Facilities of Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Organizations/Funds.

2025-2026 Session Introduced by Eric Ager and 25 co-sponsors

Allocates a recurring $10 million annually to fund grants up to $1 million per NC DAV chapter for renovating and expanding facilities and resources for disabled veterans.

Passed 1st Reading

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Purpose and Intent

This bill authorizes an appropriation from the General Fund to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) to establish and administer a grant program.

The goal is to renovate, expand, and enhance facilities and resources for nonprofit Disabled American Veterans (DAV) chapters located in North Carolina.

Key Provisions

Section 1: Appropriation and Grant Program

Funding: A recurring appropriation of $10,000,000 from the General Fund begins in the 2026-2027 fiscal year.

Eligible Recipients: Nonprofit DAV chapters in North Carolina.

Grant Structure:

Each DAV chapter may receive one grant per fiscal year.
Maximum grant amount per chapter: $1,000,000.
Purposes include:
Renovation and expansion of DAV facilities.
Provision of additional resources to disabled veterans (scope not exhaustively defined in the bill but includes resources to support veterans).

Section 1(b): Grant Distribution and Unexpended Funds

The DMVA shall strive to select grant recipients from across different regions of the state (geographic distribution).

Grants are to be issued as soon as practicable.

If a given fiscal year funds are not fully disbursed, eligible applicants that did not receive a grant in that year may apply for funding in subsequent years.

Unencumbered funds that remain at the end of a fiscal year do not revert to the General Fund; they remain available for grant purposes under this section.

Section 1(c): Reporting Requirements

By July 1, 2027 and every July of every even-numbered year thereafter, the DMVA must submit a report to:

Senate Appropriations Committee on General Government and Information Technology
House of Representatives Appropriations Committee on General Government
Fiscal Research Division

The report must include:

Total number of grants awarded, by county.
Names of each eligible DAV chapter receiving a grant, by county.
Amount of each grant awarded to each DAV chapter.

Section 2: Effective Date

The act becomes effective July 1, 2026.

Who Is Affected

DAV Chapters in North Carolina eligible for nonprofit status and operating facilities used to serve disabled veterans.

Disabled veterans served in those DAV facilities may benefit from improved facilities and resources.

DMVA administers the grant program and reporting obligations.

State-wide communities through potential facilities improvements and expanded services.

Timeline and Procedural Aspects

Effective date: July 1, 2026.

First year funding available for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.

Recipients limited to one grant per chapter per fiscal year, with a $1 million maximum per grant.

Annual reporting requirement begins after the first grant cycle, with reports due by July 1 of even-numbered years.

Notes for Readers

The bill specifies an explicit $10 million ongoing annual allocation (recurring funding) for the grant program.

It emphasizes geographic diversity in grant awards and provides a mechanism for unspent funds to roll over to subsequent years to continue supporting DAV facilities.

Details on specific criteria for grant eligibility beyond “eligible nonprofit DAV chapters” (e.g., capitalization thresholds, matching funds, selection criteria) are not included in the text provided.

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