AN ACT to appropriate funds to hispanic grassroots to support its education outreach services.

Whereas, Hispanic Del Sur is a faith‑based, family‑oriented organization that provides education outreach services to Hispanics throughout North Carolina; and

Whereas, Hispanic Del Sur formed in 2020 and established its nonprofit Hispanic Grassroots in 2021; and

Whereas, Hispanic Del Sur provides events and conducts surveys to obtain feedback on the needs of the Hispanic community; and

Whereas, some of Hispanic Del Sur's outreach programs include the following: (i) Opportunity Scholarships/Parent Choice programs that allow parents to send their children to private schools, (ii) small business creation, start‑up, financing, and growth, (iii) healthcare and wellness education programs, and (iv) civics education classes to engage the Hispanic community in local government and public policy issues to help them navigate city, State, and government agency interactions; Now, therefore,

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Office of State Budget and Management in the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2025‑2026 fiscal year to provide a directed grant to Hispanic Grassroots to assist the organization providing its education outreach services to the Hispanic population in North Carolina.

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2025.