Bolder Options funding provided for youth programming, and money appropriated.

HF 2623 appropriates $500,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $500,000 for fiscal year 2027 from the workforce development fund to provide a one-time grant to Bolder Options Youth Mentoring Program. The funding supports intensive, one-on-one mentorship for disadvantaged youth aged 12-22 in the Twin Cities and Rochester, Minnesota, focusing on wellness, academic goal-setting, life skills, job training, and college/career pathways. It specifically covers programming like career coaching and connections to employment or education opportunities. The bill directs the commissioner of employment and economic development to administer the grant, with no ongoing annual funding provided.