HB 604 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Rural and Downtown Community Economic Development Grants.

HB 604 creates two grant programs to support economic development: the Rural Community Development Grant Program and the Downtown Revitalization Grant Program. Both programs allocate $40 million each from the state budget for 2025-2026, providing grants to local governments (counties and municipalities) to fund projects that improve community amenities like grocery stores, childcare, parks, or downtown infrastructure. Grants require a 1:1 local match, max $2 million per award, and must align with comprehensive plans for revitalization or community growth. The programs aim to reverse rural depopulation, attract business investment, and enhance downtown livability through targeted, competitive funding.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Mar 31, 2025 Last action Apr 1, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 4 edits

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The bill text was reformatted from a 'Filed' version to an official 'Edition 1' version, with significant changes to the sponsor information and bill metadata. The core legislative content regarding the Rural Community Development Grant Program remains substantively unchanged, though line numbers were renumbered to reflect the new format.

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The bill header was updated from a 'Filed' version dated March 31, 2025 to an official 'Edition 1' version dated April 1, 2025, with updated bill number formatting.

Additional sponsors were added to the bill: Representatives A. Jones, Willingham, and Carney, joining Representative Reives as primary sponsors.

The referral information was expanded to include additional committees: Appropriations, Finance, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House.

Internal line numbers were renumbered throughout the document to reflect the new formatting structure, though the actual legislative text content remained the same.

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Apr 1, 2025

Committee

Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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Mar 31, 2025

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3 primary · 30 co-sponsors