Seeds Worth Sowing funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF 3165 appropriates $1 million from the arts and cultural heritage fund for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to provide a grant to Seeds Worth Sowing. The funding supports programs celebrating and sustaining African American and African immigrant family traditions, histories, and community practices in Minnesota. It specifically enables intergenerational learning, youth engagement, cultural preservation, storytelling, and community events centered on Black ancestral knowledge and land-based traditions. The bill directly affects Black communities in Minnesota by expanding access to culturally rooted programming that fosters belonging and resilience. The appropriation is limited to the specified uses outlined in the bill text.