2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973.
§ 143B-394.10. North Carolina Fund for Displaced Homemakers.

§ 143B‑394.10.  North Carolina Fund for Displaced Homemakers.

(a)        There is established in the Department of Administration the North Carolina Fund for Displaced Homemakers. The Fund shall be administered by the North Carolina Council for Women in accordance with Chapter 143C of the General Statutes and shall be used to make grants to up to 35 centers for displaced homemakers. The Council shall make quarterly grants to no more than 35 eligible centers. Grants shall be awarded according to criteria established by the Council pursuant to G.S. 143B‑394.4(4) and G.S. 143B‑394.5A. The Council shall use no more than ten percent (10%) of these funds for administrative costs. To be eligible to receive grant funds under this section, a displaced homemaker center shall fulfill all of the criteria established by the Council and shall have been operational for at least two years. The Council shall report annually to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations on the revenues credited to the Fund, the programs receiving grants from the Fund, the success of those programs, and the costs associated with administering the Fund.

(b)        The Department, upon recommendations by the Council, shall adopt rules to implement the North Carolina Fund for Displaced Homemakers. (1998‑219, s. 1; 2005‑405, s. 4; 2006‑203, s. 106.)