Grant funding provided to support developing markets for oats, and money appropriated.

This bill allocates $450,000 from the environment and natural resources trust fund in fiscal year 2027 to support Minnesota farmers, aggregators, and processors involved in the oat industry. The funds will be distributed as grants to help these recipients invest in infrastructure or equipment for cultivating, harvesting, processing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, or distributing oats. The legislation aims to improve soil health and water quality by reducing erosion and nitrate leaching through these investments. The appropriation is exempt from certain income repayment requirements under Minnesota law.