Purpose

To provide funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund to support public educational radio stations in Minnesota. The bill would allocate money for production and acquisition grants to improve or expand programming through the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations.

Main Provisions

• In fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2027, an appropriation of $2,225,000 (two million two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars) is made from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
• The funds are provided to the commissioner of administration.
• The money is to be used for grants to the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations (AMPERS) for production and acquisition grants, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes section 129D.19.

Funding Details

• Source: arts and cultural heritage fund investments.
• Recipient: Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations (AMPERS).
• Purpose: production and acquisition grants to support public educational radio stations.

Significance / Changes to Law

• Creates or specifies a targeted appropriation for AMPERS to support the production and acquisition of public educational radio programming.
• Explicitly ties the funding to production and acquisition activities under the referenced statute (129D.19), reinforcing public educational broadcasting support via the arts and cultural heritage fund.
• Establishes funding levels and fiscal years (FY 2026 and FY 2027) for this purpose.

Relevant Terms arts and cultural heritage fund commissioner of administration Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations (AMPERS) production and acquisition grants Minnesota Statutes section 129D.19 public educational radio stations appropriation fiscal year 2026 fiscal year 2027