AB254

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: