Grant management

In compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 5, Olmsted County is committed to ensuring that all grant funds are managed responsibly, transparently, and in accordance with all applicable policies, rules, and regulations.

Finance and county leadership oversee grant and revenue policy compliance and the financial management of funds for the county. Division and department leaders administer and manage all grants and revenue the county receives, ensuring goals are met and funds are used for their stated purpose.

Contact information for employees who manage grants is provided below. If you have further questions, please email FinanceWeb@olmstedcounty.gov.

Adult & Family Services

Amy Thompson, Director
Angie Lettner, Associate Director
507-328-6400

  • Whatever It Takes grant
  • Adult Mental Health Initiative (AMHI) grant

Child & Family Services

Gil Domally, Director
Tiffany Kacir, Associate Director
507-328-6400

  • Family Group Decision Making (FGDM) grant
  • Children’s Mental Health (CMH) Screening grant
  • Parent Support and Outreach Program (PSOP) grant
  • Children’s Mental Health Respite Care grant
  • Olmsted County Youth Behavioral Health Fishing Camp grant (anticipated end date 8/31/2026)
    • Total grant award: $3,200 
    • Leadership: Gilbert Domally, Director of Child and Family Services 507-328-6400
    • Project manager for grant: Jessica Naatz, Program Manager for Youth Behavioral Health 507-328-6400
    • Granting agency: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Community Corrections

Nikki Niles, Director
Alex Bunger, Associate Director
507-328-7200 

  • Mobile Crisis grant
  • MN Department of Corrections Sex Offender Treatment grant
  • Safe Harbor Labor Trafficking grant

Environmental Resources

Cathy Hall, Director
Mike Cook, Associate Director
507-328-7070 

  • Multi-Family Residential Food Waste Composting grant (MPCA)
  • PET Recycling grant (The Recycling Partnership)
  • Capital Assistance Program (CAP) grant (MPCA)

Facilities & Building Operations

Mat Miller, Director
507-328-7100 

  • MN Solar on Public Buildings grant

Family Support & Assistance

Meridee Braun, Director
Dan Jensen, Associate Director
507-328-6500

  • Biennial Service Agreement
  • Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families County Grant Contract (Fraud Prevention Investigation) 
  • State of Minnesota-County Child Support Program Cooperative Agreement
  • Administration of the Child Care Assistance Program

Housing

Dave Dunn, Director
Courtney Dugstad, Associate Director
507-328-7150

  • Bring it Home
  • Bridges
  • Transitional Rental Assistance Program (T-RAP)
  • Partnering for Alternative Tenant Choice Housing (PATCH)
  • Homework Starts with Home (HSWH)
  • Supportive Housing Options Restored (SHOR)
  • Local Homeless Prevention Aid (LHPA)
  • Housing Outreach to Promote Education (HOPE)
  • Bandel Hills Townhome
  • River’s Edge Apartments
  • Halling House
  • Trailside Apartments

Parks and Trails

Karlin Ziegler, Director
507-328-7070 

  • Parks and Trails Legacy grants, Greater MN Regional Parks and Trails Commission
  • Legislative Citizens Commission for Minnesota Resources (LCCMR)
  • Conservation Partners Legacy, Lessard-Sams
  • Clean Water Grant Fund, Conservation Corps of Minnesota
  • Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund

Planning

Allison Sosa, Director
ROCOG Executive Director
507-328-6921 

  • Consolidated Planning grant
  • Department of Natural Resources Shoreland Management grant

Public Health Services

Denise Daniels, Director
Meaghan Sherden, Associate Director
Sadie Swenson, Associate Director
507-328-7500

  • 2026 Community Clinic Grant (STI Outreach Initiative) 
  • Cannabis Substance Use & Prevention
  • Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Infrastructure Grant
  • Child and Teen Check-Ups (C&TC)
  • Climate-Smart Food Systems
  • Comprehensive Suicide Prevention
  • Drug Overdose Prevention
  • Foundation Public Health Responsibilities
  • Infant Mortality
  • Minnesota State Infrastructure Fund
  • Local Public Health grant
  • Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP)
  • Response Sustainability
  • Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP)
  • Strong Foundations
  • Woman Infant and Children (WIC)
  • Woman Infant and Children (WIC) Peer Breastfeeding Support
  • Youth E-cigarette and Cessation Initiative (YEPCI) grant
  • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
  • Title V (Maternal and Child Health)
  • Children and Youth with Special Health Needs (CYSHN)
  • Perinatal Hep B 
  • MN Vaccines for Children
  • Minnesota Uninsured and Underinsured Adult Vaccine program
  • Refugee Health Screening/Tuberculosis
  • Joint Powers Agreement with the Minnesota Department of Health for Staffing Safe Drinking Water Initiative
  • Joint Powers Agreement with the Minnesota Department of Health for Water Lab Services

Soil and Water Conservation District

Skip Langer, Director
507-328-7140

  • Natural Resources Block Grant (NRBG)
         Local Water Management
         Wetland Conservation Act (WCA)
         Shoreland Management
         Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems (SSTS)
  • Volunteer Nitrate Monitoring Network
  • Private Well Mitigation in Southeast Minnesota
  • Oronoco Well Sealing grant
  • Cascade Creek 319 small focused watershed grant
  • Safe Drinking Water for Private Well Users-phase 2
  • Watershed Based implementation funding (WBIF)-Zumbro River
  • Watershed Based implementation funding (WBIF)-Root River
  • Watershed Based implementation funding (WBIF)-Mississippi-Winona-La Crescent (WinLaC)
  • Groundwater Restoration & Protection Strategies
  • Well Inventory Program
  • Soil Health Delivery grant
  • Soil Health Practices grant (RCPP)
  • Buffer Law grant
  • Conservation Contracts
  • Conservation Delivery
  • ReInvest in Minnesota – Master Joint Powers Agreement
  • Soil and Water Conservation District Aid
  • Water Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN)
  • Watershed Restoration & Protection Strategies (WRAPs)
  • Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contract evaluation agreement
  • Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program
  • Zumbro Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS) Monitoring Contract
  • Outdoor Heritage Fund - Nigon Stream Restoration Project

Veteran Services

Tiffany Canfield, CVSO, Veteran Services Supervisor, Grant Manager
507-328-6358

  • Minnesota Department of Veteran Affairs (MDVA) County Veteran Service Officers grant