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Yee said the network’s $4,000,000 annual state appropriation helped create infrastructure and staffing so sites that previously lacked research capacity can enroll patients. He described the state as having two NCI‑designated comprehensive cancer centers (University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center and Mayo Clinic) and additional community research programs; the Network’s role is to partner with those centers and extend trial access to sites that do not otherwise run research.

Yee gave examples of ongoing and completed trials that benefited community participants: a port‑flush study testing monthly versus quarterly port maintenance (created to reduce travel burdens for rural patients during the COVID era); a colorectal cancer screening outreach trial in an urban Native American clinic that increased 6‑month screening completion from 3 percent (usual care) to 20 percent (targeted outreach with stool testing kits and reminders); and a multisite trial of a restorative microbiome therapy (an AstraZeneca‑commercialized approach derived from university research). He said the network supported 85 unique clinical trials and enrolled about 214 participants in fiscal year 2024, with more than 4,200 total enrollees since inception.

Yee said those community trials can improve outcomes by enabling patients to remain in their local health systems and to tolerate therapies that might otherwise be discontinued because of side effects. He said the state support model is uncommon and positions Minnesota as a national leader in equitable, community‑based oncology research.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Committee on Higher Education - 03/06/25","oneSentenceSummary","The Masonic Cancer Clinical Trials Network (MNC CTN) told the committee that $4 million a year in state funding helped build research capacity across Greater Minnesota, enabling trials at community sites, increasing enrollments, and improving access to innovative therapies.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature MN, Minnesota","taxId",77817,"location","Minnesota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6649053,"Natural Resources Research Institute details state special funding, industrial partnerships and federal grant prospects",710,5070000,5780000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2521488-58a0ca1b7c565c6d66ea651f2ed24dd9&start=5070&end=5780","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2521488-58a0ca1b7c565c6d66ea651f2ed24dd9/thumbnail_5070000.jpg","/articles/6649053/Minnesota/Natural-Resources-Research-Institute-details-state-special-funding-industrial-partnerships-and-federal-grant-prospects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6649053-baa3213debef0abfa270ee6243fe4d88/orig.mp4?Expires=1775572887&Signature=B5wipgCRbpU5-qiQdLwsRVsfNPMXHwLIZD~dOnR2zzzgxoIXQHH25G9zomJkDEggEN5G8l6aAgUVtbWi30buuMcG-Cr9esRjh1nbrSZngJpJY0NfmwoPNyWhmBtGQc5nEMRY1TYneCuFhnS5iJ-OpSqyipnjUjWy206rz~cke1z2iVfORNgJE7R0tHihpVAnyTEQhjCL1h1ecWtZDF5ivHuTLqhpHuITlGsqMTZjtUm4wZqaDYpQ8aMPGBSYjZAQepo973bUpMaz3suM6QS3jMmQONwOy-b~ZLcVtk5lZ-PtDHENhJKWMBiR6Bd5WDW1~jsLMsKSuL2t9CBjbpKhKw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Ralph Reeburg (transcribed as Ralph Wieberg in testimony), executive director of the Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI), told the committee that NRRI’s recurring state special appropriation of $4,400,000 provides foundational support for staff, cross‑institute training, rapid response capability, and equipment maintenance and replacement. He said the institute uses state funds to recruit and retain technical personnel, seed internal research, provide match for federal grants, and keep high‑cost pilot plants and scale‑up capabilities operational (‘‘grams to tons’’ capacity).

Reeburg described a 2023 nonrecurring appropriation ($2,000,000) used for facility upgrades and noted the institute’s annual budget has grown from roughly $14,000,000 to more than $30,000,000 in recent years as NRRI has attracted larger projects and federal partnerships. He said NRRI has secured a $3.1 million contract with the Department of Energy and is pursuing roughly $18 million in DOE‑related funding tied to green iron, hydrogen and decarbonization work. Reeburg said NRRI offers pilot‑scale and commercialization services that are critical for industry partners, highlighted an engineered bio‑carbon technology and a fast‑growing “over tree” variety useful for carbon sequestration and phytoremediation, and described an Atlas mapping tool for forest and resource planning.

Reeburg told the committee NRRI is currently short of capacity to respond at the scale national labs may request and that additional recurring and one‑time resources would be needed to meet those federal partner expectations. He said NRRI had slowed hiring in some areas because of funding uncertainty but continues to fill critical positions.","NRRI officials told the committee the recurring state special ($4.4 million) underpins core staff, mission‑driven applied research and matching for federal grants; they described recent nonrecurring capital funding and pending Department of Energy project funding.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6649059,"University highlights medical discovery teams, rural and Native American dementia research and residency programs",5153,1610000,6763000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2521488-58a0ca1b7c565c6d66ea651f2ed24dd9&start=1610&end=6763","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2521488-58a0ca1b7c565c6d66ea651f2ed24dd9/thumbnail_1610000.jpg","/articles/6649059/Minnesota/University-highlights-medical-discovery-teams-rural-and-Native-American-dementia-research-and-residency-programs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6649059-3470be5eb6223fcca19e65e073521d17/orig.mp4?Expires=1775572887&Signature=B26DDn9L-maVefmXEyJJZN6kjI72yeG2oBJZNuH9dI4qjT1KbNch1WypRjEyYSCRHnTpogQcLraLnI4hA0LvJsE5VaptF9R5f~arFusD4ek1vgoCKwYrD9kQLh3YpOi7Gzre3myiw7lQ8s7PvPI2~Ly~t6-kEu-qpfKmUKiJhiyDRePIz34vA0npjncQseb1qDULgLET-7ap9UetB6XHIIYu6a1-irz9-3VISgYFDEUM9y1XYn0oTO-Fpcq-uJ5aqp-9pFpm8H3WWsasD6x-dAqrUbbLPIQDWszFyiFN9gfK~FdFBvAkqQmrjyL~BFXZQjFp0ULMCb9fdpkiVVAHMw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Christine Kiel, interim director for government and community relations, and Beth Nunley, the university’s academic clinical affairs CFO, presented state funding tied to health sciences and medical discovery teams and explained how the funds were used to rebuild faculty capacity and statewide clinical training.

Kiel told the committee that the University of Minnesota Medical School — the state’s only public medical school — trains roughly 70 percent of Minnesota’s physicians and that a 2015 Blue Ribbon Commission recommendation led to targeted state investments to rebuild faculty and research capacity. The state investment (described by presenters as $30 million, delivered as $15 million per year in that biennium) supported creation of four Medical Discovery Teams (MDTs): Addiction; Biology of Aging; Optical Imaging and Brain Science; and Rural and Native American Health Disparities (Memory Keepers MDT).

MDT directors described results and federal leverage. Dr. Mark Thomas (Addiction MDT) said the team has hired 16 new faculty in neuroscience and psychiatry and has initiated clinical trials and statewide outreach to reduce stigma and expand treatment approaches. Dr. Lauren Niedernhofer and Paul Robbins (Biology of Aging MDT) described translational progress that led to a new class of drugs and more than 20 clinical trials; Robbins said the team recently was ranked to receive an NIH center‑level award (a P30) and expects that award to support multiple cores and faculty. Dr. Kamil Ugurbil (Optical Imaging/Brain Science MDT) recounted the university’s historic role developing human brain imaging and the team’s work to combine optical and MRI methods; he said the imaging programs brought “millions” in NIH funding and helped attract top researchers.

Dr. Kristen Jacklin, director of the Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team in Duluth, described a community‑based participatory research model that engages 11 tribal communities and rural advisory groups, hires community‑based researchers, and has attracted NIH funding (about $18 million since 2020). Jacklin said the team is preparing a $37 million program project grant pre‑approved for submission in May 2025 and has pursued other multiyear NIH applications.

Kiel and Nunley also described state funds that support clinical training: the Rural Physician Associate Program (RPAP), founded in 1971, which places third‑year medical students in nine‑month clinical rotations across rural clinics and hospitals; the Health Training Restoration appropriation (part of the 2015 investments) that supports faculty at eight residency sites, a mobile dental clinic serving Medicaid and Medicare patients, and geriatrics education; and a $9.2 million annual health sciences state special that funds residencies (for example, a St. Cloud residency line of $346,000), the Institute for Engineering and Medicine, partnerships with community clinics, regenerative medicine awards, and the university veterinary diagnostic laboratory.

Presenters emphasized outcomes: MDT hires and grant leverage, increased rural clinical training capacity, and community partnerships that aim to improve screening, earlier diagnosis and culturally appropriate assessments for underrepresented populations. Committee members asked technical and funding questions; presenters said some NIH awards are under review or contingent on federal agency decisions.","University witnesses described four medical discovery teams funded by a prior state investment, cited NIH grant successes, and detailed statewide clinical training programs including RPAP and a mobile dental clinic supported by health-focused state specials.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6649063,"University officials describe how $42.9 million Ag state special funds support Extension, CFANS and 4‑H",963,651000,1614000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2521488-58a0ca1b7c565c6d66ea651f2ed24dd9&start=651&end=1614","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2521488-58a0ca1b7c565c6d66ea651f2ed24dd9/thumbnail_651000.jpg","/articles/6649063/Minnesota/University-officials-describe-how-429-million-Ag-state-special-funds-support-Extension-CFANS-and-4H","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6649063-23c1d3ee99d7e7df83720129318af99c/orig.mp4?Expires=1775572887&Signature=EAM02h5aA32Rvpw15WYLf1J5hwEp8RYP-V0Pd1XeWyLrkNGA~9MUqEfk0TIqB2AL~9vd-2ZJ~KECOS18cpZfNw2LcpLQgzu4jSjeBDJFH9BqtTt~oCdk9D7XJHP6~eK69WUVwZtQKmihFkRL81Yc7VRgbr9Rk0rMYs-atOCbs5N~yRh9agkMgrXqeK4t5mI8grEMDZrRpp5QTCVs4jX6Fh0OZ1aNtm5GdrRxRwn~KKvOJ1AXmoygMtaUPd1ILBYN4NoD07rb4NHvleoI6QcldjMVn8y0-UKfJLZSqjwDI5fPk74senLmVVhane-6YEiXDt2rUWMaNUOSytE-lFz2-Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Bev Durgin, dean of University of Minnesota Extension, told the committee the agricultural state special appropriation totals $42,900,000 and is distributed across multiple colleges. She said the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS) receives roughly 50.8 percent of the special, while University of Minnesota Extension receives about 37 percent of the special.

Durgin described Extension’s statewide footprint: offices in all 87 counties, 15 regional offices and about 67 percent of state faculty, educators and staff located throughout Minnesota. She said Extension relies heavily on people (salaries and fringe) rather than facilities, supports more than 30,000 volunteers (Master Naturalist, Master Gardener and 4‑H programs) and that Extension’s website receives about 14 million hits per year.

Durgin said roughly 38 percent of Extension’s $32,000,000 in state funding comes from the state (including the Ag State Special and O&M appropriation), about 23 percent comes from county partners (which provide office space and local funding via three‑year MOAs), and about 27 percent comes from grants, gifts and program income. She said Extension uses state funds to support nutrient management programming, emergency responses such as avian influenza outreach, and the 4‑H youth development program (which currently enrolls about 50,000 youth; Extension reported nearly 10,000 new youth last year, two‑thirds of them from first‑generation families).

Jolene Hadrich, associate dean for Research and Outreach Centers and the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, said CFANS’ total budget is roughly $180,000,000 and that the Ag State Special comprises about 12 percent of the college’s total. She told the committee CFANS used state funds to stabilize research staffing and to leverage external funding; CFANS faculty and research staff brought in about $75,000,000 in external research funding in fiscal year 2024, Hadrich said.

Both witnesses emphasized that many state special and O&M appropriations have been level‑funded for years and that inflation has eroded purchasing power. They said when appropriations decline, units within a special are reduced proportionally to preserve original legislative intent reflected in historic work papers.","University witnesses told the committee the agriculture state special ($42.9 million) supports the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS), University of Minnesota Extension and other colleges; Extension uses funds for faculty, county offices, 4‑H and nutrient management outreach.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6649067,"University of Minnesota asks Legislature for $235 million increase, details how state \"specials\" are spent",6495,331000,6826000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2521488-58a0ca1b7c565c6d66ea651f2ed24dd9&start=331&end=6826","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2521488-58a0ca1b7c565c6d66ea651f2ed24dd9/thumbnail_331000.jpg","/articles/6649067/Minnesota/University-of-Minnesota-asks-Legislature-for-235-million-increase-details-how-state-specials-are-spent","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6649067-74fd90f3a0565f637b9c8a63530fd51e/orig.mp4?Expires=1775572887&Signature=i2REIRn8hYoZi1cIH7WWR4ahXTYegUQwgixgfqugSNqIqWs0ZxdZyuYlCtKa18bvR-h1E8CFovFZ2uBfJLgicCIlNnGlL--DOX0IMMbAykjabjXyDbR1V3UiP145soWzJpS0GDy1ZmrnKVaLuY78blv7GzHZs4tm5JTD4zlH9~LVf1SpmVK2iEDfFuwc~b0zNWT0EosMOoyQDzyISIfA0EXMj~pzN3ctWUcmZyoftKTSJCz~Fvy4F5m8yhW1sYrI4Tsse2MADPQ5yQwQhbvg1cfDQ3WZRdlarXbPOstRo76vRnJ97AE5d7BSvwEqeTJaz1wfbC~GcpF4VrkJU30y~g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Julie Tonneson, budget director for the University of Minnesota, told a legislative committee that the university is requesting a $235 million increase in operating (O&M) appropriations for the next biennium and presented how existing state “special” appropriations and O&M riders are distributed across the system.

Tonneson said the university’s O&M appropriation is unrestricted and “absolutely critical” to the institution’s three missions of teaching, research and outreach. She described an internal “base plus/minus” budget process (driven by the president and the Board of Regents) that reviews every unit’s needs annually, and noted that state-directed riders and state specials are allocated according to statute or, when the law is not specific, historical legislative work papers.

The university presented four broad components of its biennial request: a $120 million core mission increase, investments to enhance student experience, research investments (biomanufacturing, advanced agriculture, hypersonics and green energy/green iron) and a proposed $45 million launch of a Health Sciences strategic plan. Tonneson said the total $235 million request is presented as a biennial sum and can be delivered to the state in whichever year the Legislature prefers.

Tonneson and other university witnesses also reviewed multiple state specials the committee asked about, noting that many of the appropriations have been level-funded for years and that inflation has reduced purchasing power. She said state special funds are maintained in separate fund codes in the university’s accounting system, are audited periodically by the University Office of Internal Audit, and sometimes are supplemented by other university resources to deliver programs.

University witnesses emphasized statewide reach: Extension offices in all 87 counties, research and outreach centers across Greater Minnesota, residency and training programs that place clinicians in rural communities, and centers such as the Natural Resources Research Institute that partner with industry. Tonneson closed by saying the university recognizes the state’s fiscal constraints but felt obliged to present its needs to a large state partner.

The presentation concluded with brief questions from committee members and Tonneson inviting follow‑up. No formal vote or committee action occurred during the hearing.","University officials told a legislative committee that they seek a $235 million biennial increase to operating funds and described how existing state \"special\" appropriations support research, outreach and statewide services across the system.","actionData","errors"]

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