District 5960 Grant Activity

District Grants

ANOKA – Increasing Access to Food for Families in Need –
$7,320 DDF – Budget $14,106
Est. Lives Impacted: 59,000
Contact Lynn Montgomery

ARDEN HILLS-SHOREVIEW  – Seed Bank & Process Center update/rent, Agricultural Engineer & Business Manager for Small Farmers
$12,320 DDF – Budget $30,000
Est. Lives Impacted  – 1000
Contact Dave Newman

CHISAGO LAKES– Peace Trail –
$7,180 DDF -Budget $22,725
Est. Lives Impacted: 1000 
Contact Bill Mack

FARIBAULT – Soccer Pitch – Field
$7,462 DDF – Budget $14,563
Est. Lives Impacted – 1,000
Contact Chris Kaufman

FRIDLEY – COLUMBIA HEIGHTS – English Instruction for New Immigrants
$8,680 DDF – Budget $27,422
Est. Lives Impacted – 60
Contact Stephen Keeler

HAYWARD AREA – Volunteer Hub online resource
$3,820 DDF – Budget $7,000
Est. Lives Impacted: 10,000
Contact Kimberly Kayler

LAKEVILLE –GiGi’s Adult Education Pathways –
$12,180 DDF – Budget $24,000
Est. Lives Impacted: 35
Contact Sheila Longie

NORTHFIELD – Energy Efficient Electric Heat – Pump retrofits to low-income homes –
$4,500 DDF – Budget $10,00
Est. Lives Impacted – 250
Contact Mark Abbott

OWATONNA – Statues for Equality –
$3,000 DDF – Budget $6,000
Est. Lives Impacted: 100,000
Contact Lois Nelson

OWATONNA EARLY EDITION – Trail Tree Pollinator Project –
$1,344 DDF – Budget $2,688
Est. Lives Impacted – 23,000
Contact Geoff Stamp

PRIOR LAKE – Drone for Scott County Sheriff Dept –
$8,064 DDF – Budget $15,768
Est. Lives Impacted – 150,000
Contact Kyle Haugen

RIVER FALLS – Pavilion – Style Educational Structure at River Falls School Forest –
$7,180 DDF – Budget $59,904
Est. Lives Impacted: 3,719
Contact Rick Wilson

ROCHESTER – Improved Access to Clean Water in Tanzania –
$10,320 DDF – Budget $ 20,000
Est. Lives Impacted: 60,756
Contact Audrey Betcher

SAINT PAUL – Greenhouses & Animal Husbandry –
$7,320 DDF – Budget $14,000
Est. Lives Impacted 50
Contact Valdi Stefanson

STILLWATER SUNRISE – Crutches for Africa
$8020 DDF – Budget $15,400
Est. Lives Impacted: 9,000
Contact Lonny Stormo

WHITE BEAR LAKE – Rotary Nature Preserve Native Restoration –
$6,180 DDF – Budget $21,947
Est. Lives Impacted: 28,600
Contact Carol Nelson

Global Grants

NORTHFIELD – Therapeutic Hypothermia with Babies in Ukraine
$13,964 DDF  
Contact Steve Silcox

WHITE BEAR LAKE – Water for 3 schools
$21,400 DDF 
Contact Patty Hall

ARDEN HILLS – SHOREVIEW – Ear & Hearing for Liberia
$21,500 DDF  
Contact Don Martin

STILLWATER SUNRISE – LIFT/Nicaragua: Farmer Pathways to Sustainable Profitability–
D5960 DDF –$25,000
Contact Rick Heidick

RED WING –Successful Poultry Business–Nicaragua
D5960 DDF –$25,000
Contact Jim Plucker

ELK RIVER – Agro-Ecology (Rwanda)
D5960 DDF –$13,520
Contact Theresa Slominski

FOREST LAKE – Water Project (Kenya)
D5960 DDF –$25,000
Contact: Fred Rau

POLIO PLUS

$30,000 DDF

DDF (District Designated Funds)