NC H178

Establishes the Domestic Violence Center Fund as a nonreverting special fund administered by the Department of Administration and North Carolina Council for Women to provide quarterly equal grants to eligible domestic violence centers and the North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc.

Defines "center for victims of domestic violence" as a nonprofit or local government entity with a public street address that provides hotlines, transportation services, community education programs, daytime services, and call forwarding during night hours.

Limits the number of eligible centers per county based on 2010 census population: one center in counties with less than 400,000 population, two centers in counties with 400,000 to 800,000 population, and three centers in counties with more than 800,000 population.

Allows county boards of commissioners to apply for an equal share of the Fund if no eligible center exists in their county, and requires the North Carolina Domestic Violence Commission to determine whether additional domestic violence services are needed when multiple centers apply from the same county.

Effective upon enactment and applies to grant applications for the 2012-2013 fiscal year.