Existing law creates the Office of Federal Assistance within the Office of the Governor for the purpose of obtaining and maximizing any money, equipment, material or services available from the Federal Government. (NRS 223.464, 223.472) The Office of Federal Assistance is required, as part of its duties, to administer the Nevada Grant Matching Program, which provides grants to state agencies, local governments, tribal governments and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of satisfying the matching requirement for a federal grant. (NRS 223.488-223.498) Section 2 of this bill creates the Community Project Grant Program for the purpose of awarding grants to specified nonprofit corporations to conduct projects that benefit communities in Nevada. Section 2 requires the Director of the Office of Federal Assistance to adopt regulations to carry out the Grant Program, including regulations that prescribe: (1) the criteria for eligibility for such a grant and the procedures for the submission and review of applications for and the awarding of such a grant; and (2) requirements for reporting expenditures of money from such a grant. Section 3 of this bill creates the Account for the Community Project Grant Program in the State General Fund. Section 3 requires that money in the Account be used only to carry out the Community Project Grant Program and provides that any money remaining in the Account at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund. Sections 2 and 3: (1) require the Director of the Office of Federal Assistance to administer the Grant Program and the Account and to prepare a biennial report regarding the Grant Program for submission to the Legislature; and (2) authorize the Office to apply for and accept grants, gifts and other sources of money for deposit in the Account. Section 3.3 of this bill makes a conforming change to have existing definitions that apply to the Office of Federal Assistance also apply to sections 2 and 3 of this act. Section 3.7 of this bill makes a conforming change to the general authority of the Office to apply for and receive any gift, grant, contribution or other source money to carry out the provisions of law relating to the Office to account for the authority of the Office in section 3 to apply for gifts, grants, bequests, donations or other sources of money specifically for the Community Project Grant Program.

Statutes affected:
Reprint 1: 223.460, 223.482