MN HF2691

Appropriates $5,250,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $5,512,500 in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to the Commissioner of Human Services for a grant to the African American Child Wellness Institute

African American Child Wellness Institute is a licensed community mental health center providing culturally specific mental health services to African American children and families of all ages

Grant funds must support expanded capacity for trauma-informed, evidence-based mental health and substance use disorder services, supervision and training, and care coordination regardless of ability to pay or residence location

Establishes ongoing base funding of $5,250,000 in fiscal year 2028 and $5,512,500 in fiscal year 2029 and thereafter