1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to the Duluth 
1.3 	office of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION 
1.6 	- DULUTH.
 1.7 	$1,500,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.8 	of employment and economic development for a grant to the Duluth office of the Local 
1.9 	Initiatives Support Corporation to advance equitable economic development in northeast 
1.10 	Minnesota by strengthening community-based organizations, enhancing commercial corridor 
1.11 	vitality and economic development, and expanding access to resources and technical 
1.12 	assistance through the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Network. Grant money may be used for 
1.13 	workshops, community and organizational networking and learning experiences, staff 
1.14 	resources, leveraging additional grant dollars, and as lending capital. This is a onetime 
1.15 	appropriation.