HF 2019

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 04/09/2021 12:52pm

A bill for an act
relating to workforce development; appropriating money for the nonprofit
infrastructure grant program.

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

Section 1. new text begin NONPROFIT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM;
APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 are appropriated from
the workforce development fund to the commissioner of employment and economic
development for a grant to Propel Nonprofits to provide capacity-building grants and related
technical assistance to small, culturally specific organizations that primarily serve historically
underserved cultural communities. Propel Nonprofits may only award grants to nonprofit
organizations that have an annual organizational budget of less than $500,000. These grants
may be used for:
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new text begin (1) organizational infrastructure improvements, including developing database
management systems and financial systems, or other administrative needs that increase the
organization's ability to access new funding sources;
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new text begin (2) organizational workforce development, including hiring culturally competent staff,
training and skills development, and other methods of increasing staff capacity; or
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new text begin (3) creating or expanding partnerships with existing organizations that have specialized
expertise in order to increase capacity of the grantee organization to improve services to
the community.
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new text begin Of this amount, up to five percent may be used by Propel Nonprofits for administrative
costs.
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