Purpose

This bill would allocate money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund to support work with the Hmong American community. Specifically, it would provide a grant to the Hmong American Mediation Center to support culturally specific dialog and outreach.

Main Provisions

• Amount: $75,000 for fiscal year 2026.
• Source: Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
• Recipient: Hmong American Mediation Center.
• Administration: Grant administered by the Minnesota commissioner of administration.
• Purpose of the grant: To provide culturally specific dialog and outreach.

Significance / Impact

• Creates a targeted, one-year funding opportunity to support mediation and community outreach tailored to the Hmong American community.
• Uses legacy funding from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
• Does not outline broader policy changes; focuses on a specific appropriation and program support.

Relationship to Existing Law

• This is a new appropriation (a one-time grant) rather than a change to ongoing programs or statutes.
• The funds come from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and are administered by the Commissioner of Administration for the grant to the Hmong American Mediation Center.

Relevant Terms - Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund - Appropriation - Grant - Commissioner of Administration - Hmong American Mediation Center - Culturally specific dialog and outreach - Fiscal year 2026 - Legacy appropriation - Minnesota