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This bill appropriates $6,000,000 from the state's general fund in fiscal year 2026 to the Minnesota Commissioner of Employment and Economic Development, specifically for a grant to FilmNorth, a nonprofit organization recognized under section 501(c)(3) of the tax code. The grant is designated for renovating a property located at 2447 University Avenue West in St. Paul, which will be transformed into a multiuse facility supporting the local media and arts community. The facility will include several key components: a workforce training center focused on film industry jobs, a public archive for Minnesota-made short films, documentaries, experimental, and narrative films, a soundstage and community events space, and affordable office space for low-income artists. The appropriation is considered a one-time funding allocation and will remain available until the project is either completed or abandoned, in accordance with state financial regulations outlined in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF1150&ssn=0&y=2025