1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; increasing future base funding for SNAP outreach 
1.3 	program;amending Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 20, section 2, subdivision 24.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 20, section 2, subdivision 24, is amended to 
1.6 	read:

1.7
1.8	Subd. 24.Grant Programs; Children and 
Economic Support Grants
 		212,877,000
		78,333,000
	
1.9 	(a) Fraud prevention initiative start-up 
1.10 	grants. $400,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for 
1.11 	start-up grants to the Red Lake Nation, White 
1.12 	Earth Nation, and Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe 
1.13 	to develop a fraud prevention program. This 
1.14 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
1.15 	until June 30, 2025.
1.16 	(b) American Indian food sovereignty 
1.17 	funding program. $3,000,000 in fiscal year 
1.18 	2024 and $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 are 
1.19 	for Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.342. This 
1.20 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025. 
1.21 	The base for this appropriation is $2,000,000 
1.22 	in fiscal year 2026 and $2,000,000 in fiscal 
1.23 	year 2027.
2.1 	(c) Hennepin County grants to provide 
2.2 	services to people experiencing 
2.3 	homelessness. $11,432,000 in fiscal year 2024 
2.4 	is for grants to maintain capacity for shelters 
2.5 	and services provided to persons experiencing 
2.6 	homelessness in Hennepin County. Of this 
2.7 	amount:
2.8 	(1) $4,500,000 is for a grant to Avivo Village;
2.9 	(2) $2,000,000 is for a grant to the American 
2.10 	Indian Community Development Corporation 
2.11 	Homeward Bound shelter;
2.12 	(3) $1,650,000 is for a grant to the Salvation 
2.13 	Army Harbor Lights shelter;
2.14 	(4) $500,000 is for a grant to Agate Housing 
2.15 	and Services;
2.16 	(5) $1,400,000 is for a grant to Catholic 
2.17 	Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis;
2.18 	(6) $450,000 is for a grant to Simpson 
2.19 	Housing; and
2.20 	(7) $932,000 is for a grant to Hennepin 
2.21 	County.
2.22 	Nothing shall preclude an eligible organization 
2.23 	receiving funding under this paragraph from 
2.24 	applying for and receiving funding under 
2.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.33, 256E.36, 
2.26 	256K.45, or 256K.47, nor does receiving 
2.27 	funding under this paragraph count against 
2.28 	any eligible organization in the competitive 
2.29 	processes related to those grant programs 
2.30 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.33, 
2.31 	256E.36, 256K.45, or 256K.47.
2.32 	(d) Diaper distribution grant program. 
2.33 	$545,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $553,000 in 
3.1 	fiscal year 2025 are for a grant to the Diaper 
3.2 	Bank of Minnesota under Minnesota Statutes, 
3.3 	section 256E.38.
3.4 	(e) Prepared meals food relief. $1,654,000 
3.5 	in fiscal year 2024 and $1,638,000 in fiscal 
3.6 	year 2025 are for prepared meals food relief 
3.7 	grants. This is a onetime appropriation.
3.8 	(f) Emergency shelter facilities. $98,456,000 
3.9 	in fiscal year 2024 is for grants to eligible 
3.10 	applicants for emergency shelter facilities. 
3.11 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
3.12 	available until June 30, 2028.
3.13 	(g) Homeless youth cash stipend pilot 
3.14 	project. $5,302,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for 
3.15 	a grant to Youthprise for the homeless youth 
3.16 	cash stipend pilot project. The grant must be 
3.17 	used to provide cash stipends to homeless 
3.18 	youth, provide cash incentives for stipend 
3.19 	recipients to participate in periodic surveys, 
3.20 	provide youth-designed optional services, and 
3.21 	complete a legislative report. This is a onetime 
3.22 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
3.23 	2028.
3.24 	(h) Heading Home Ramsey County 
3.25 	continuum of care grants. $11,432,000 in 
3.26 	fiscal year 2024 is for grants to maintain 
3.27 	capacity for shelters and services provided to 
3.28 	people experiencing homelessness in Ramsey 
3.29 	County. Of this amount:
3.30 	(1) $2,286,000 is for a grant to Catholic 
3.31 	Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis;
3.32 	(2) $1,498,000 is for a grant to More Doors;
3.33 	(3) $1,734,000 is for a grant to Interfaith 
3.34 	Action Project Home;
4.1 	(4) $2,248,000 is for a grant to Ramsey 
4.2 	County;
4.3 	(5) $689,000 is for a grant to Radias Health;
4.4 	(6) $493,000 is for a grant to The Listening 
4.5 	House;
4.6 	(7) $512,000 is for a grant to Face to Face; 
4.7 	and
4.8 	(8) $1,972,000 is for a grant to the city of St. 
4.9 	Paul.
4.10 	Nothing shall preclude an eligible organization 
4.11 	receiving funding under this paragraph from 
4.12 	applying for and receiving funding under 
4.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.33, 256E.36, 
4.14 	256K.45, or 256K.47, nor does receiving 
4.15 	funding under this paragraph count against 
4.16 	any eligible organization in the competitive 
4.17 	processes related to those grant programs 
4.18 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.33, 
4.19 	256E.36, 256K.45, or 256K.47.
4.20 	(i) Capital for emergency food distribution 
4.21 	facilities. $7,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for 
4.22 	improving and expanding the infrastructure 
4.23 	of food shelf facilities. Grant money must be 
4.24 	made available to nonprofit organizations, 
4.25 	federally recognized Tribes, and local units of 
4.26 	government. This is a onetime appropriation 
4.27 	and is available until June 30, 2027.
4.28 	(j) Emergency services program grants.
4.29 	$15,250,000 in fiscal year 2024 and 
4.30 	$14,750,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for 
4.31 	emergency services grants under Minnesota 
4.32 	Statutes, section 256E.36. Any unexpended 
4.33 	amount in the first year does not cancel and 
4.34 	is available in the second year. The base for 
5.1 	this appropriation is $25,000,000 in fiscal year 
5.2 	2026 and $30,000,000 in fiscal year 2027.
5.3 	(k) Homeless Youth Act grants. $15,136,000 
5.4 	in fiscal year 2024 and $15,136,000 in fiscal 
5.5 	year 2025 are for grants under Minnesota 
5.6 	Statutes, section 256K.45, subdivision 1. Any 
5.7 	unexpended amount in the first year does not 
5.8 	cancel and is available in the second year.
5.9 	(l) Transitional housing programs.
5.10 	$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $3,000,000 
5.11 	in fiscal year 2025 are for transitional housing 
5.12 	programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.13 	256E.33. Any unexpended amount in the first 
5.14 	year does not cancel and is available in the 
5.15 	second year.
5.16 	(m) Safe harbor shelter and housing grants.
5.17 	$2,125,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $2,125,000 
5.18 	in fiscal year 2025 are for grants under 
5.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 256K.47. Any 
5.20 	unexpended amount in the first year does not 
5.21 	cancel and is available in the second year. The 
5.22 	base for this appropriation is $1,250,000 in 
5.23 	fiscal year 2026 and $1,250,000 in fiscal year 
5.24 	2027.
5.25 	(n) Supplemental nutrition assistance 
5.26 	program (SNAP) outreach. $1,000,000 in 
5.27 	fiscal year 2024 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 
5.28 	2025 are for the SNAP outreach program 
5.29 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 256D.65. 
5.30 	The base for this appropriation is $500,000
5.31 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $500,000
5.32 	$1,000,000  in fiscal year 2027.
6.1 	(o) Base level adjustment. The general fund 
6.2 	base is $83,179,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
6.3 	$88,179,000 in fiscal year 2027.