# Main Street Economic Revitalization appropriation *Minnesota state appropriation co-administered with intermediary organizations* The Main Street Economic Revitalization appropriation is a State of Minnesota appropriation. The project's merged master record lists it as the state-level element of the [[Minneapolis Foundation]]'s allocation roles, which the master calls a "trifecta" of city, state and federal roles. It describes that role as "co-administration of the Main Street Economic Revitalization appropriation with LISC, Meda, and [[Propel Nonprofits]]".[^1] In the same passage, the master describes a "small grants → large public-dollar outcomes" leverage strategy that it says credits about $238 million in appropriations.[^1] The master does not show how that figure was derived. It also does not establish that $238 million is the size of this appropriation.[^1] The record available to this project does not establish the appropriation's session law, its date of enactment, its amount by fiscal year, the legislature or governor that enacted or renewed it, or its statutory purpose language.[^1] This article is limited to what the master states. ## Administration The master names four parties to the appropriation's administration: the Minneapolis Foundation, LISC, Meda and Propel Nonprofits.[^1] It does not say how roles or funds are divided among them, and it does not describe the eligibility rules or award terms.[^1] ## Leverage strategy The master describes the leverage strategy as documented. In its words, the strategy runs from "small grants → large public-dollar outcomes".[^1] It credits the strategy with about $238 million in appropriations.[^1] It does not list the appropriations that make up that total. It also does not say whether the Main Street Economic Revitalization appropriation is one of them, or how much of the total it accounts for.[^1] ## Co-administrator's other allocation roles The master places the state role beside two others held by the Minneapolis Foundation.[^1] - **City role.** The [[35W disaster fund]], which the master says the mayor requested.[^1] - **Federal role.** A December 2023 role as [[Environmental justice]] grantmaker for EPA Region 5.[^1] The master describes what happened to the federal role:[^1] - In early 2025, the EPA terminated the funds. - In April 2025, the Minneapolis Foundation and two co-grantmakers sued. - On June 17, 2025, a federal judge in Maryland found the termination arbitrary and capricious and ordered $180 million restored. The master explains how it reconciles the award figure. The award was announced at $50 million in December 2023. The Foundation's program page gives $52 million. The figure at litigation was $60 million per recipient, or $180 million across three recipients.[^1] The pack carries no docket number or court filing for this case.[^1] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - The Minneapolis Foundation co-administers the appropriation with LISC, Meda and Propel Nonprofits.[^1] ### What - The master lists the appropriation as the state-level element of the Foundation's city, state and federal allocation roles.[^1] ### How - According to the master, the co-administration sits alongside a "small grants → large public-dollar outcomes" leverage strategy.[^1] ### How much - The master says the leverage strategy credits about $238 million in appropriations. It does not attribute that figure to this appropriation alone.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: How Minnesota Got Here project, *How Minnesota Got Here (merged master, footnoted)* (undated; validated passage) — states the Minneapolis Foundation's co-administration of the Main Street Economic Revitalization appropriation with LISC, Meda, and Propel Nonprofits; the "small grants → large public-dollar outcomes" leverage strategy crediting ~$238M; the 35W disaster fund and EPA Region 5 roles; and the June 17, 2025 Maryland ruling ordering $180 million restored. No URL in pack.