Purpose

This bill would provide funding from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund in fiscal year 2026 to the commissioner of administration. The money would be used to award a grant to the Phyllis Wheatley Community Center. The grant supports arts and cultural programming, expansion efforts, and digital programming for marginalized youth. It also funds arts and cultural heritage services for both adults and youth connected to the center’s trauma and restorative programming, through the Mary T. Wellcome Child Development Center.

Main Provisions

• Section 1 establishes an appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund in fiscal year 2026.
• The funds go to the commissioner of administration to provide a grant to the Phyllis Wheatley Community Center.
• The grant supports:
  • Programming in arts and cultural expansion.
  • Digital artistic and cultural programming for marginalized youth, via the Mary T. Wellcome Child Development Center.
  • Arts and cultural heritage services for adults and youth involved in trauma- and restorative-focused programming.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• Creates a new one-year funding allocation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund to a specific nonprofit organization for targeted programs.
• Directs funding to the Phyllis Wheatley Community Center for a defined set of arts, cultural, and trauma-informed activities, expanding the center’s programming and digital offerings.
• Does not modify other statutes beyond establishing this particular appropriation and grant process for fiscal year 2026.

Implementation & Oversight

• The grant would be administered by Minnesota’s commissioner of administration.
• The program emphasizes digital programming and trauma/restorative services through the Phyllis Wheatley Community Center and the Mary T. Wellcome Child Development Center.

Relevant Terms

Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Commissioner of Administration Phyllis Wheatley Community Center Mary T. Wellcome Child Development Center digital programming marginalized youth trauma programming restorative programming adult and youth appropriation fiscal year 2026 grant arts and cultural expansion