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2023 Public Safety Aid
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One-time Public Safety Aid
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The 2023 Minnesota Legislature enacted a one-time Public Safety Aid for aids payable in 2023. The one-time appropriation of $300 million is allocated among all counties, cities, townships of a population of 10,000 or more, and Minnesota's 11 federally recognized tribal governments.
Recipients must use the aid to provide public safety. You can find the lists of example eligible and noneligible uses that were provided in the law below.
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The one-time appropriation of $300,000,000 is allocated 30% to counties and tribal governments and 70% to cities and towns with a population over 10,000.
Aid amounts were calculated based on population.
This is a one-time aid to be calculated and will be paid in one installment on December 26, 2023.
A county, tribal government, city, or town with a population over 10,000 must use the aid to provide public safety.
Eligible uses include:
- Community violence prevention and intervention programs
- Community engagement
- Mental health crisis responses
- Victim services
- Training programs
- First responder wellness
- Equipment related to fire, rescue, and emergency services
- To pay other personnel or equipment costs
An aid recipient may not use the aid toward:
- Its employer contribution to the public employees police and fire fund if the county, tribal government, or local unit received Police State Aid under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 477C, in calendar year 2022
- Any costs associated with alleged wrongdoing or misconduct
- The purchase of an armored or tactical vehicle or substantially similar vehicle
- The purchase of tear gas, chemical munitions, or substantially similar items
- The costs of construction, reconstruction, remodeling, expansion, or improvement of a police station, including related facilities.
- "Related facilities" includes access roads, lighting, sidewalks, and utility components on or adjacent to the property on which the police station is located that are necessary for safe access to and use of the building
This is a state aid, not a grant.
All eligible recipients will receive aid without taking any action. The full amount will be paid on December 26, 2023.
Will there be more information provided about eligible uses of aid?
No. All of the information provided in the law is included above under Use of Aid.
Can we spend the funds prior to receiving them?
Yes. If your government has the funds to spend prior to receiving the aid payment you may spend it on eligible uses of the aid immediately.
