Minnesota Legislature
Day 1 LCCMR Presentation Schedule - 2026 Proposals - Revised 6/24
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Co-Chair: Rep. Sydney Jordan
REMOTE: through electronic means (YouTube)
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
| Start Time | Proposal ID | Category | Presenter | Title | Organization | Amount Requested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCCMR Business | ||||||
| 8:30 AM | 2026-085 | A. Resiliency | Community Resiliency through AmeriCorps | ServeMinnesota | $4,500,000 | |
| 8:45 AM | 2026-155 | A. Resiliency | Preparing Resilient Communities with Model Land Use Ordinances | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency | $480,000 | |
| 9:00 AM | 2026-207 | A. Resiliency | Resilient and Biodiverse Community Spaces | Board of Water and Soil Resources | $675,000 | |
| 9:15 AM | 2026-218 | A. Resiliency | Northwoods and Waters Community Resilience Collaborative | Arrowhead Regional Development Commission | $1,516,000 | |
| 9:30 AM | 2026-265 | A. Resiliency | Enhancing Forest Resilience through Collaborative Partnerships | Minnesota Forest Resources Council | $980,000 | |
| 9:45 AM | 2026-282 | A. Resiliency | Protect Community Forests for Community Resiliency | MN DNR, Forestry Division | $3,500,000 | |
| 10:00 AM | 2026-298 | A. Resiliency | Identifying Flooding Hazards on Mille Lacs Tribal Lands | Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe | $900,000 | |
| 10:15 AM | 2026-334 | A. Resiliency | Scandia Cemetery Shoreline Restoration Project | St. Louis County | $2,550,000 | |
| 10:30 AM | 2026-464 | A. Resiliency | Advancing Dehydration Technologies for Resilient Minnesota Food Systems | U of MN, College of Science and Engineering | $368,000 | |
| 10:45 AM | 2026-508 | A. Resiliency | Climate-Smart Counties and Communities: Collaborative Resiliency Solutions | U of MN, Institute on the Environment | $975,000 | |
| 11:00 AM | 2026-544 | A. Resiliency | Sustainable Food Security, Ecosystem Restoration, and Indigenous Empowerment | U of MN, Duluth | $620,000 | |
| 11:15 AM | 2026-055 | B. Water | Eliminating Phenolic Compounds from Water Using Enzyme Filter | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $390,000 | |
| 11:30 AM | 2026-070 | B. Water | Vadnais Lake: Nature-Based Recreation and Drinking Water Protection | City of Vadnais Heights | $3,616,000 | |
| 11:45 AM | 2026-088 | B. Water | Twin Cities PBS Almanac Environment and Natural Resources Desk | Twin Cities Public Television | $673,000 | |
| 12:00 PM | 2026-457 | G. Small Projects Sub: D. Fish and Wildlife |
Building a Future for Minnesota's At-Risk Butterflies | Minnesota Zoological Garden | $294,000 | |
| 12:10 PM | Lunch Break - 12:10 - 12:30 PM | |||||
| 12:30 PM | 2026-116 | B. Water | Studying Dam Removal Feasibility for the Mississippi Gorge | Friends of the Mississippi River | $1,099,000 | |
| 12:45 PM | 2026-124 | B. Water | Protecting Minnesota’s Waters from Plastic- and Rubber-Derived Chemicals | U of MN, College of Science and Engineering | $600,000 | |
| 1:00 PM | 2026-164 | B. Water | Public Toolbox to Forecast Toxic Cyanobacteria Blooms | U of MN, Duluth - NRRI | $550,000 | |
| 1:15 PM | 2026-168 | B. Water | Integrating Biological-Carbon Capture and Microalgae for Sustainable Biofuel Production | U of MN, WCROC | $641,000 | |
| 1:30 PM | 2026-169 | B. Water | PFAS in Precipitation: Assessing a Critical Statewide Threat | U of MN, Duluth - Sea Grant | $1,095,000 | |
| 1:45 PM | 2026-203 | B. Water | Assessment of Microplastic Pollution in Karst Aquifers | Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Metropolitan State University | $472,000 | |
| 2:00 PM | 2026-210 | B. Water | Ash Recovery and Recycling Center | Otter Tail County | $1,270,000 | |
| 2:15 PM | 2026-248 | B. Water | PFAS and Microplastics: Potential Impacts of Environmental Co-Occurrence | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency | $765,000 | |
| 2:30 PM | 2026-312 | B. Water | Optimal Sampling Design for Tracking Impairments in Streams | U of MN, Duluth | $329,000 | |
| 2:45 PM | 2026-331 | B. Water | Brookdale Park Shingle Creek Restoration and Access Improvements | City of Brooklyn Park | $410,000 | |
| 3:00 PM | 2026-382 | B. Water | Determining Fracture Characteristics for Karst Groundwater Flow Modeling | U of MN, College of Science and Engineering | $581,000 | |
| 3:15 PM | 2026-424 | B. Water | Restoring Wild Rice Waters: Sulfate and Mercury Treatment | White Iron Chain of Lakes Association | $785,000 | |
| 3:30 PM | 2026-425 | B. Water | Drainage Tools for Minimizing Downstream Impacts | U of MN, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | $421,000 | |
| 3:45 PM | 2026-447 | B. Water | Cheap Portable Sensor to Detect PFAS in Water | U of MN, College of Science and Engineering | $369,000 | |
| 4:00 PM | LCCMR Business | |||||