Minnesota Ground Water Association

Funded Projects

Minnesota Ground Water Association Foundation Grants and Awards.

These projects have been funded by the Foundation.

2023
$1,000 Norman Co SWCD – NW MN Water Festival
$3,500Metro Area Children’s Water Festival-Washington County
$8,0002023 Student Scholarships (4)
$1,683MGWA Education Committee-MNWOO activities
$1,000
2022
AmountProject
$2,500Metro Area Children’s Water Festival-Washington County
$7,5002022 Student Scholarships (5)
2021
AmountProject
$1,000Kittson SWCD – Northwest MN Water Festival
$5,250Freshwater/MGWA DEI Committee DEI
2020
AmountProject
$1,000Red Lake County SWCD – groundwater education
$3,0002020 Student Scholarship recipients (2)
$1,000Metro Area Children’s Water Festival-Carver County WMO
2019
AmountProject
$800Red Lake County SWCD – groundwater education
$1,000Sand Hill River Watershed District – watershed education
$2,5002019 Hydro Field Camp Awards (2)
$3,0002019 Student Scholarship recipients (2)
$500MGWA Education Committee – Freshwater Society 2019 Water Summit
2018
AmountProject
$1,0002019 Northwestern MN Water Festival
$3,0002018 student Scholarship recipients (2)
$2,500Hydro Field Camp Awards (2)
$2,5002018 Metro Children’s Water Festival
$2,0002018 Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Children’s Water Festival
$2,000Carleton College – Aquifer Research Lab
2017
AmountProject
$2,0002017 Brown Nicollet Children’s Water Festival
$2,0002016 Scholarship recipients (2)
$3,000Hydro Field Camp Awards (2)
$10002017 Northwest Minnesota Water Festival
$25002017 Metro Children’s Water Festival
$1000University of Minnesota-HAZWOPER training class
2016
AmountProject
$1000MACCRAY (Maynard, Clara City, Raymond) East Parents Club (Science Museum Presentation)
$2,0002016 Metro Children’s Water Festival
$2,0002016 Student Scholarship recipients (2)
$10002016 Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Children’s Water Festival
$1000Benjamin Heinle-UW Madison, thermochromic liquid crystal flow model/teaching apparatus
2015
AmountProject
$2,0002015 Metro Children’s Water Festival
$2,0002015 Scholarship recipients (2)
$590Pope County Groundwater Model
$930Hubbard County SWCD Groundwater Model
$1,000Northwest Minnesota Water Festival
2014
AmountProject
$2,0002014 Metro Children’s Water Festival
$2,0002014 Scholarship recipients (2)
$1,000Brown-Nicollet Children’s Water Festival
2013
AmountProject
$2,000 2013 Metro Children’s Water Festival
$1,0002013 Scholarship recipient
$1,000Brown-Nicollet Children’s Water Festival
2012
AmountProject
$1,500 2012 Metro Children’s Water Festival
$865Washington County – GW Model and 3-panel display
$1,000Brown-Nicollet Children’s Water Festival
2011
AmountProject
$1,500 2011 Metro Children’s Water Festival
$1,200Headwaters Science Center
$500UW River Falls Field Trip
2010
AmountProject
$1,500 2010 Metro Children’s Water Festival
$1,000University of WI-River Falls Western Region Field Trip
2009
AmountProject
$1,5002009 Metro Children’s Water Festival
$1,000University of Wisconsin-River Falls Regional Field Trip
2008
AmountProject
$2,100Science Museum of Minnesota well demonstration fixes (pump, materials, 1/2 labor estimate)
$1,0002008 Metro Children’s Water Festival
$1,050Student registration fees for MGWA Fall 2008 field trip to Deep Portage
2007
AmountProject
$1,000University of WI Parkside Geosciences Club for field trip
$1,0002007 Metro Children’s Water Festival
$500FOX 9 Girls and Science Event
2006
AmountProject
$762.50Science Madness at Science Museum of Minnesota
$1,0002006 Metro Children’s Water Festival
$120.59Janie’s Girls and Science Event
2005
AmountProject
$1,0002005 Metro Children’s Water Festival
$700University of Wisconsin-River Falls Field Trip Support
$900Minnesota Earth Cache
$630University of MN Hydrogeology Field Camp
$740Hill-Murray High School Dye Trace Project

Note: Not all projects end up using their entire authorized amount.

MGWAF Board of Directors

Eric Mohring (President)
(612)309-1173, eric.mohring@gmail.com

Kara Dennis (Treasurer)
Jarrod Cicha (Secretary)
Stuart Grubb (Director)
Scott Alexander (Director)
Katrina Marini (Director)
Tony Runkel (Director)
Julia Steenberg (Director)
Jere Mohr (Director)
Sandeep Burman (MGWA Liaison)

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