1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to mental health; appropriating money for the development of culturally 
1.3 	specific mental health services.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; CULTURALLY SPECIFIC MENTAL HEALTH 
1.6 	SERVICES.
 1.7 	$4,300,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.8 	of human services for a grant to Phumulani Minnesota African Women Against Violence. 
1.9 	Grant money must be used for program development, facility establishment and maintenance, 
1.10 	workforce development, economic empowerment programs, and advocacy and policy 
1.11 	engagement. Grant activities may include creating culturally specific holistic mental health 
1.12 	programs, training culturally competent mental health professionals from African immigrant 
1.13 	communities, and developing partnerships with financial institutions to provide culturally 
1.14 	specific financial literacy training. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until 
1.15 	June 30, 2027.