HF3888

Purpose

This bill provides funding from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund to support a grant for the Cambodian American Partnership of Minnesota. The goal is to support cultural preservation and a public education initiative that documents, preserves, and shares the history, traditions, and lived experiences of Cambodian Minnesotans.

Main Provisions

• Appropriation amount: $300,000 in fiscal year 2027.
• Source of funds: Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
• Recipient and administration: The grant is to be given through the Commissioner of Administration to the Cambodian American Partnership of Minnesota.
• Purpose of the grant: Cultural preservation and a public education initiative.
• Activities funded: Documenting, preserving, and sharing the history, traditions, and lived experiences of Cambodian Minnesotans.

Funding, Administration, and Oversight

• The grant is administered by the Commissioner of Administration.
• The bill does not specify additional reporting or oversight requirements beyond the grant administration in this summary.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• No general changes to Minnesota statutes are described. The bill creates a new one-year appropriation (for FY2027) from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund to support the Cambodian American Partnership of Minnesota.

Term Definitions and Related Concepts

• Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund
• Commissioner of Administration
• Grant
• Cambodian American Partnership of Minnesota
• Cultural preservation
• Public education initiative
• Document, preserve, and share
• History, traditions, lived experiences
• Cambodian Minnesotans

Relevant Terms arts and cultural heritage fund, commissioner of administration, grant, Cambodian American Partnership of Minnesota, cultural preservation, public education initiative, document, preserve, share, history, traditions, lived experiences, Cambodian Minnesotans, fiscal year 2027, appropriation