Purpose

Provide a one-time funding grant to support redevelopment efforts in the Rondo area of St. Paul by supporting the Rondo Community Land Trust.

Main Provisions

• An appropriation of $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 from the general fund.
• To be given as a grant to the Rondo Community Land Trust, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
• The grant is for acquiring, designing, predeveloping, developing, constructing, remediating, and redeveloping parcels located between Dale Street North and St. Albans Street North in the city of St. Paul.
• The funds may be used for site improvements, infrastructure, and landscaping.

Funding Details

• Source: general fund.
• Administered by: the commissioner of employment and economic development.
• This is a one-time appropriation.

Project Location

• Parcels between Dale Street North and St. Albans Street North, in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Duration and Conditions

• Available in fiscal year 2026 and remains available until the project is completed or abandoned.
• Subject to Minnesota Statutes section 16A.642.

Relationship to Existing Law

• This bill provides funding but does not create new ongoing programs or major statutory changes; it is an appropriation tied to a specific project, with completion/abandonment governed by existing statute 16A.642.

Significance

• Supports redevelopment and community development work in the Rondo neighborhood via a land trust and nonprofit model.
• Focuses on physical improvements and infrastructure to facilitate redevelopment of targeted parcels.

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Relevant Terms Rondo Community Land Trust, St. Paul, Dale Street North, St. Albans Street North, general fund, commissioner of employment and economic development, fiscal year 2026, one-time appropriation, grant, acquire, design, predevelop, develop, construct, remediate, redevelop, parcels, site improvements, infrastructure, landscaping, 501c3, Minnesota Statutes section 16A.642