Restoration for All, Inc. grant funding provided to provide mental health and suicide prevention services and resources; and money appropriated.
Summary
HF2762 appropriates $700,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $700,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to the commissioner of human services for a grant to Restoration for All, Inc. The grant is intended to support culturally relevant mental health, substance use disorder, and suicide prevention services and resources for Minnesota’s African immigrant refugee community.
The bill also allows the grant funds to be used for related wellness needs of the elderly and for mental health support and suicide prevention for underrepresented students in higher education. The appropriation is stated to be a one-time appropriation, meaning it creates a limited funding stream rather than an ongoing program in statute.
Impact
The bill does not create a new regulatory program or amend substantive health and human services law; instead, it makes a direct appropriation from the general fund to the Department of Human Services for a specific nonprofit grant. Its practical effect would be to direct state dollars toward targeted community-based mental health and suicide prevention services, with a focus on African immigrant refugee populations, older adults, and underrepresented college students.
Sentiment
Based on the bill text and available context, the measure appears generally supportive and service-oriented, with no recorded committee debate or votes indicating opposition. The bill’s framing suggests a positive reception toward expanding culturally specific behavioral health supports and suicide prevention resources for underserved communities.
Contention
No committee transcript or vote record is available, so no formal points of contention are documented. Potential areas of discussion, if raised, would likely involve the use of state general fund dollars for a single nonprofit grant, the specificity of the beneficiary population, and whether the appropriation should prioritize one community-based provider over broader statewide programming.
Operation Metro Surge relief; specific or culturally responsive adult mental health grants and children's mental health grants established and funding provided, mobile crisis grants and school-linked mental health grants funding provided, and money appropriated.