1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; modifying the Canadian border counties 
1.3 	economic relief program appropriation;amending Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 
1.4 	20, section 2, subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 20, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

1.7	Subd. 2.Business and Community Development
 		195,061,000
		139,929,000

1.8	Appropriations by Fund
	
1.9	General
	193,011,000
	137,879,000
	
1.10	Remediation
	700,000
	700,000
	
1.11
1.12	Workforce 
Development
	1,350,000
	1,350,000
	
1.13 	(a) $2,287,000 each year is for the greater 
1.14 	Minnesota business development public 
1.15 	infrastructure grant program under Minnesota 
1.16 	Statutes, section 116J.431. This appropriation 
1.17 	is available until June 30, 2027.
1.18 	(b) $500,000 each year is for grants to small 
1.19 	business development centers under Minnesota 
1.20 	Statutes, section 116J.68. Money made 
1.21 	available under this paragraph may be used to 
1.22 	match funds under the federal Small Business 
1.23 	Development Center (SBDC) program under 
2.1 	United States Code, title 15, section 648, to 
2.2 	provide consulting and technical services or 
2.3 	to build additional SBDC network capacity to 
2.4 	serve entrepreneurs and small businesses.
2.5 	(c) $2,500,000 each year is for Launch 
2.6 	Minnesota. These are onetime appropriations. 
2.7 	Of this amount:
2.8 	(1) $1,500,000 each year is for innovation 
2.9 	grants to eligible Minnesota entrepreneurs or 
2.10 	start-up businesses to assist with their 
2.11 	operating needs;
2.12 	(2) $500,000 each year is for administration 
2.13 	of Launch Minnesota; and
2.14 	(3) $500,000 each year is for grantee activities 
2.15 	at Launch Minnesota.
2.16 	(d)(1) $500,000 each year is for grants to 
2.17 	MNSBIR, Inc., to support moving scientific 
2.18 	excellence and technological innovation from 
2.19 	the lab to the market for start-ups and small 
2.20 	businesses by securing federal research and 
2.21 	development funding. The purpose of the grant 
2.22 	is to build a strong Minnesota economy and 
2.23 	stimulate the creation of novel products, 
2.24 	services, and solutions in the private sector; 
2.25 	strengthen the role of small business in 
2.26 	meeting federal research and development 
2.27 	needs; increase the commercial application of 
2.28 	federally supported research results; and 
2.29 	develop and increase the Minnesota 
2.30 	workforce, especially by fostering and 
2.31 	encouraging participation by small businesses 
2.32 	owned by women and people who are Black, 
2.33 	Indigenous, or people of color. This is a 
2.34 	onetime appropriation.
3.1 	(2) MNSBIR, Inc., shall use the grant money 
3.2 	to be the dedicated resource for federal 
3.3 	research and development for small businesses 
3.4 	of up to 500 employees statewide to support 
3.5 	research and commercialization of novel ideas, 
3.6 	concepts, and projects into cutting-edge 
3.7 	products and services for worldwide economic 
3.8 	impact. MNSBIR, Inc., shall use grant money 
3.9 	to:
3.10 	(i) assist small businesses in securing federal 
3.11 	research and development funding, including 
3.12 	the Small Business Innovation Research and 
3.13 	Small Business Technology Transfer programs 
3.14 	and other federal research and development 
3.15 	funding opportunities;
3.16 	(ii) support technology transfer and 
3.17 	commercialization from the University of 
3.18 	Minnesota, Mayo Clinic, and federal 
3.19 	laboratories;
3.20 	(iii) partner with large businesses;
3.21 	(iv) conduct statewide outreach, education, 
3.22 	and training on federal rules, regulations, and 
3.23 	requirements;
3.24 	(v) assist with scientific and technical writing;
3.25 	(vi) help manage federal grants and contracts; 
3.26 	and
3.27 	(vii) support cost accounting and sole-source 
3.28 	procurement opportunities.
3.29 	(e) $10,000,000 the first year is for the 
3.30 	Minnesota Expanding Opportunity Fund 
3.31 	Program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.32 	116J.8733. This is a onetime appropriation 
3.33 	and is available until June 30, 2025.
4.1 	(f) $6,425,000 each year is for the small 
4.2 	business assistance partnerships program 
4.3 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.682. 
4.4 	All grant awards shall be for two consecutive 
4.5 	years. Grants shall be awarded in the first year. 
4.6 	The department may use up to five percent of 
4.7 	the appropriation for administrative purposes. 
4.8 	The base for this appropriation is $2,725,000 
4.9 	in fiscal year 2026 and each year thereafter.
4.10 	(g) $350,000 each year is for administration 
4.11 	of the community energy transition office.
4.12 	(h) $5,000,000 each year is transferred from 
4.13 	the general fund to the community energy 
4.14 	transition account for grants under Minnesota 
4.15 	Statutes, section 116J.55. This is a onetime 
4.16 	transfer.
4.17 	(i) $1,772,000 each year is for contaminated 
4.18 	site cleanup and development grants under 
4.19 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.551 to 
4.20 	116J.558. This appropriation is available until 
4.21 	expended.
4.22 	(j) $700,000 each year is from the remediation 
4.23 	fund for contaminated site cleanup and 
4.24 	development grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
4.25 	sections 116J.551 to 116J.558. This 
4.26 	appropriation is available until expended.
4.27 	(k) $389,000 each year is for the Center for 
4.28 	Rural Policy and Development. The base for 
4.29 	this appropriation is $139,000 in fiscal year 
4.30 	2026 and each year thereafter.
4.31 	(l) $25,000 each year is for the administration 
4.32 	of state aid for the Destination Medical Center 
4.33 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 469.40 to 
4.34 	469.47.
5.1 	(m) $875,000 each year is for the host 
5.2 	community economic development program 
5.3 	established in Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.4 	116J.548.
5.5 	(n) $6,500,000 each year is for grants to local 
5.6 	communities to increase the number of quality 
5.7 	child care providers to support economic 
5.8 	development. Fifty percent of grant money 
5.9 	must go to communities located outside the 
5.10 	seven-county metropolitan area as defined in 
5.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, 
5.12 	subdivision 2. The base for this appropriation 
5.13 	is $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2026 and each year 
5.14 	thereafter.
5.15 	Grant recipients must obtain a 50 percent 
5.16 	nonstate match to grant money in either cash 
5.17 	or in-kind contribution, unless the 
5.18 	commissioner waives the requirement. Grant 
5.19 	money available under this subdivision must 
5.20 	be used to implement projects to reduce the 
5.21 	child care shortage in the state, including but 
5.22 	not limited to funding for child care business 
5.23 	start-ups or expansion, training, facility 
5.24 	modifications, direct subsidies or incentives 
5.25 	to retain employees, or improvements required 
5.26 	for licensing, and assistance with licensing 
5.27 	and other regulatory requirements. In awarding 
5.28 	grants, the commissioner must give priority 
5.29 	to communities that have demonstrated a 
5.30 	shortage of child care providers.
5.31 	Within one year of receiving grant money, 
5.32 	grant recipients must report to the 
5.33 	commissioner on the outcomes of the grant 
5.34 	program, including but not limited to the 
5.35 	number of new providers, the number of 
6.1 	additional child care provider jobs created, the 
6.2 	number of additional child care openings, and 
6.3 	the amount of cash and in-kind local money 
6.4 	invested. Within one month of all grant 
6.5 	recipients reporting on program outcomes, the 
6.6 	commissioner must report the grant recipients' 
6.7 	outcomes to the chairs and ranking members 
6.8 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
6.9 	over early learning and child care and 
6.10 	economic development.
6.11 	(o) $500,000 each year is for the Office of 
6.12 	Child Care Community Partnerships. Of this 
6.13 	amount:
6.14 	(1) $450,000 each year is for administration 
6.15 	of the Office of Child Care Community 
6.16 	Partnerships; and
6.17 	(2) $50,000 each year is for the Labor Market 
6.18 	Information Office to conduct research and 
6.19 	analysis related to the child care industry.
6.20 	(p) $3,500,000 each year is for grants in equal 
6.21 	amounts to each of the Minnesota Initiative 
6.22 	Foundations. This appropriation is available 
6.23 	until June 30, 2027. The base for this 
6.24 	appropriation is $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 
6.25 	and each year thereafter. The Minnesota 
6.26 	Initiative Foundations must use grant money 
6.27 	under this section to:
6.28 	(1) facilitate planning processes for rural 
6.29 	communities resulting in a community solution 
6.30 	action plan that guides decision making to 
6.31 	sustain and increase the supply of quality child 
6.32 	care in the region to support economic 
6.33 	development;
7.1 	(2) engage the private sector to invest local 
7.2 	resources to support the community solution 
7.3 	action plan and ensure quality child care is a 
7.4 	vital component of additional regional 
7.5 	economic development planning processes;
7.6 	(3) provide locally based training and technical 
7.7 	assistance to rural business owners 
7.8 	individually or through a learning cohort. 
7.9 	Access to financial and business development 
7.10 	assistance must prepare child care businesses 
7.11 	for quality engagement and improvement by 
7.12 	stabilizing operations, leveraging funding from 
7.13 	other sources, and fostering business acumen 
7.14 	that allows child care businesses to plan for 
7.15 	and afford the cost of providing quality child 
7.16 	care; and
7.17 	(4) recruit child care programs to participate 
7.18 	in quality rating and improvement 
7.19 	measurement programs. The Minnesota 
7.20 	Initiative Foundations must work with local 
7.21 	partners to provide low-cost training, 
7.22 	professional development opportunities, and 
7.23 	continuing education curricula. The Minnesota 
7.24 	Initiative Foundations must fund, through local 
7.25 	partners, an enhanced level of coaching to 
7.26 	rural child care providers to obtain a quality 
7.27 	rating through measurement programs.
7.28 	(q) $8,000,000 each year is for the Minnesota 
7.29 	job creation fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
7.30 	section 116J.8748. Of this amount, the 
7.31 	commissioner of employment and economic 
7.32 	development may use up to three percent for 
7.33 	administrative expenses. This appropriation 
7.34 	is available until expended. Notwithstanding 
7.35 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8748, money 
8.1 	appropriated for the job creation fund may be 
8.2 	used for redevelopment under Minnesota 
8.3 	Statutes, sections 116J.575 and 116J.5761, at 
8.4 	the discretion of the commissioner.
8.5 	(r) $12,370,000 each year is for the Minnesota 
8.6 	investment fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
8.7 	section 116J.8731. Of this amount, the 
8.8 	commissioner of employment and economic 
8.9 	development may use up to three percent for 
8.10 	administration and monitoring of the program. 
8.11 	This appropriation is available until expended. 
8.12 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.13 	116J.8731, money appropriated to the 
8.14 	commissioner for the Minnesota investment 
8.15 	fund may be used for the redevelopment 
8.16 	program under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
8.17 	116J.575 and 116J.5761, at the discretion of 
8.18 	the commissioner. Grants under this paragraph 
8.19 	are not subject to the grant amount limitation 
8.20 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731.
8.21 	(s) $4,246,000 each year is for the 
8.22 	redevelopment program under Minnesota 
8.23 	Statutes, sections 116J.575 and 116J.5761. 
8.24 	The base for this appropriation is $2,246,000 
8.25 	in fiscal year 2026 and each year thereafter. 
8.26 	This appropriation is available until expended.
8.27 	(t) $1,000,000 each year is for the Minnesota 
8.28 	emerging entrepreneur loan program under 
8.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116M.18. Money 
8.30 	available under this paragraph is for transfer 
8.31 	into the emerging entrepreneur program 
8.32 	special revenue fund account created under 
8.33 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116M, and are 
8.34 	available until expended. Of this amount, up 
9.1 	to four percent is for administration and 
9.2 	monitoring of the program.
9.3 	(u) $325,000 each year is for the Minnesota 
9.4 	Film and TV Board. The appropriation each 
9.5 	year is available only upon receipt by the 
9.6 	board of $1 in matching contributions of 
9.7 	money or in-kind contributions from nonstate 
9.8 	sources for every $3 provided by this 
9.9 	appropriation, except that each year up to 
9.10 	$50,000 is available on July 1 even if the 
9.11 	required matching contribution has not been 
9.12 	received by that date.
9.13 	(v) $12,000 each year is for a grant to the 
9.14 	Upper Minnesota Film Office.
9.15 	(w) $500,000 each year is for a grant to the 
9.16 	Minnesota Film and TV Board for the film 
9.17 	production jobs program under Minnesota 
9.18 	Statutes, section 116U.26. This appropriation 
9.19 	is available until June 30, 2027.
9.20 	(x) $4,195,000 each year is for the Minnesota 
9.21 	job skills partnership program under 
9.22 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 116L.01 to 
9.23 	116L.17. If the appropriation for either year 
9.24 	is insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
9.25 	year is available. This appropriation is 
9.26 	available until expended.
9.27 	(y) $1,350,000 each year from the workforce 
9.28 	development fund is for jobs training grants 
9.29 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.41.
9.30 	(z) $47,475,000 each year is for the PROMISE 
9.31 	grant program. This is a onetime appropriation 
9.32 	and is available until June 30, 2027. Of this 
9.33 	amount:
10.1 	(1) $475,000 each year is for administration 
10.2 	of the PROMISE grant program;
10.3 	(2) $7,500,000 each year is for grants in equal 
10.4 	amounts to each of the Minnesota Initiative 
10.5 	Foundations to serve businesses in greater 
10.6 	Minnesota. Of this amount, $600,000 each 
10.7 	year is for grants to businesses with less than 
10.8 	$100,000 in revenue in the prior year; and
10.9 	(3) $39,500,000 each year is for grants to the 
10.10 	Neighborhood Development Center. Of this 
10.11 	amount, the following amounts are designated 
10.12 	for the following areas:
10.13 	(i) $16,000,000 each year is for North 
10.14 	Minneapolis' West Broadway, Camden, or 
10.15 	other Northside neighborhoods. Of this 
10.16 	amount, $1,000,000 each year is for grants to 
10.17 	businesses with less than $100,000 in revenue 
10.18 	in the prior year;
10.19 	(ii) $13,500,000 each year is for South 
10.20 	Minneapolis' Lake Street, 38th and Chicago, 
10.21 	Franklin, Nicollet, and Riverside corridors. 
10.22 	Of this amount, $750,000 each year is for 
10.23 	grants to businesses with less than $100,000 
10.24 	in revenue in the prior year; and
10.25 	(iii) $10,000,000 each year is for St. Paul's 
10.26 	University Avenue, Midway, Eastside, or other 
10.27 	St. Paul neighborhoods. Of this amount, 
10.28 	$750,000 each year is for grants to businesses 
10.29 	with less than $100,000 in revenue in the prior 
10.30 	year.
10.31 	(aa) $15,150,000 each year is for the 
10.32 	PROMISE loan program. This is a onetime 
10.33 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
10.34 	2027. Of this amount:
11.1 	(1) $150,000 each year is for administration 
11.2 	of the PROMISE loan program;
11.3 	(2) $3,000,000 each year is for grants in equal 
11.4 	amounts to each of the Minnesota Initiative 
11.5 	Foundations to serve businesses in greater 
11.6 	Minnesota; and
11.7 	(3) $12,000,000 each year is for grants to the 
11.8 	Metropolitan Economic Development 
11.9 	Association (MEDA). Of this amount, the 
11.10 	following amounts are designated for the 
11.11 	following areas:
11.12 	(i) $4,500,000 each year is for North 
11.13 	Minneapolis' West Broadway, Camden, or 
11.14 	other Northside neighborhoods;
11.15 	(ii) $4,500,000 each year is for South 
11.16 	Minneapolis' Lake Street, 38th and Chicago, 
11.17 	Franklin, Nicollet, and Riverside corridors; 
11.18 	and
11.19 	(iii) $3,000,000 each year is for St. Paul's 
11.20 	University Avenue, Midway, Eastside, or other 
11.21 	St. Paul neighborhoods.
11.22 	(bb) $1,500,000 each year is for a grant to the 
11.23 	Metropolitan Consortium of Community 
11.24 	Developers for the community wealth-building 
11.25 	grant program pilot project. Of this amount, 
11.26 	up to two percent is for administration and 
11.27 	monitoring of the community wealth-building 
11.28 	grant program pilot project. This is a onetime 
11.29 	appropriation.
11.30 	(cc) $250,000 each year is for the publication, 
11.31 	dissemination, and use of labor market 
11.32 	information under Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.33 	116J.401.
12.1 	(dd) $5,000,000 the first year is for a grant to 
12.2 	the Bloomington Port Authority to provide 
12.3 	funding for the Expo 2027 host organization. 
12.4 	The Bloomington Port Authority must enter 
12.5 	into an agreement with the host organization 
12.6 	over the use of money, which may be used for 
12.7 	activities, including but not limited to 
12.8 	finalizing the community dossier and staffing 
12.9 	the host organization and for infrastructure 
12.10 	design and planning, financial modeling, 
12.11 	development planning and coordination of 
12.12 	both real estate and public private partnerships, 
12.13 	and reimbursement of costs the Bloomington 
12.14 	Port Authority incurred. In selecting vendors 
12.15 	and exhibitors for Expo 2027, the host 
12.16 	organization shall prioritize outreach to, 
12.17 	collaboration with, and inclusion of businesses 
12.18 	that are majority owned by people of color, 
12.19 	women, and people with disabilities. The host 
12.20 	organization and Bloomington Port Authority 
12.21 	may be reimbursed for expenses 90 days prior 
12.22 	to encumbrance. This appropriation is 
12.23 	contingent on approval of the project by the 
12.24 	Bureau International des Expositions. If the 
12.25 	project is not approved by the Bureau 
12.26 	International des Expositions, the money shall 
12.27 	transfer to the Minnesota investment fund 
12.28 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731. 
12.29 	Any unencumbered balance remaining at the 
12.30 	end of the first year does not cancel but is 
12.31 	available for the second year.
12.32 	(ee) $5,000,000 the first year is for a grant to 
12.33 	the Neighborhood Development Center for 
12.34 	small business programs, including training, 
12.35 	lending, business services, and real estate 
12.36 	programming; small business incubator 
13.1 	development in the Twin Cities and outside 
13.2 	the seven-county metropolitan area; and 
13.3 	technical assistance activities for partners 
13.4 	outside the seven-county metropolitan area; 
13.5 	and for high-risk, character-based loan capital 
13.6 	for nonrecourse loans. This is a onetime 
13.7 	appropriation. Any unencumbered balance 
13.8 	remaining at the end of the first year does not 
13.9 	cancel but is available for the second year.
13.10 	(ff) $5,000,000 the first year is for transfer to 
13.11 	the emerging developer fund account in the 
13.12 	special revenue fund. Of this amount, up to 
13.13 	five percent is for administration and 
13.14 	monitoring of the emerging developer fund 
13.15 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.16 	116J.9926, and the remainder is for a grant to 
13.17 	the Local Initiatives Support Corporation - 
13.18 	Twin Cities to serve as a partner organization 
13.19 	under the program. This is a onetime 
13.20 	appropriation.
13.21 	(gg) $5,000,000 the first year is for the 
13.22 	Canadian border counties economic relief 
13.23 	program under article 5. Of this amount, up 
13.24 	to $1,000,000 is for Tribal economic 
13.25 	development and $2,100,000 is for a grant to 
13.26 	Lake of the Woods County for the forgivable 
13.27 	loan program for remote recreational 
13.28 	businesses. Any unspent amounts remaining 
13.29 	as of June 30, 2024, shall be transferred to the 
13.30 	Northland Foundation's existing small business 
13.31 	loan program. The Northland Foundation may 
13.32 	use up to four percent of this appropriation for 
13.33 	administration. This is a onetime appropriation 
13.34 	and is available until June 30, 2026.
14.1 	(hh) $1,000,000 each year is for a grant to 
14.2 	African Economic Development Solutions. 
14.3 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
14.4 	available until June 30, 2026. Of this amount:
14.5 	(1) $500,000 each year is for a loan fund that 
14.6 	must address pervasive economic inequities 
14.7 	by supporting business ventures of 
14.8 	entrepreneurs in the African immigrant 
14.9 	community; and
14.10 	(2) $250,000 each year is for workforce 
14.11 	development and technical assistance, 
14.12 	including but not limited to business 
14.13 	development, entrepreneur training, business 
14.14 	technical assistance, loan packing, and 
14.15 	community development services.
14.16 	(ii) $1,500,000 each year is for a grant to the 
14.17 	Latino Economic Development Center. This 
14.18 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
14.19 	until June 30, 2025. Of this amount:
14.20 	(1) $750,000 each year is to assist, support, 
14.21 	finance, and launch microentrepreneurs by 
14.22 	delivering training, workshops, and 
14.23 	one-on-one consultations to businesses; and
14.24 	(2) $750,000 each year is to guide prospective 
14.25 	entrepreneurs in their start-up process by 
14.26 	introducing them to key business concepts, 
14.27 	including business start-up readiness. Grant 
14.28 	proceeds must be used to offer workshops on 
14.29 	a variety of topics throughout the year, 
14.30 	including finance, customer service, 
14.31 	food-handler training, and food-safety 
14.32 	certification. Grant proceeds may also be used 
14.33 	to provide lending to business startups.
15.1 	(jj) $627,000 the first year is for a grant to 
15.2 	Community and Economic Development 
15.3 	Associates (CEDA) to provide funding for 
15.4 	economic development technical assistance 
15.5 	and economic development project grants to 
15.6 	small communities across rural Minnesota and 
15.7 	for CEDA to design, implement, market, and 
15.8 	administer specific types of basic community 
15.9 	and economic development programs tailored 
15.10 	to individual community needs. Technical 
15.11 	assistance grants shall be based on need and 
15.12 	given to communities that are otherwise 
15.13 	unable to afford these services. Of the amount 
15.14 	appropriated, up to $270,000 may be used for 
15.15 	economic development project implementation 
15.16 	in conjunction with the technical assistance 
15.17 	received. This is a onetime appropriation. Any 
15.18 	unencumbered balance remaining at the end 
15.19 	of the first year does not cancel but is available 
15.20 	the second year.
15.21 	(kk) $2,000,000 the first year is for a grant to 
15.22 	WomenVenture to:
15.23 	(1) support child care providers through 
15.24 	business training and shared services programs 
15.25 	and to create materials that could be used, free 
15.26 	of charge, for start-up, expansion, and 
15.27 	operation of child care businesses statewide, 
15.28 	with the goal of helping new and existing child 
15.29 	care businesses in underserved areas of the 
15.30 	state become profitable and sustainable; and
15.31 	(2) support business expansion for women 
15.32 	food entrepreneurs throughout Minnesota's 
15.33 	food supply chain to help stabilize and 
15.34 	strengthen their business operations, create 
15.35 	distribution networks, offer technical 
16.1 	assistance and support to beginning women 
16.2 	food entrepreneurs, develop business plans, 
16.3 	develop a workforce, research expansion 
16.4 	strategies, and for other related activities.
16.5 	Eligible uses of the money include but are not 
16.6 	limited to:
16.7 	(i) leasehold improvements;
16.8 	(ii) additions, alterations, remodeling, or 
16.9 	renovations to rented space;
16.10 	(iii) inventory or supplies;
16.11 	(iv) machinery or equipment purchases;
16.12 	(v) working capital; and
16.13 	(vi) debt refinancing.
16.14 	Money distributed to entrepreneurs may be 
16.15 	loans, forgivable loans, and grants. Of this 
16.16 	amount, up to five percent may be used for 
16.17 	the WomenVenture's technical assistance and 
16.18 	administrative costs. This is a onetime 
16.19 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
16.20 	2026.
16.21 	By December 15, 2026, WomenVenture must 
16.22 	submit a report to the chairs and ranking 
16.23 	minority members of the legislative 
16.24 	committees with jurisdiction over agriculture 
16.25 	and employment and economic development. 
16.26 	The report must include a summary of the uses 
16.27 	of the appropriation, including the amount of 
16.28 	the appropriation used for administration. The 
16.29 	report must also provide a breakdown of the 
16.30 	amount of funding used for loans, forgivable 
16.31 	loans, and grants; information about the terms 
16.32 	of the loans issued; a discussion of how money 
16.33 	from repaid loans will be used; the number of 
17.1 	entrepreneurs assisted; and a breakdown of 
17.2 	how many entrepreneurs received assistance 
17.3 	in each county.
17.4 	(ll) $2,000,000 the first year is for a grant to 
17.5 	African Career, Education, and Resource, Inc., 
17.6 	for operational infrastructure and technical 
17.7 	assistance to small businesses. This 
17.8 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025.
17.9 	(mm) $5,000,000 the first year is for a grant 
17.10 	to the African Development Center to provide 
17.11 	loans to purchase commercial real estate and 
17.12 	to expand organizational infrastructure. This 
17.13 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025. 
17.14 	Of this amount:
17.15 	(1) $2,800,000 is for loans to purchase 
17.16 	commercial real estate targeted at African 
17.17 	immigrant small business owners;
17.18 	(2) $364,000 is for loan loss reserves to 
17.19 	support loan volume growth and attract 
17.20 	additional capital;
17.21 	(3) $836,000 is for increasing organizational 
17.22 	capacity;
17.23 	(4) $300,000 is for the safe 2 eat project of 
17.24 	inclusive assistance with required restaurant 
17.25 	licensing examinations; and
17.26 	(5) $700,000 is for a center for community 
17.27 	resources for language and technology 
17.28 	assistance for small businesses.
17.29 	(nn) $7,000,000 the first year is for grants to 
17.30 	the Minnesota Initiative Foundations to 
17.31 	capitalize their revolving loan funds, which 
17.32 	address unmet financing needs of for-profit 
17.33 	business start-ups, expansions, and ownership 
18.1 	transitions; nonprofit organizations; and 
18.2 	developers of housing to support the 
18.3 	construction, rehabilitation, and conversion 
18.4 	of housing units. Of the amount appropriated:
18.5 	(1) $1,000,000 is for a grant to the Southwest 
18.6 	Initiative Foundation;
18.7 	(2) $1,000,000 is for a grant to the West 
18.8 	Central Initiative Foundation;
18.9 	(3) $1,000,000 is for a grant to the Southern 
18.10 	Minnesota Initiative Foundation;
18.11 	(4) $1,000,000 is for a grant to the Northwest 
18.12 	Minnesota Foundation;
18.13 	(5) $2,000,000 is for a grant to the Initiative 
18.14 	Foundation of which $1,000,000 is for 
18.15 	redevelopment of the St. Cloud Youth and 
18.16 	Family Center; and
18.17 	(6) $1,000,000 is for a grant to the Northland 
18.18 	Foundation.
18.19 	(oo) $500,000 each year is for a grant to 
18.20 	Enterprise Minnesota, Inc., to reach and 
18.21 	deliver talent, leadership, employee retention, 
18.22 	continuous improvement, strategy, quality 
18.23 	management systems, revenue growth, and 
18.24 	manufacturing peer-to-peer advisory services 
18.25 	to small manufacturing companies employing 
18.26 	35 or fewer full-time equivalent employees. 
18.27 	This is a onetime appropriation. No later than 
18.28 	February 1, 2025, and February 1, 2026, 
18.29 	Enterprise Minnesota, Inc., must provide a 
18.30 	report to the chairs and ranking minority 
18.31 	members of the legislative committees with 
18.32 	jurisdiction over economic development that 
18.33 	includes:
19.1 	(1) the grants awarded during the past 12 
19.2 	months;
19.3 	(2) the estimated financial impact of the grants 
19.4 	awarded to each company receiving services 
19.5 	under the program;
19.6 	(3) the actual financial impact of grants 
19.7 	awarded during the past 24 months; and
19.8 	(4) the total amount of federal funds leveraged 
19.9 	from the Manufacturing Extension Partnership 
19.10 	at the United States Department of Commerce.
19.11 	(pp) $375,000 each year is for a grant to 
19.12 	PFund Foundation to provide grants to 
19.13 	LGBTQ+-owned small businesses and 
19.14 	entrepreneurs. Of this amount, up to five 
19.15 	percent may be used for PFund Foundation's 
19.16 	technical assistance and administrative costs. 
19.17 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
19.18 	available until June 30, 2026. To the extent 
19.19 	practicable, money must be distributed by 
19.20 	PFund Foundation as follows:
19.21 	(1) at least 33.3 percent to businesses owned 
19.22 	by members of racial minority communities; 
19.23 	and
19.24 	(2) at least 33.3 percent to businesses outside 
19.25 	of the seven-county metropolitan area as 
19.26 	defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.27 	473.121, subdivision 2.
19.28 	(qq) $125,000 each year is for a grant to 
19.29 	Quorum to provide business support, training, 
19.30 	development, technical assistance, and related 
19.31 	activities for LGBTQ+-owned small 
19.32 	businesses that are recipients of a PFund 
19.33 	Foundation grant. Of this amount, up to five 
19.34 	percent may be used for Quorum's technical 
20.1 	assistance and administrative costs. This is a 
20.2 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
20.3 	June 30, 2026.
20.4 	(rr) $5,000,000 the first year is for a grant to 
20.5 	the Metropolitan Economic Development 
20.6 	Association (MEDA) for statewide business 
20.7 	development and assistance services to 
20.8 	minority-owned businesses. This is a onetime 
20.9 	appropriation. Any unencumbered balance 
20.10 	remaining at the end of the first year does not 
20.11 	cancel but is available the second year. Of this 
20.12 	amount:
20.13 	(1) $3,000,000 is for a revolving loan fund to 
20.14 	provide additional minority-owned businesses 
20.15 	with access to capital; and
20.16 	(2) $2,000,000 is for operating support 
20.17 	activities related to business development and 
20.18 	assistance services for minority business 
20.19 	enterprises.
20.20 	By February 1, 2025, MEDA shall report to 
20.21 	the commissioner and the chairs and ranking 
20.22 	minority members of the legislative 
20.23 	committees with jurisdiction over economic 
20.24 	development policy and finance on the loans 
20.25 	and operating support activities, including 
20.26 	outcomes and expenditures, supported by the 
20.27 	appropriation under this paragraph.
20.28 	(ss) $2,500,000 each year is for a grant to a 
20.29 	Minnesota-based automotive component 
20.30 	manufacturer and distributor specializing in 
20.31 	electric vehicles and sensor technology that 
20.32 	manufactures all of their parts onshore to 
20.33 	expand their manufacturing. The grant 
20.34 	recipient under this paragraph shall submit 
21.1 	reports on the uses of the money appropriated, 
21.2 	the number of jobs created due to the 
21.3 	appropriation, wage information, and the city 
21.4 	and state in which the additional 
21.5 	manufacturing activity was located to the 
21.6 	chairs and ranking minority members of the 
21.7 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
21.8 	economic development. An initial report shall 
21.9 	be submitted by December 15, 2023, and a 
21.10 	final report is due by December 15, 2025. This 
21.11 	is a onetime appropriation.
21.12 	(tt)(1) $125,000 each year is for grants to the 
21.13 	Latino Chamber of Commerce Minnesota to 
21.14 	support the growth and expansion of small 
21.15 	businesses statewide. Funds may be used for 
21.16 	the cost of programming, outreach, staffing, 
21.17 	and supplies. This is a onetime appropriation.
21.18 	(2) By January 15, 2026, the Latino Chamber 
21.19 	of Commerce Minnesota must submit a report 
21.20 	to the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
21.21 	over economic development that details the 
21.22 	use of grant funds and the grant's economic 
21.23 	impact.
21.24 	(uu) $175,000 the first year is for a grant to 
21.25 	the city of South St. Paul for repurposing the 
21.26 	1927 American Legion Memorial Library after 
21.27 	the property is no longer used as a library. This 
21.28 	appropriation is available until the project is 
21.29 	completed or abandoned, subject to Minnesota 
21.30 	Statutes, section 16A.642.
21.31 	(vv) $250,000 the first year is for a grant to 
21.32 	LatinoLEAD for organizational 
21.33 	capacity-building.
22.1 	(ww) $80,000 the first year is for a grant to 
22.2 	the Neighborhood Development Center for 
22.3 	small business competitive grants to software 
22.4 	companies working to improve employee 
22.5 	engagement and workplace culture and to 
22.6 	reduce turnover.
22.7 	(xx)(1) $3,000,000 in the first year is for a 
22.8 	grant to the Center for Economic Inclusion for 
22.9 	strategic, data-informed investments in job 
22.10 	creation strategies that respond to the needs 
22.11 	of underserved populations statewide. This 
22.12 	may include forgivable loans, revenue-based 
22.13 	financing, and equity investments for 
22.14 	entrepreneurs with barriers to growth. Of this 
22.15 	amount, up to five percent may be used for 
22.16 	the center's technical assistance and 
22.17 	administrative costs. This appropriation is 
22.18 	available until June 30, 2025.
22.19 	(2) By January 15, 2026, the Center for 
22.20 	Economic Inclusion shall submit a report on 
22.21 	the use of grant funds, including any loans 
22.22 	made, to the legislative committees with 
22.23 	jurisdiction over economic development.
22.24 	(yy) $500,000 each year is for a grant to the 
22.25 	Asian Economic Development Association 
22.26 	for asset building and financial empowerment 
22.27 	for entrepreneurs and small business owners, 
22.28 	small business development and technical 
22.29 	assistance, and cultural placemaking. This is 
22.30 	a onetime appropriation.
22.31 	(zz) $500,000 each year is for a grant to 
22.32 	Isuroon to support primarily African 
22.33 	immigrant women with entrepreneurial 
22.34 	training to start, manage, and grow 
22.35 	self-sustaining microbusinesses, develop 
23.1 	incubator space for these businesses, and 
23.2 	provide support with financial and language 
23.3 	literacy, systems navigation to eliminate 
23.4 	capital access disparities, marketing, and other 
23.5 	technical assistance. This is a onetime 
23.6 	appropriation.

23.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2023.