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Appropriations and Programming

12/14/2016 2:30:01 PM

Also included in this Omnibus bill are the following items of interest to Veterans:

  • $50,000 (onetime appropriation) for AMPERS Veterans Voices programming (Public Broadcasting)
  • $95,000 (onetime) for Veterans Voices (Minnesota Humanities Center)
  • $100,000 (onetime) in rent subsidies for Veterans at Cottages of Anoka
  • $200,000 (onetime) for “State Soldiers Assistance: Grants for Housing & Health Assistance”
  • $150,000 (onetime) for Veterans Mental Health Study - Requires the Commissioner to study, quantify and describe unmet mental health needs among Veterans
  • $250,000 (onetime) for “Disabled Veterans Interim Housing Study” - Requires the Commissioner to study the feasibility of partnering with a non-profit organization to provide interim housing for disabled Veterans.
  • Minor changes to Veterans driver’s license designation language – allow for pictorial or symbol (“V”) designation on DL’s
  • Inclusion of Veteran-owned business in Minnesota Emerging Entrepreneur Board
  • Changes to state procurement contracts   to certified Veteran-owned small businesses (Businesses which are majority-owned and operated by Veterans).
    “The commissioner may award a contract for goods, services, or construction directly to a veteran-owned small business without going through a competitive solicitation process up to a total contract award value, including extension options, of $25,000.” 
  • Language allowing MDVA to solicit donations for the Medal of Honor Memorial on the Capitol grounds.
  • Character development education curriculum in elementary, middle and high school programs incorporating the history and values of Medal of Honor recipients.

Appropriations and Programming

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