HF 1348

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/21/2019 05:29pm

A bill for an act
relating to arts and culture; appropriating money for American Indian legacy grant
program.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; AMERICAN INDIAN LEGACY GRANT
PROGRAM.
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new text begin (a) $2,500,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $2,500,000 in fiscal year 2021 are appropriated
from the arts and cultural heritage fund to the board of directors of the Minnesota Humanities
Center for the American Indian legacy grant program under paragraph (b).
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new text begin (b) The Minnesota Humanities Center must create the American Indian legacy grant
program to evaluate, coordinate, and administer a grant program to provide arts and cultural
heritage funding to individuals and organizations in the Minnesota American Indian
community. The grant program must work with members of the American Indian community
to develop goals and criteria for evaluating projects and awarding money. The grant program
must reach members of the American Indian community in the seven-county metropolitan
area and throughout the state of Minnesota. The Minnesota Humanities Center must use
money appropriated for the grant program to:
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new text begin (1) issue grants to American Indian artists to develop their work or to provide education
and opportunities to the public related to their art or cultural heritage;
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new text begin (2) issue grants to American Indian organizations to support artists or to provide
educational opportunities and public events related to American Indian arts, heritage, and
culture; and
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new text begin (3) hold workshops and provide assistance to American Indian artists and arts programs
for capacity building for projects and programs related to Minnesota's arts, culture, and
heritage.
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