Minnesota SF 3155: Grant authorization and appropriation for nonprofits serving homeless youth in Minnesota

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to human services; authorizing grants for nonprofits serving homeless​
1.3 youth in Minnesota; appropriating money.​
1.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.5 Section 1. GRANTS FOR NONPROFITS SERVING HOMELESS YOUTH.​
1.6 Subdivision 1.Establishment.The commissioner of human services must establish a​
1.7 competitive grant program for nonprofit organizations seeking to establish or expand services​
1.8 for homeless youth that formalize situations where a family friend, relative, or neighbor​
1.9 allows a youth between the ages of 18 and 24 to stay at the family friend's, relative's, or​
1.10 neighbor's residence to avoid being homeless.​
1.11 Subd. 2.Definitions.For the purposes of this section, "set of participants" means a youth​
1.12 between the ages of 18 and 24 and a family friend, relative, or neighbor with whom the​
1.13 youth is living to avoid being homeless.​
1.14 Subd. 3.Administration.(a) The commissioner of human services, as authorized by​
1.15 Minnesota Statutes, section 256.01, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (6), shall contract​
1.16 with a technical assistance provider to:​
1.17 (1) develop guidelines, criteria, and procedures for awarding grants;​
1.18 (2) serve as a consultant to the commissioner for selecting grantees;​
1.19 (3) provide technical assistance to grantees;​
1.20 (4) select an evaluator to annually evaluate the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of the​
1.21 grant program; and​
1​Section 1.​
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SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 3155​NINETY-SECOND SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: DIBBLE, Champion, Dziedzic, Pappas and Port)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​4998​02/14/2022​
Referred to Human Services Reform Finance and Policy​
Author added Champion​5060​02/17/2022​
Author added Dziedzic​5089​02/21/2022​
Author added Pappas​5131​02/24/2022​
Author added Port​6637​04/06/2022​

2.1 (5) submit an annual report to the commissioner based on the evaluator's findings.​
2.2 (b) When developing the criteria for awarding grants, the technical assistance provider​
2.3 must include a requirement that all grantees:​
2.4 (1) partner with at least one set of participants;​
2.5 (2) mediate agreements within each set of participants about shared expectations regarding​
2.6 the living arrangement;​
2.7 (3) provide monthly stipends to sets of participants to offset the costs created by the​
2.8 living arrangement; and​
2.9 (4) connect sets of participants to community resources.​
2.10 Subd. 4.Technical assistance provider.The commissioner must select a technical​
2.11 assistance provider to aid in selecting grantees. In order to be selected, the technical assistance​
2.12 provider must:​
2.13 (1) have in-depth experience with research on and evaluation of youth homelessness;​
2.14 (2) offer education on informal living arrangements between homeless youth and family​
2.15 friends, relatives, or neighbors to organizations that serve homeless youth;​
2.16 (3) have previous experience providing technical assistance to organizations that support​
2.17 informal living arrangements between homeless youth and family friends, relatives, or​
2.18 neighbors; and​
2.19 (4) be located in Hennepin County.​
2.20 Subd. 5.Eligible applicants.To be eligible for a grant under this section, an applicant​
2.21 must be a nonprofit organization serving homeless youth in Minnesota. The competitive​
2.22 grants must be awarded to at least five applicants beginning no later than December 31,​
2.23 2022.​
2.24 Subd. 6.Applications.A nonprofit organization seeking a grant under this section shall​
2.25 apply to the commissioner. The grant applicant must include a description of the project​
2.26 that the applicant is proposing, the amount of money that the applicant is seeking, and a​
2.27 proposed budget describing how the applicant will spend the grant money.​
2.28 Subd. 7.Reporting.The technical assistance provider must report annually to the​
2.29 commissioner in a manner specified by the commissioner on the evaluator's findings​
2.30 regarding the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of the grant program.​
2​Section 1.​
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3.1 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.​
3.2 $8,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner​
3.3 of human services for the grants for nonprofits serving homeless youth in section 1. Of this​
3.4 amount, $....... is for a contract with the technical assistance provider for the activities listed​
3.5 in section 1, subdivision 3. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30,​
3.6 2027.​
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