Rural Cancer Institute grant appropriation

This bill appropriates $300,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $300,000 for fiscal year 2027 from the workforce development fund to the Rural Cancer Institute. The funding supports a one-time pilot program aimed at expanding the oncology clinical workforce in rural Minnesota districts by addressing a shortage of cancer care clinicians. The program will train health care students using a community-based model to develop skills for providing cancer care in rural settings. It directly affects rural communities and health care providers by targeting workforce development specific to oncology care access.