Makes the following appropriations, notwithstanding GS 143C-5-2 (order of appropriations bills).

$1.8 million from the General Fund to the Department of the Secretary of State for the 2025-26 fiscal year to be used in collaboration with the North Carolina Association of Registers of Deeds to provide antifraud training for employees of county register of deeds offices. Allows the Department of the Secretary of State, in conjunction with the North Carolina Association of Registers of Deeds, to use up to 10% of these funds for administrative costs.

$500,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Justice for the 2025-26 fiscal year to create and launch a statewide public awareness campaign on fraud relating to real property.

$30 million from the General Fund to the Department of Information Technology (DIT) for the 2025-26 fiscal for need-based grants to the county register of deeds offices. Allows DIT to award grants to the county register of deeds offices for a total amount not exceeding 40% of these funds to purchase scanning equipment and provide for the digitization and storing of records kept by that office. Allows DIT to award grants to the county register of deeds offices for a total amount not exceeding: (1) 15% of these to be used by the county register of deeds offices for the purchase of software upgrades, (2) 10% of these funds to be used by the county register of deeds offices to procure cloud storage and backup, (3) 10% of these funds to be used by the county register of deeds offices for the purpose of enhancing the digital security of those offices, (4) 8% of these funds to be used by the county register of deeds offices for the purpose of training staff, and (5) 15% of these funds to be used by the county register of deeds offices for network and hardware improvements. Allows DIT to use up to 2% of these funds for administrative costs. Requires DIT to develop criteria and an application process for these grants.

$1 million from the General Fund to DIT for the 2025-26 fiscal year to be used to provide need-based grants to county register of deeds offices that do not have a fraud detection alert system in place as of the effective date of this section. Requires DIT to develop a process by which county register of deeds offices may apply for these grants.

Effective July 1, 2025.