Bill > HF4999

This bill terminates prior appropriations to the PROMISE grant program and amends existing economic development funding for fiscal year 2026 and beyond. * **Greater Minnesota Business Development Public Infrastructure Grant Program:** $2,287,000 each year is allocated for this program, available until June 30, 2029. * **Energy Transition Office Administration:** $350,000 each year is for the administration of this office. * **Small Business Development Centers:** $500,000 each year is for grants to these centers, which can be used to match federal Small Business Development Center (SBDC) program funds. * **Small Business Assistance Partnerships Program:** $2,725,000 each year is for this program, with grant awards for two consecutive years. The base for this appropriation is $1,725,000 in fiscal year 2028 and thereafter. * **Contaminated Site Cleanup and Development Grants:** $1,772,000 each year is for these grants, available until June 30, 2029. The base for this appropriation is $1,022,000 in fiscal year 2028 and thereafter. * **Contaminated Site Cleanup and Development Grants (Remediation Fund):** $700,000 each year is from the remediation fund for these grants, available until June 30, 2029. * **Center for Rural Policy and Development:** $139,000 each year is allocated to this center. * **Destination Medical Center Corporation State Aid Administration:** $25,000 each year is for the administration of state aid for this corporation. * **Host Community Economic Development Program:** $710,000 in the first year and $711,000 in the second year are for this program. The base is $875,000 in fiscal year 2028 and thereafter. * **Child Care Provider Grants:** $1,500,000 each year is for grants to increase the number of quality child care providers, with 50% of funds designated for communities outside the seven-county metropolitan area. Grant recipients must obtain a 50% nonstate match. * **Office of Child Care Community Partnerships:** $500,000 each year is for this office, with $450,000 for administration and $50,000 for the Labor Market Information Office to conduct research on the child care industry. * **Minnesota Initiative Foundations:** $1,000,000 each year is for grants to these foundations, available until June 30, 2029, to support rural child care development and economic planning. * **Minnesota Job Creation Fund:** $4,954,000 in the first year and $4,955,000 in the second year are for this fund, available until June 30, 2029. The base is $5,600,000 in fiscal year 2028 and thereafter. * **Minnesota Investment Fund:** $12,370,000 each year is for this fund, available until June 30, 2029. The commissioner may use up to three percent for administration and monitoring and may use funds for the redevelopment program. * **Redevelopment Program:** $1,246,000 each year is for this program. * **Upper Minnesota Film Office Grant:** $12,000 each year is for a grant to this office. * **Minnesota Job Skills Partnership Program:** $4,195,000 each year is for this program, available until June 30, 2029. * **Jobs Training Grants (Workforce Development Fund):** $1,350,000 each year from the workforce development fund is for these grants. * **Labor Market Information:** $250,000 each year is for the publication, dissemination, and use of labor market information. * **CanNavigate Program:** $750,000 each year is for this program, with up to four percent for administrative purposes. Unencumbered balances from the first year are available for the second year. * **MNSBIR, Inc. Grant:** $500,000 each year is a onetime appropriation for a grant to MNSBIR, Inc. to support small business research and development goals, available until June 30, 2027. * **Neighborhood Development Center (NDC) Grant:** $500,000 each year is a onetime appropriation for a grant to NDC to support small business programs. Any unencumbered balance from the first year is available for the second year. * **Community and Economic Development Associates (CEDA) Grant:** $627,000 in the first year is a onetime appropriation for a grant to CEDA for economic development technical assistance and project grants in rural Minnesota. Any unencumbered balance from the first year is available for the second year. * **African Development Center Grant:** $200,000 in the first year is a onetime appropriation for a grant to the African Development Center for capacity-building initiatives, available until June 30, 2027. * **Enterprise Minnesota, Inc. Grants:** $250,000 each year is a onetime appropriation for a grant to Enterprise Minnesota, Inc. to invest in Minnesota manufacturers under the Made in Minnesota program. An additional $250,000 each year is a onetime appropriation for Enterprise Minnesota, Inc. to provide manufacturing support services. Reports are required by February 1, 2026, and February 1, 2027. * **Coalition of Asian American Leaders Grant:** $250,000 each year is a onetime appropriation for a grant to the Coalition of Asian American Leaders to support Asian Minnesotan women entrepreneurs and businesses, available until June 30, 2028. * **WomenVenture Grant (Workforce Development Fund):** $250,000 each year from the workforce development fund is a onetime appropriation for a grant to WomenVenture to support child care providers, available until June 30, 2028. A report is due by December 15, 2028. * **Latino Economic Development Center Grant:** $250,000 each year is a onetime appropriation for a grant to the Latino Economic Development Center to assist microentrepreneurs, available until June 30, 2027. * **Isuroon Grant:** $150,000 each year is a onetime appropriation for a grant to Isuroon to provide loans, grants, technical assistance, and operate a business incubator program for microbusinesses, available until June 30, 2027. * **PROMISE Grant Program Termination:** All prior appropriations for the PROMISE grant program are terminated, and any remaining funds are canceled back to the General Fund. This provision is effective July 1, 2026.