Existing law creates the Office of Grant Procurement, Coordination and Management of the Department of Administration to assist state agencies with identifying, obtaining and managing federal grants. (NRS 232.213, 232.222-232.227) Sections 2-25, 27.5, 29 and 34 of this bill transfer the Office of Grant Procurement, Coordination and Management into the Office of the Governor on July 1, 2022, and rename the Office as the Office of Federal Assistance. Section 16 of this bill makes a conforming change as a result of this transfer. Section 8 of this bill requires: (1) the Governor to propose a budget for the Office; and (2) the Office to maintain an office in northern Nevada and southern Nevada. Section 20 of this bill requires the Governor to appoint a Director of the Office, who serves in the unclassified service of the State. Subject to the limits of available funding, section 21 of this bill: (1) authorizes the Director to employ such persons as are necessary to carry out the duties of the Office; and (2) provides that such persons serve in the classified or unclassified service of the State. Section 9 of this bill requires the Director to develop a State Plan for Maximizing Federal Assistance and post the plan on the Internet website maintained by the Office. Section 22 of this bill requires the Director to: (1) carry out the State Plan developed pursuant to section 9; (2) administer a grant management system; (3) develop a manual of policies and procedures relating to federal assistance and post the manual on the Internet website maintained by the Office; (4) serve as the designated entity to perform certain duties for purposes of an Executive Order; and (5) perform certain duties previously performed by the Administrator of the Office of Grant Procurement, Coordination and Management. Existing law: (1) directs the Administrator of the Office of Grant Procurement, Coordination and Management to create a pilot program to provide funds as grants to state agencies, local governments, tribal governments and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of satisfying the matching requirement for a federal or nongovernmental organization grant; and (2) creates the Grant Matching Fund to hold money for the pilot program to provide such grants to satisfy grant matching requirements. (Sections 1.5-5 of chapter 575, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 3709) The pilot program expires on June 30, 2021. (Section 8 of chapter 575, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 3710) Sections 29.3, 29.5 and 34 of this bill extend the pilot program until June 30, 2022, and revise it to: (1) rename the Grant Matching Fund the Grant Matching Account; (2) prohibit money deposited in the Grant Matching Account from being used for the purpose of providing grants to satisfy matching requirements for nongovernmental organization grants; and (3) provide that the balance remaining at the end of the fiscal year, except any money received from a gift, grant or donation, reverts to the State General Fund. Sections 11 and 34 of this bill create the Nevada Grant Matching Program within the Office of Federal Assistance effective July 1, 2022, and require the Program to serve the same purpose the pilot program served. Section 12 of this bill creates the Grant Matching Account as part of the Program, and requires the Account to be administered by the Office of Federal Assistance in the same manner as the Grant Matching Account created for the pilot program. Existing law provides for the creation of the Abandoned Property Trust Account into which proceeds from the sale of abandoned property are deposited. Under existing law, the first $7,600,000 of the balance in the Account is required to be transferred to the Millennium Scholarship Trust Fund at the end of each fiscal year. (NRS 120A.620) Sections 26 and 29.7 of this bill provide for the transfer of the next $1,000,000 of the balance in the Abandoned Property Trust Account to the Grant Matching Account at the end of each fiscal year, commencing with a transfer from the balance in the Abandoned Property Trust Account as soon as practicable after the close of the Fiscal Year 2020-2021. Section 13 of this bill requires the Director to: (1) consult with the Nevada Advisory Council on Federal Assistance and certain other persons to develop certain processes relating to the Program; and (2) administer all applicable aspects of those processes. Section 14 of this bill adopts the same criteria for eligibility for a grant from the Grant Matching Account as were adopted for eligibility for a grant under the pilot program. Section 15 of this bill requires the Director to prepare and submit a biennial report to the Legislature that includes certain information relating to grant requests received and approved by the Director. Existing law creates the Nevada Advisory Council on Federal Assistance for the purposes of advising and assisting state and local agencies with respect to obtaining and maximizing federal assistance that may be available from any agency or authority of the Federal Government. (NRS 358.020, 358.040) Section 27 of this bill expands the membership of the Nevada Advisory Council on Federal Assistance effective July 1, 2021, to include: (1) two voting members who represent a nonprofit organization, a local agency or a tribal government and are appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly, respectively; (2) the State Treasurer, who serves as a voting member; and (3) the State Controller, who serves as a voting member. Sections 28 and 34 of this bill revise the duties of the Council to require the Council, beginning on July 1, 2022, to: (1) advise and assist the Director with developing and carrying out the State Plan for Maximizing Federal Assistance and carrying out certain other responsibilities; and (2) develop legislative and executive recommendations relating to obtaining and maximizing federal assistance in this State. Sections 3-7 and 10 of this bill define certain terms relating to the Office and Program. Sections 29.6, 29.63 and 29.67 of this bill make appropriations to implement the provisions of this bill.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 223.085, 232.213, 232.215, 232.2165, 232.222, 232.223, 232.224, 232.225, 232.226, 232.227, 120A.620, 358.020, 358.040, 439.263
Reprint 1: 223.085, 232.213, 232.215, 232.2165, 232.222, 232.223, 232.224, 232.225, 232.226, 232.227, 120A.620, 358.020, 358.040, 439.263
Reprint 2: 223.085, 232.213, 232.215, 232.2165, 232.222, 232.223, 232.224, 232.225, 232.226, 232.227, 120A.620, 358.020, 358.040, 439.263
As Enrolled: 223.085, 232.213, 232.215, 232.2165, 232.222, 232.223, 232.224, 232.225, 232.226, 232.227, 120A.620, 358.020, 358.040, 439.263