1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to the 
1.3 	Neighborhood Development Center.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
 1.6 	$....... in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of employment and economic development for a grant to the Neighborhood Development 
1.8 	Center for developing and supporting entrepreneurial skills and job creation in communities 
1.9 	served by the Neighborhood Development Center. Funds may be used for activities 
1.10 	including but not limited to business plan training, business workshops, technical assistance 
1.11 	to small business owners, development and support of business incubators, entrepreneurial 
1.12 	network development, and the expansion of entrepreneurial capacity in communities.