | |
| 117-BH | Trappe | Jon | Reducing Nitrogen Inputs and Loss in Minnesota Lawns | U of MN | $197,376 | |
| 118-BH | Hu | Bo | Electrochemical Process to Protect Sewer System from Sulfide | U of MN | $199,924 | |
| C. Environmental Education (RECEIVED: 50 Proposals / Subtotal - $24,166,742) |
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| 119-C | Hamilton | Patrick | Water Lab: Engaging Minnesotans in Water Quality Challenges | Science Museum of Minnesota | $830,000 | |
| 120-C | Mercer-Taylor | Beth | GreenStep Schools: Statewide Program, 20 School District Pilot | U of MN | $992,959 | |
| 121-C | Grilley | Dorian | Environmental Learning by Bicycle for Ages 8-80 | Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota | $393,000 | |
| 122-C | Jones | Isiah | Camp Sunrise: Respect Self, Others and the Environment | YouthCARE MN | $237,000 | |
| 123-C | Legato | Denise | Increasing Diversity in Environmental Careers: Fellowships, Internships, Mentorships | MN DNR | $250,000 | |
| 124-C | Knopf | Chris | Connecting Over 11,000 Students to the Boundary Waters | Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness | $783,135 | |
| 125-C | Fleischman | Forrest | Plugging Knowledge Gaps for Sustainable Forest Management | U of MN | $300,000 | |
| 126-C | Finlay | Jacques | Enhancing Water Quality Education with Inquiry and Research | U of MN | $279,684 | |
| 127-C | Carlson | Stephan | 1000 Citizen Scientists Collect Phenological Data Statewide | U of MN Extension | $224,000 | |
| 128-C | Blair | Robert | Driven to Discover: Implementing Citizen Science in Classrooms | U of MN | $262,314 | |
| 129-C | Blair | Robert | Incubating Citizen Science at the University of Minnesota | U of MN | $1,706,203 | |
| 130-C | Simer | Kurt | YMCA BOLD & GOLD Youth Leadership Environmental Education | YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities | $507,990 | |
| 131-C | Briscoe Runquist | Ryan | Connecting All Minnesotans with Science and Scientists | U of MN | $277,800 | |
| 132-C | Pachuta | Emma | Neighborhoods Sustained: Multimodal Education in Metro Suburbs | Transit for Livable Communities and St. Paul Smart Trips | $756,793 | |
| 133-C | Onufer | Judy | Race 2 Reduce: A Minnesota Water Resource Education Curriculum | H2O for Life | $205,670 | |
| 134-C | Henke | Bill | Northwest Minnesota Partners Unite to Grow Eco-system Stewards | Friends of Tamarac NWR | $214,840 | |
| 135-C | Hartman | Jay | Green Sustainability Walk - St. Anthony Village | City of St. Anthony Village | $550,000 | |
| C. Environmental Education H. Proposals seeking $200,000 or less in funding (RECEIVED: 23 Proposals / Subtotal - $3,187,730) |
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| 136-CH | Lutsky | Karen | A North Shore Community-Engaged Forest Landscape Laboratory | U of MN | $199,000 | |
| 137-CH | Liu | Donald | Teaching Sustainability through an Economics Lens | Minnesota Council on Economic Education | $138,552 | |
| 138-CH | Zanko | Lawrence | The Natural Resources Literacy Initiative | U of MN - Duluth | $194,485 | |
| 139-CH | Potter | Caitlin | Water-Focused Education Across Rural and Urban Communities | U of MN - Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve | $190,000 | |
| 140-CH | Woods | David | Youth Conservation and Stewardship Training Lab | Urban Roots | $198,478 | |
| 141-CH | Blair | Robert | Minnesota Master Naturalist at the Bell Museum | U of MN | $173,422 | |
| 142-CH | Kraus | Alan | A Farm Laboratory for Environmental Studies | Cannon River Watershed Partnership | $199,900 | |
| 143-CH | Hammes | Mary | Mississippi National River & Recreation Area Forest Restoration | Mississippi Park Connection | $199,500 | |
| 144-CH | Daniels | Lisa | 4-H and Renewable Energy: Growing Young Leaders | Windustry | $199,950 | |
| 145-CH | Musser | Kimberly | Slow the Flow in the Minnesota River Basin | Minnesota State University - Mankato - Water Resources Center | $160,318 | |
| 146-CH | Scholl | Laura | Citizen-Based Boulevard Bioswales Installation during Ash Tree Replacement | Metro Blooms | $198,600 | |
| 147-CH | Pedelty | Mark | Watershed: Arts-Based Education in Minnesota's State Parks | U of MN | $84,926 | |
| 148-CH | Moen | Sharon | Inventing Tools and Technologies to Improve Water Quality | U of MN - Duluth | $136,433 | |
| 149-CH | Johnson | Margaret | Middle Fork Crow River: Appreciate, Clean, Learn, Connect | Middle Fork Crow River Watershed District | $12,968 | |
| 150-CH | Mohan | Ned | Converting UMNs Sustainable-Electricity Course for Two-Year Community Colleges | U of MN | $96,956 | |
| 151-CH | Ohmans | Patricia | 1,000 Trees for Frogtown: Restoring Inner City Canopy | Frogtown Green | $88,350 | |
| 152-CH | Meagher | Thomas | Owatonna ESTEM Middle School: Makoce Ohoda Outdoor Classroom | Owatonna Public Schools | $26,475 | |
| 153-CH | Allen | Gregg | Environmental Education Through the Generations Ages 5-105 | Mesabi East Schools ISD 2711 | $199,908 | |
| 154-CH | Doll | Phil | Discover the Prairie Outreach Campaign | Becker SWCD | $190,100 | |
| 155-CH | Cadieux | Valentine | Urban Food Habitat Signs and Curriculum Delivery | Twin Cities Community Agricultural Land Trust | $53,175 | |
| 156-CH | Aukema | Brian | Introducing Minnesotas Resource Professionals to Global Pest Experts | U of MN | $19,400 | |
| 157-CH | Berg | Christa | Establish an Environmental Education Activity Center in Coleraine | ISD 316 | $81,800 | |
| 158-CH | Chapman | Rick | Expanding Minnesota Clean Marina Initiative to Protect Waters | Minnesota Clean Marina | $200,000 | |
| 159-CH | Swanson | Jacob | 'Solarize your House' Modeling Activities for K12 | Minnesota State University - Mankato | $29,960 | |
| D. Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species (RECEIVED: 10 Proposals / Subtotal - $19,051,559) | ||||||
| 160-D | Phelps | Nicholas | Building Knowledge and Capacity to Solve AIS Problems | U of MN | $5,000,000 | |
| 161-D | Chandler | Monika | Elimination of Target Invasive Plant Species Transition Phase | Minnesota Department of Agriculture | $772,871 | |
| 162-D | Frohnauer | Nick | Invasive Carp Acoustic Deterrence Field Trial at Lock19 | MN DNR | $300,000 | |
| 163-D | McClannahan | Valerie | Communities and Citizens Manage Ash for EAB | MN DNR | $3,246,610 | |
| 164-D | Huinker | Dane | Boat Cleaning Stations and Education Prevent AIS Spread | Wildlife Forever | $7,378,575 | |
| 165-D | McCartney | Michael | Genetic Analysis of Spiny Water Flea Invasion Sources | U of MN | $337,942 | |
| 166-D | Elias | Mikael | Ecological Coatings to Mitigate Proliferation and Spread of Invasive Species | U of MN | $401,000 | |
| 167-D | McCartney | Michael | Zebra Mussel Genetic Biocontrol: Methods and Public Engagement | U of MN | $368,125 | |
| D. Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species H. Proposals seeking $200,000 or less in funding (RECEIVED: 5 Proposals / Subtotal - $768,712) |
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| 168-DH | Ambourn | Angie | Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Phase2: Monitoring & Biocontrol | Minnesota Department of Agriculture | $188,707 | |
| 169-DH | Montgomery | Rebecca | Suppressing Reed Canary Grass with Native Plants | U of MN | $191,000 | |
| 170-DH | Dunning | Robert | Using Artificial Intelligence for Noxious Weed Detection | Stearns County | $89,005 | |
| 171-DH | Hansel | Ilena | Cook County Invasive Species Project | Cook SWCD | $200,000 | |
| 172-DH | Kramar | David | Mitigating Non-Native Plant Encroachment in Minnesota's Prairie Grasslands | Minnesota State University - Moorhead | $191,360 | |
| 173-DH | McLennan | Helen | Oak Wilt Suppression at Northern Edge | Morrison Soil & Water Conservation District | $100,000 | |
| E. Air Quality, Climate Change, and Renewable Energy (RECEIVED: 16 Proposals / Subtotal - $11,944,279) | ||||||
| 174-E | Edlund | Mark | When the Dust Settles: Pristine Lakes are Changing | Science Museum of Minnesota | $696,667 | |
| 175-E | Cui | Tianhong | Cheap Efficient Reactor to Remove Toxic Organic Compounds | U of MN | $728,365 | |
| 176-E | Reese | Michael | Development of Clean Energy Storage Systems for Farms | U of MN - WROC | $994,224 | |
| 177-E | Sarkanen | Simo | Plastics from Unused Lignin in Plants and Trees | U of MN | $998,000 | |
| 178-E | Randolph | Jimmy | Grid-Scale Geologic Energy Storage in MN: Earth Battery | TerraCOH, Inc | $315,250 | |
| 179-E | Anderson | Ellen | Community-Scale Energy Storage Guide for Renewable Energy | U of MN | $637,305 | |
| 180-E | Holmes | Russell | Practical, Inexpensive, and Non-Toxic Solar Cells | U of MN | $479,409 | |
| 181-E | Monson Geerts | Stephen | Fugitive Mineral Dust Baseline Air Quality Project | U of MN - Duluth | $600,000 | |
| 182-E | Heins | Bradley | Optimization of a Net-Zero Dairy System | U of MN - WROC | $876,706 | |
| 183-E | Ruan | Roger | Instant On-Demand Nitrogen Fixation (iONF) from Air | U of MN | $1,352,000 | |
| 184-E | Goodnough | Troy | Harvesting Hidden Clean Energy from Wastewater Systems | U of MN - Morris | $408,694 | |
| 185-E | Chan | Gabriel | Support Tools for Facilitating Renewable Energy Choice | U of MN | $243,232 | |
| 186-E | O'Day | Vicki | White Earth Nation Community Solar for Community Action | Rural Renewable Energy Alliance | $572,702 | |
| 187-E | Brown | Karl | Using Solar Resources to Create Student Scholarship Funds | Minnesota Coalition of Residential Environmental Learning Centers/Mounds View Public Schools | $1,800,000 | |
| 188-E | Sleezer | Robert | Self-Cleaning Solar Cell Coatings in Minnesota | Minnesota State University - Mankato | $381,205 | |
| 189-E | Soholt | Beth | Advancing Renewable Energy through Education and Community Engagement | Wind on the Wires | $860,520 | |
| E. Air Quality, Climate Change, and Renewable Energy H. Proposals seeking $200,000 or less in funding (RECEIVED: 9 Proposals / Subtotal - $1,459,944) |
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| 190-EH | Pappenfus | Ted | Sustainable Solar Energy from Agricultural Plant Byproducts | U of MN - Morris | $185,018 | |
| 191-EH | Randolph | Jimmy | Novel Combined Solar Thermal-Geothermal Heat Pump System | Juneberry | $168,000 | |
| 192-EH | Mohan | Ned | Showcasing Carbon-Neutral, Energy-Positive Transformation of an Occupied House | U of MN | $66,532 | |
| 193-EH | Berman | Jesse | Associations Between Extreme Weather and Harmful Vector Populations | U of MN | $199,531 | |
| 194-EH | Mohan | Ned | Enhancing Renewables Utilizing Generators of Retiring Coal Powerplants | U of MN | $183,301 | |
| 195-EH | Park | Sung Goon | Wind Plants Interaction with Local Climate in Minnesota | U of MN | $199,584 | |
| 196-EH | Hill | Blaine | Modeling Energy and Environmental Roadmaps for Minnesota Communities | City of Morris | $199,995 | |
| 197-EH | Rog | April | Diverting Prepared Food from Landfills, Reducing Greenhouse Gases | Second Harvest Heartland | $65,000 | |
| 198-EH | Droessler | Bill | Clean Air Assistance Project (CAAP) | Environmental Initiative | $192,983 | |
| F. Methods to Protect, Restore, and Enhance Land, Water, and Habitat (RECEIVED: 32 Proposals / Subtotal - $31,905,432) | ||||||
| 199-F | Aukema | Brian | Eastern Larch Beetle is Decimating Minnesotas Tamarack Forests | U of MN | $382,000 | |
| 200-F | Reinikainen | Mike | Evaluating Forestry Tools for Conserving Minnesotas Tamarack Forest | MN DNR | $864,436 | |
| 201-F | Montgomery | Rebecca | Sustaining One Million Acres of Minnesota Pine Forest | U of MN | $420,000 | |
| 202-F | Runquist | Erik | Saving Endangered Pollinators through Data-Driven Prairie Restoration | Minnesota Zoo | $977,813 | |
| 203-F | Petersen | Jessica | Evaluating Ecological Benefits of Prairie Plan Restorations | MN DNR | $534,468 | |
| 204-F | Galatowitsch | Susan | Ensuring High-Quality Restoration Outcomes in Minnesota | U of MN | $529,102 | |
| 205-F | Main | Rylee | Restoring the Upper Mississippi River at Lake Pepin | Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance | $525,000 | |
| 206-F | Taylor | Carrie | Minnesota Rare Plant Salvage Anoka Sand Plain Pilot | Anoka Conservation District | $357,788 | |
| 207-F | Hernandezs | Daniel | Comparison of Burning and Haying for Prairie Restoration | Carleton College | $338,111 | |
| 208-F | Patelke | Marsha | Minnesota By-products Recycled to Sustainable Designed Soil | U of MN - Duluth | $448,964 | |
| 209-F | Buck | Wiley | Restoration, Engagement, Soil Health: St Cloud, Twin Cities | Great River Greening | $2,180,000 | |
| 210-F | Etterson | Julie | Forest Regeneration: Right Seed in the Right Place? | U of MN - Duluth | $476,336 | |
| 211-F | Haines | Dustin | Does Native Seed Farming Reduce Prairie Restoration Sucess? | U of MN - Duluth | $449,962 | |
| 212-F | Feeken | Neal | Conserving Minnesota's Best Prairie Habitats and Rarest Species | The Nature Conservancy | $1,261,500 | |
| 213-F | Zamora | Diomy | Promoting and Restoring Oak Savanna Using Silvopasture | U of MN | $1,270,910 | |
| 214-F | Lenhart | Christian | Innovative Strategies to Re-Introduce Wood into Driftless Area Streams | The Nature Conservancy | $317,300 | |
| 215-F | Shen | Lian | Evaluation and Improvement of Aeration in Lakes | U of MN | $312,228 | |
| 216-F | Huckett | Steven | Protecting Drinking Water Sources: 2,000ac in Mississippi Headwaters | Great River Greening | $1,396,950 | |
| 217-F | Salomon | Christine | Protecting Minnesota Birch by Sustainable Chaga Cultivation | U of MN | $385,232 | |
| 218-F | Peterson | Daryl | Piping Plovers and Common Terns: Critical Habitat Restoration | Minnesota Land Trust | $1,243,500 | |
| 219-F | Shen | Lian | Use Floating Mini-Islands for Wetland Restoration | U of MN | $312,228 | |
| 220-F | Albright | Bruce | Stony Creek Stream and Habitat Restoration Project | Buffalo-Red River Watershed District | $1,750,000 | |
| 221-F | Tuominen | Todd | Elm Creek Stream Restoration Phase IV Final | City of Champlin | $858,650 | |
| 222-F | Sykora | Justin | Woodland Restoration Project | The Belwin Conservancy | $227,000 | |
| 223-F | Christenson | Scott | Restoring 430 acres of the Panicum Prairie WMA | Shell Rock River Watershed District | $650,000 | |
| 224-F | Kaproth | Matthew | State of the Prairies: Assessing Public-Private Land Management | Minnesota State University - Mankato | $337,055 | |
| 225-F | Brethorst | Michael | Sauk River Dam Removal and Rock Rapids Replacement | City of Melrose | $2,768,000 | |
| 226-F | McClannahan | Valerie | Serving Community Forests by Assisting Low-Income Homeowners | MN DNR | $415,024 | |
| 227-F | Dorothy | Olivia | Mississippi Gorge Restoration Study | American Rivers | $503,295 | |
| 228-F | Kinney | Mike | Using Economic Analysis to Repair the Sunrise River | Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District | $575,000 | |
| 229-F | Drown | Bryan | Restoration of Norway Brook Connectivity to the Pine River by Removal of Norway Lake Dam | City of Pine River | $2,200,000 | |
| 230-F | McCarty | Michael | Water Quality Mitigation Project | City of Mankato | $7,104,000 | |
| F. Methods to Protect, Restore, and Enhance Land, Water, and Habitat H. Proposals seeking $200,000 or less in funding (RECEIVED: 16 Proposals / Subtotal - $2,622,404) |
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| 231-FH | Jordan | Nicholas | Supporting Pollinators and Prairie Restorations with Beneficial Fungi | U of MN | $187,362 | |
| 232-FH | Zlonis | Katharine | Conservation and Monitoring of Minnesota's Rare Arctic Plants | U of MN - Duluth | $135,541 | |
| 233-FH | Lynch | Michael | Develop Forest Management Methods that Enhance Bird Habitat | Forest Stewards Guild | $197,337 | |
| 234-FH | Noe | Ryan | Cost-Effective Environmental Protection by Predicting Land Use Change | U of MN | $199,420 | |
| 235-FH | Dee | Laura | Cooperatively Improving Minnesotas Remnant Prairies through Adaptive Management | U of MN | $199,038 | |
| 236-FH | Daub | Betsy | Integrated Research and Restoration in Prairie and Forest | Friends of the Mississippi River | $150,583 | |
| 237-FH | Merkord | Christopher | Combating Woody Encroachment with Grazing after Mechanical Clearing | Minnesota State University - Moorhead | $199,704 | |
| 238-FH | Johnson | Margaret | Farming for Water Quality: Implementation, Education, & Documentation | Middle Fork Crow River Watershed District | $97,321 | |
| 239-FH | Thompson | Ann | Improving Stream Restoration Designs to Prevent Project Failures | South St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District | $140,000 | |
| 240-FH | LaBarre | Tom | Friends of Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge Wetland Restorations | Friends of Tamarac | $80,500 | |
| 241-FH | Yang | Zixuan | Shoreline Erosion Control Using Aquatic Plants | U of MN | $199,019 | |
| 242-FH | Cadieux | Valentine | Promoting Environmental Urban Agriculture | Hamline University | $59,280 | |
| 243-FH | Bendorf | Doug | City of Staples Street Sweeper Mitigate Wetlands Contamination | City of Staples | $191,775 | |
| 244-FH | Wiegrefe | Susan | Restoring Tree Cover and Diversity to Houston Streets | City of Houston | $83,080 | |
| 245-FH | Deng | Bingqing | Prediction of Ice Shove in Lakes in Minnesota | U of MN | $199,584 | |
| 246-FH | O'Keefe | Pete | Keep Usable Building Materials Out of Minnesota Landfills | Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, Inc. | $192,000 | |
| G. Land Acquisition for Habitat and Recreation (RECEIVED: 25 Proposals / Subtotal - $59,448,660) | ||||||
| 247-G | Schulte | Judy | DNR Scientific and Natural Areas | MN DNR | $5,758,000 | |
| 248-G | Mularie | Audrey | Grants for Local Parks, Trails and Natural Areas | MN DNR | $3,000,000 | |
| 249-G | Christie | Jennifer | Minnesota State Parks and State Trails In-Holdings | MN DNR | $5,000,000 | |
| 250-G | Schulte | Judy | Native Prairie Bank Conservation Easements and Landowner Assistance | MN DNR | $3,828,000 | |
| 251-G | Skaar | Kent | Minnesota State Trails Development | MN DNR | $8,750,000 | |
| 252-G | Heggerston | Leah | National Loon Center: State Bird Survival and Protection | National Loon Center Foundation | $4,000,000 | |
| 253-G | Stewart | Nancy | Accessible Fishing Piers | MN DNR | $320,000 | |
| 254-G | Manzoline | Robert | Mesabi Trail Extensions | St. Louis and Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority | $5,150,000 | |
| 255-G | Perry | Vanessa | Reviving a Camp for North Minneapolis Youth | Minnesota Land Trust | $1,373,000 | |
| 256-G | Kennedy | Tim | Britton Peak to Lutsen Mountains Mountain Bike Trail | Superior Cycling Association | $350,000 | |
| 257-G | Geissler | John | Preserving the Avon Hills with Reverse-Bidding Easements | Saint Johns University | $2,410,500 | |
| 258-G | Forbes | DJ | Turning Back to Rivers: Creating Recreation Opportunities | The Trust for Public Land | $4,792,500 | |
| 259-G | Greedy | Ross | Restoration of Winona's Prairie Island | City of Winona | $352,201 | |
| 260-G | Henderson | Scott | Sauk River Watershed Habitat Protection and Wetland Restoration | Sauk River Watershed District | $2,247,520 | |
| 261-G | Lantry | Tom | Lake Vermilion Trail Phase 1: Tower Connection | Lake Vermilion Trail Joint Powers Board | $1,814,000 | |
| 262-G | Gautreaux | Sherril | Rainy Lake Recreational Access and Boat Wash Station | City of Ranier | $511,710 | |
| 263-G | Berg | Anita | Purchasing 316 acres for Conservation and Agriculture Education | The Food Group | $1,500,000 | |
| 264-G | Bissonette | Cathy | Birch Lake Recreation Area Campground | City of Babbitt | $700,000 | |
| 265-G | See-Benes | Britt | Bailey Lake Trail and Fishing Pier | City of Virginia | $681,000 | |
| 266-G | Lammers | Julie | Vergas Long Lake Trail | City of Vergas | $291,111 | |
| 267-G | Roepke | Scott | Cannon Valley Trail Erosion Control/Water Quality Improvements | Cannon Valley Trail Joint Powers Board | $1,586,200 | |
| 268-G | Hasbargen | Bruce | Construct Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge Near Pennington, MN | Beltrami County & Lady Slipper Scenic Byway, Inc. | $600,000 | |
| 269-G | Miller | Ryan | Glacial Edge Trail and Downtown Pedestrian Bridge | City of Fergus Falls | $602,918 | |
| 270-G | DeFrang | Brian | Winona's 1st Recreation Bridge over Highway 61 | City of Winona | $3,375,000 | |
| 271-G | Beste | Bruce | Crane Lake to Vermillion Falls Trail | Voyageur Country ATV | $455,000 | |
| G. Land Acquisition for Habitat and Recreation H. Proposals seeking $200,000 or less in funding (RECEIVED: 1 Proposal / Subtotal - $191,000) |
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| 272-GH | Caneff | Denny | Making the SHTs Big Bad Five Beautiful Again | Superior Hiking Trail Association | $191,000 | |
| I. Administration (RECEIVED: 1 Proposal / Subtotal - $135,000) | ||||||
| 273-I | Sherman-Hoehn | Katherine | Contract Agreement Reimbursement | MN DNR | $135,000 | |