St. Paul; PROCEED grant funding provided for a community center, and money appropriated.

HF 2845 appropriates $3 million from the state general fund for a one-time grant to PROCEED (Progressive Center for Education and Economic Development), a St. Paul-based nonprofit. The funds will support designing, constructing, furnishing, and equipping a new community center on St. Paul’s east side. The center will provide specific services including youth after-school programs, college preparation, and a health clinic. This bill directly affects PROCEED and residents of St. Paul’s east side community through this new facility.