HB 758 — Mind and Heart Haven Project / Funds (North Carolina)
Status and key dates
- Bill title: Funds for Mind and Heart Haven Project.
- Introduced: Filed April 2, 2025 (sponsor: Rep. K. Brown).
- Enacted: Legislative record shows House and Senate passage and signing as Act 217 (signed by Governor on May 13, 2025).
- Effective date in bill text: July 1, 2025. The bill text sets July 1, 2025 as the effective date; legislative records also note the bill was enacted (Act 217) on May 13, 2025.
Purpose / intent
- Provide one-time state funding to support a local nonprofit's initiative to address the mental health crisis in Winston‑Salem (Forsyth County) and more broadly in North Carolina. The project is called “The Mind and Heart Haven Project.”
What the bill does (key provisions)
- Appropriates $100,000 in nonrecurring General Fund dollars for the 2025–2026 fiscal year.
- Directs the appropriation to the Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM).
- Requires OSBM to provide a directed grant of the $100,000 to Agency for Families in Distress, Inc., a nonprofit organization, to “help fund” The Mind and Heart Haven Project.
- No programmatic or reporting requirements, specific allowable uses, or performance measures are included in the text.
Who is affected
- Agency for Families in Distress, Inc.: designated recipient of the directed grant and primary implementer/beneficiary of the appropriation.
- Residents of Winston‑Salem / Forsyth County and potentially other North Carolina residents who may receive mental‑health services or programming funded or supported by the project.
- Office of State Budget and Management: administrative role in issuing the directed grant.
- State General Fund: reduced by a one‑time $100,000 appropriation in FY 2025–26.
Fiscal and practical impact
- Fiscal: $100,000 one‑time (nonrecurring) expenditure from the General Fund for FY 2025–26. The amount is small relative to statewide budgets and represents seed/directed funding rather than ongoing program support.
- Programmatic: The bill is an earmark-style appropriation; it provides flexible funding to a single nonprofit but does not stipulate allowable expenditures, performance metrics, oversight, or reporting requirements—limiting transparency of outcomes tied to the appropriation.
- Implementation: OSBM will execute the directed grant; timing governed by the effective date and normal grant disbursement procedures.
Related / administrative notes
- Companion bill: SB 1010 (listed as companion).
- The statute text includes a specified effective date of July 1, 2025; legislative records indicate the act was signed into law (Act 217) on May 13, 2025.
