North Carolina appropriates $1.72 million annually for cold weather emergency shelters

Original title: Expand Access to Cold Weather Shelters/Funds.

Last action · April 8, 2025: Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsors: Julia Greenfield and 28 others

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What This Bill Would Do

North Carolina allocates $1.72 million in recurring annual funds to establish a grant program providing temporary emergency shelters for people experiencing homelessness during severe weather, effective July 1, 2025.

Why it matters

Municipalities and nonprofits can apply for grants up to $215,000 per to expand severe weather shelter capacity, with reporting required annually starting in 2027.

Who It Would Affect

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Directly affected

Division of Aging

Administers the grant program, develops selection criteria, awards grants, and submits annual legislative reports.

Directly affected

Municipalities and nonprofit organizations

Eligible to apply for and receive grant funding up to $215,000 annually to implement or expand cold weather shelters.

Directly affected

People experiencing homelessness

Access temporary emergency shelters funded by the grant program when severe weather is expected.

Key Facts

Appropriates $1,720,000 in recurring funds for each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Aging.
Establishes the Cold Weather Shelters Grant Program to provide grants to municipalities and nonprofit organizations for temporary emergency shelters during severe weather.
Sets a maximum individual grant award limit of $215,000 for any fiscal year.
Limits administrative cost usage by the Division of Aging to up to five percent (5%) of the appropriated funds each fiscal year.

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Requires the Division of Aging to develop application materials and selection criteria in consultation with the Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management.
Mandates that selection criteria consider applicant fund availability and the incidence of poverty in the served area.
Requires an annual report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services and the Fiscal Research Division by April 1, beginning in 2027.
Sets the effective date of the act as July 1, 2025.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is eligible to receive grants under the Cold Weather Shelters Grant Program?

Municipalities and nonprofit organizations are eligible to receive grants to implement or expand temporary emergency shelter programs for people experiencing homelessness when severe weather is expected.

What is the maximum amount a single grant award can be in a fiscal year?

No single grant award shall exceed two hundred fifteen thousand dollars ($215,000) for any .

When are reports on the use of these funds first due to the legislature?

The first report is due annually by April 1, beginning April 1, 2027.

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Procedural history

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Apr 8, 2025House
Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Apr 8, 2025House
Passed 1st Reading
Apr 7, 2025HouseIntroduced
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