Purpose

• This bill would authorize a state appropriation from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund to support the United Hmong Family. The goal is to fund dance and other arts and cultural programming as part of legacy funding.

Main provisions and what the bill seeks to accomplish

• Section 1: Creates a grant of 350,000 dollars for fiscal year 2026.
• Source: Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
• Recipient: United Hmong Family.
• Purpose of the grant: To provide dance and other arts and cultural programming.
• Administration: The grant would be awarded by the commissioner of administration to the United Hmong Family.

Significant changes to existing law

• Adds a new appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund to fund a grant to the United Hmong Family.
• The excerpt does not indicate other changes to existing law beyond this new appropriation.

Implementation and oversight (how it would work)

• The commissioner of administration would administer the grant to the United Hmong Family, using the new appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund for FY 2026.

Potential impact

• Provides state support for cultural programming and dances associated with the United Hmong Family.
• Promotes cultural heritage and community arts within Minnesota through a dedicated legacy funding source.

Context notes

• This is a legacy-related appropriation, aligning with the arts and cultural heritage fund’s mission to support long-term cultural programming.

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Relevant Terms arts and cultural heritage fund United Hmong Family grant commissioner of administration dance arts and cultural programming fiscal year 2026 appropriation legacy appropriation Minnesota environment climate and legacy (as the related committee)