Purpose

This bill provides funding to support planning for a new services and supports facility in the Minneapolis area. It allocates money from the state’s general fund to help a nonprofit organization evaluate where to build and to buy property for this facility.

Main provisions

• Funding: The bill appropriates $250,000 in fiscal year 2026 from the general fund.
• Recipient: The money goes to the commissioner of the Department of Children, Youth and Families, who will grant it to the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches (GMCC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
• Activity funded: The grant is for GMCC to evaluate potential sites and acquire property for a site for a new services and supports facility.
• One-time funding: This appropriation is onetime and is available until the project is completed or abandoned.
• Oversight and statute: The appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes section 16A.642.

Significant changes to existing law

• Creates a new one-time appropriation from the general fund to support site selection and property acquisition for a new GMCC services and supports facility.
• The bill does not create ongoing funding or new program authority beyond this specific appropriation; it ties the spending to the completion or abandonment of the project and to general statutory oversight under 16A.642.

Summary of the intended outcome

• To identify and secure a suitable location for a new services and supports facility operated by GMCC, with state financial support designated specifically for site selection and property acquisition.

Potential implications

• The project depends on timely progress toward site selection and property acquisition; if the project stalls, funds may remain unused.
• Oversight will be governed by the referenced statute (16A.642), which outlines general state budgeting and oversight rules for appropriations.

Relevant Terms general fund; commissioner of children youth and families; grant; Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches (GMCC); 501c3 nonprofit organization; evaluate potential sites; acquire property; site for a new services and supports facility; onetime; available until the project is completed or abandoned; Minnesota Statutes section 16A.642; fiscal year 2026.