Purpose

This bill provides a one-time grant from Minnesota's general fund to support TaikoArts Midwest. The money is intended to help acquire, renovate, equip, and furnish a property at 449 Front Avenue in Saint Paul. The goal is to give TaikoArts Midwest a permanent home and to create a multipurpose community event space.

Main Provisions

• Amount and timing: $2,000,000 from the general fund for fiscal year 2026.
• Recipient: TaikoArts Midwest, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
• Use of funds: To acquire, renovate, equip, and furnish the property located at 449 Front Avenue, Saint Paul.
• Purpose of the property: To serve as a home for TaikoArts Midwest and as a multipurpose community event space.
• Administration: A grant to TaikoArts Midwest administered by the commissioner of employment and economic development.
• Availability and duration: The funds are available until the project is completed or abandoned, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes section 16A.642.
• Nature of appropriation: This is a one-time capital investment appropriation.

Significant changes to existing law

• No broad changes to existing law are proposed. This bill creates a new, one-time capital investment appropriation for a specific project and ties its availability to the state’s standard appropriation rules (16A.642).

Rationale and context (implicit)

• Aims to support arts and cultural programming by stabilizing a dedicated space for TaikoArts Midwest, potentially benefiting the local arts community and related economic activity in Saint Paul.

Relevant Terms general fund TaikoArts Midwest 449 Front Avenue Saint Paul (St. Paul) capital investment appropriation grant one-time appropriation fiscal year 2026 (FY 2026) commissioner of employment and economic development 501(c)(3) Minnesota Statutes section 16A.642 project completion project abandonment