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This bill appropriates $15 million from the state's general fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development as a grant to WE WIN Institute, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Minneapolis. The funding is specifically intended to support the organization's continued renovation of its existing facilities and acquisition of an additional property to be used as a meeting and gathering space. The grant will enable WE WIN Institute to provide academic, social, and culturally specific programming and food services for Black students in Minneapolis. The appropriation is a one-time funding allocation that will be available until the project is completed or abandoned, and it is in addition to a previous appropriation made in 2023. The bill specifies that the funds can be used for property acquisition, predesign, design, construction, furnishing, equipping, and renovation of both the existing and newly acquired facilities. The bill becomes effective the day after it is enacted.

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