This Minnesota Senate bill (S.F. No. 1965) proposes appropriating funds from the arts and cultural heritage fund in fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The purpose of the funding is to provide competitive grants for developing high-quality academic cultural and ethnic studies materials. These materials are intended for underrepresented communities that lack adequate representation in existing educational resources, including but not limited to Hmong, Karen, Somali, and Oromo cultures, as well as cultures with primarily oral traditions and no formal writing system. Grant recipients must collaborate with school districts that plan to use the developed materials.