Purpose

• To allocate funds from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund to support cultural programming. Specifically, it provides financial support for United Hmong Family.

Main Provisions

• In fiscal year 2026, the State of Minnesota appropriates $350,000 from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
• The appropriation is directed to the commissioner of administration.
• The money is to be used as a grant to the United Hmong Family.
• The grant is intended to fund dance and other arts and cultural programming.

Significance and Changes to Law

• Establishes a targeted appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (a legacy fund) to support a specific nonprofit organization.
• Creates a new funding stream under the legacy finance process for the United Hmong Family to deliver dance and cultural programming.
• The bill specifies the recipient (United Hmong Family), purpose (dance and other arts/cultural programming), and the fiscal year (2026).

Administration and Oversight

• The grant is administered under the authority of the commissioner of administration.

Practical Impact

• Provides a direct, one-year grant to the United Hmong Family to support their cultural programming, funded from the state’s arts and cultural heritage legacy resources.

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