Duluth; community engagement center funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF 445 appropriates $8,856,000 from the state general fund to provide a one-time grant to Union Gospel Mission, Inc. (a Duluth-based nonprofit) for the construction of a community engagement center. The center will serve people experiencing homelessness and include facilities like a commercial kitchen, warming center, health services, classrooms, and hygiene spaces. This funding is specifically for predesign, construction, and equipping the facility in Duluth.