Bill > HF1623

This bill appropriates a total of $3,050,000 from the arts and cultural heritage fund to the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Humanities Center for grants to children's museums for interactive exhibits and outreach programs on arts and cultural heritage, covering fiscal years 2026 and 2027. * $175,000 each year is for The Works, Bloomington. * $125,000 each year is for the WonderTrek Children's Museum, Brainerd-Baxter. * $100,000 each year is for the Children's Discovery Center, Breckenridge. * $125,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum, Duluth. * $100,000 each year is for the Otter Cove Children's Museum, Fergus Falls. * $100,000 each year is for the Children's Discovery Museum, Grand Rapids. * $100,000 each year is for the Wheel and Cog Children's Museum, Hutchinson. * $175,000 each year is for the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota, Mankato. * $175,000 each year is for the Great River Children's Museum, St. Cloud. * $100,000 each year is for The Village Children's Museum, Willmar. * $100,000 each year is for the Mini Sota Ag Museum, Benson. * $150,000 each year is for the SPARK Children's Museum, Rochester. To be eligible for a grant, an organization must be an exempt entity that meets the definition for children's museums under Internal Revenue Service activity code A52.