Appropriates $250,000 for the 2017-18 fiscal year from the General Fund to the Department of Commerce to be equally allocated to Franklin and Nash counties. Directs Franklin and Nash counties to use the funds to provide grants to unaffiliated qualified private providers of high-speed internet service for expanding service in unserved areas for economic development in Franklin and Nash counties, as provided in GS 153A-349.60. Effective July 1, 2017.