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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina allocates $3.25 million in state funds to Muddy Sneakers and St. Gerard House for 2025
Last action · April 3, 2025: Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsors: Jake Johnson and 12 others
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What This Bill Would Do
North Carolina appropriates $500,000 in for the 2025-2026 to the Department of Public Instruction for the Muddy Sneakers program, and $2,750,000 in to the Office of State Budget and Management for autism programs at St. Gerard House, effective July 1, 2025.
The measure directs state taxpayer funds to two specific external nonprofit entities for educational and health-related programming during the upcoming .
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Muddy Sneakers, Inc.
Receives an allocation of $500,000 in recurring state funds for its experiential learning programs.
St. Gerard House
Receives a directed grant of $2,750,000 in nonrecurring state funds to support its autism treatment programs.
Department of Public Instruction
Receives and administers the $500,000 appropriation for allocation to Muddy Sneakers, Inc.
Office of State Budget and Management
Receives and administers the $2,750,000 appropriation to provide a grant to St. Gerard House.
Key Facts
- The bill appropriates $500,000 in recurring funds from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
- The $500,000 allocation is designated for Muddy Sneakers, Inc. to support experiential learning programs aimed at improving fifth-grade science aptitude.
- The bill appropriates $2,750,000 in nonrecurring funds from the General Fund to the Office of State Budget and Management for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
- The $2,750,000 allocation is provided as a directed grant to St. Gerard House to support its programs treating autism.
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- The act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 3, 2025HouseRef to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Apr 3, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Apr 2, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance35How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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