Appropriates $200 million from the General Fund to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for the 2025-26 year for water and sewer infrastructure grants to units of local government. Tasks DEQ with developing guidelines and prioritizing projects based on severity of need, efficiency of use of funding, and number of persons served.

Appropriates $10 million from the General Fund to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) for the 2025-26 year for grants to municipal and county sheriff, and police departments and municipal, county, and volunteer fire departments for needed equipment. Tasks DPS with developing guidelines and prioritizing projects based on age of equipment, severity of need, efficiency of use of funding, and number of persons served.

Appropriates $20 million from the General Fund to the Department of Commerce (DOC) for the 2025-26 year for grants to units of local government for land acquisition of sites suitable for economic development uses. Tasks DOC with developing guidelines and prioritizing projects based on likelihood of attracting companies to the site, the development area tier ranking applicable to the unit of local government seeking the award, and the availability of alternative sites developed or ready for development.

Appropriates $5 million from the General Fund to Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) for the 2025-26 year to be allocated as a directed grant to the North Carolina Medical Society Foundation to be used to further the placement of physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in underserved areas throughout North Carolina to improve access to care for all citizens of the State.

Appropriates $10 million from the General Fund to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DACS) for the 2025-26 year for the North Carolina Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund to be used for purposes consistent with the Fund.

Appropriates $200 million from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) for the 2025-26 year for grants to local school administrative units in rural areas for new construction and capital improvement needs. Tasks DPI with developing guidelines and prioritizing awarding funds based on age and condition of school facilities, use of facilities, anticipated life of facilities to be funded, severity of need, efficiency of use of funding, and number of students using the facilities to be funded.

Appropriates $50 million from the General Fund to the Department of Information Technology for the 2025-26 year for additional, supplemental funding for broadband expansion programs administered by the department.

Appropriates $100 million from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education for the 2025-26 year for additional, supplemental funding for early learning opportunities and programs administered by the department.

Effective July 1, 2025.