Minnesota Youth Poet Laureate funding provided, and money appropriated.

The bill allocates $100,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $100,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the arts and cultural heritage fund to the director of the Minnesota Humanities Center. This funding is designated for a grant to a nonprofit to operate a statewide youth poet laureate program in coordination with the Minnesota Humanities Center. The program aims to award a young person aged 13 to 19 as the Minnesota Youth Poet Laureate through a competitive process similar to the National Youth Poet Laureate program.

Minnesota Youth Poet Laureate funding provided, and money appropriated.

The bill allocates $100,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $100,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the arts and cultural heritage fund to the director of the Minnesota Humanities Center. This funding is designated for a grant to a nonprofit to operate a statewide youth poet laureate program in coordination with the Minnesota Humanities Center. The program aims to award a young person aged 13 to 19 as the Minnesota Youth Poet Laureate through a competitive process similar to the National Youth Poet Laureate program.