HF 1417

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/10/2015 05:40pm

A bill for an act
relating to state government; appropriating money for African culture, heritage,
and arts grants through the Minnesota Humanities Center.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; AFRICAN CULTURE, HERITAGE, AND ARTS
GRANTS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $3,000,000 in
fiscal year 2017 are appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund to the board of
directors of the Minnesota Humanities Center to provide competitive grants for African
culture, heritage, and arts programs. The Minnesota Humanities Center shall work in
collaboration with the Council on Black Minnesotans to design, administer, and award the
competitive grants to organizations and artists to promote African culture, heritage, and
arts programs throughout Minnesota with a priority for grants to organizations and artists
outside the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Grant program administration. new text end

new text begin (a) The Minnesota Humanities Center
shall collaborate with the Council on Black Minnesotans to develop a written plan
for the competitive issuance of grants and shall submit the plan to the Department of
Administration for review and approval to administer the grants program in subdivision 1.
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new text begin (b) The Minnesota Humanities Center may use a percentage of the grant
appropriation in subdivision 1 to cover the costs of administering, planning, evaluating,
and reporting these grants, including reimbursing the Minnesota Council on Black
Minnesotans for the cost of administering, planning, evaluating, and reporting on the
grants and their work in collaboration with the Minnesota Humanities Center on the
projects related to this appropriation.
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