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This bill appropriates funds from the general fund to the Minnesota commissioner of human services for three specific purposes: emergency services grants, county shelter and homelessness response innovation grants, and provider capacity building. For emergency services grants, the bill allocates an unspecified amount of money in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to support existing emergency services programs, with unexpended funds from the first year rolling over to the second year. The homelessness response innovation grants aim to help counties address significant gaps in their communities by funding interventions like low-barrier shelter operations, family shelters, diversion programs, 24/7 shelter operations, and housing-focused case management. The commissioner will prioritize applications with support from Tribal Nations or indigenous organizations, and grantees must monitor and demonstrate the effectiveness of their interventions. The capacity building appropriation will support collaboratives between counties and providers to help them access sustainable funding streams for medical assistance-eligible services, including distributing toolkits to help providers secure funding from sources like housing support programs, Medicaid waiver programs, WIC, and adult mental health initiative grants.

Health and Social Services

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