Revises provisions relating to grants. (BDR 18-691)

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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 254–ASSEMBLYMEMBERS MOSCA,
MONROE-MORENO; GONZÁLEZ AND KASAMA

FEBRUARY 18, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections

SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to grants. (BDR 18-691)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: Yes.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

AN ACT relating to grants; creating the Community Project Grant
Program to provide grants for certain community projects;
creating the Account for the Community Project Grant
Program in the State General Fund; and providing other
matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law creates the Office of Federal Assistance within the Office of the 1
Governor for the purpose of obtaining and maximizing any money, equipment, 2
material or services available from the Federal Government . (N RS 223.464, 3
223.472) The Office of Federal Assistance is required , as part of its duties , to 4
administer the Nevada Grant Matching Program, which provides grants to state 5
agencies, local governments, tribal governments and nonprofit organizations for the 6
purpose of satisfying the matching requirement for a federal grant. (NRS 7
223.488-223.498) 8
Section 2 of this bill creates the Community Project Grant Program for the 9
purpose of awarding grants to specified nonprofit corporations to conduct projects 10
that benefit communities in Nevada. Section 2 requires the Director of the Office of 11
Federal Assistance to adopt regulations to carry out the Grant Program, including 12
regulations that prescribe: (1) the criteria for eligibility for such a grant and the 13
procedures for the submission and review of applications for and the awarding of 14
such a grant; and (2) requirements for reporting expenditures of money from such a 15
grant. 16
Section 3 of this bill creates the Account for the Community Project Grant 17
Program in the State General Fund. Section 3 requires that money in the Account 18
be used only to carry out the Community Project Grant Program and provides that 19
any money remaining in the Account at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to 20
the State General Fund. 21
Sections 2 and 3: (1) require the Director of the Office of Federal Assistance to 22
administer the Grant Program and the Account and to prepare a biennial report 23
regarding the Grant Program for submission to the Legislature; and (2) authorize 24

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the Office to apply for and accept grants, gifts and other sources of money for 25
deposit in the Account. 26
Section 3.3 of this bill makes a conforming change to have existing definitions 27
that apply to the Office of Federal Assistance also apply to sections 2 and 3 of this 28
act. 29
Section 3.7 of this bill makes a conforming change to the general authority of 30
the Office to apply for and receive any gift, grant, contribution or other source 31
money to carry out the provisions of law relating to the Office to account for the 32
authority of the Office in section 3 to apply for gifts, grants, bequests, donations or 33
other sources of money specifically for the Community Project Grant Program. 34

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Chapter 223 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 and 3 of this act. 2
Sec. 2. 1. The Community Project Grant Program is hereby 3
created for the purpose of awarding grants to nonprofit 4
corporations to conduct projects that benefit communities in this 5
State. 6
2. The Director shall administer the Grant Program. 7
3. The Director shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out 8
the Grant Program, including, without limitation, regulations that 9
prescribe: 10
(a) The criteria for eligibility for such a grant and the 11
procedures for the submission and review of applications for and 12
the awarding of such a grant , including, without limitation, a 13
separate process with criteria and procedures suitable for a 14
nonprofit corporation that: 15
(1) Has an annual revenue that does not exceed 16
$1,000,000; or 17
(2) Has been in existence for less than 5 years after the 18
effective date of its recognition as tax -exempt by the Internal 19
Revenue Service; and 20
(b) Requirements f or reporting expenditures of the money 21
from such a grant. 22
4. On or before October 1 of each odd-numbered year, the 23
Director shall prepare and transmit a written report to the 24
Legislature concerning the applications submitted for grants 25
under the Grant Pr ogram during the immediately preceding 26
biennium. 27
5. As used in this section, “nonprofit corporation” means a 28
corporation that: 29
(a) Operates exclusively for any exempt purpose under section 30
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. §501(c)(3); and 31

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(b) Is recognized as exempt by the Internal Revenue Service 1
pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 2
U.S.C. §501(c)(3). 3
Sec. 3. 1. The Account for the Community Project Grant 4
Program is hereby created in the State General Fund. 5
2. The Director shall administer the Account. 6
3. In addition to any direct legislative appropriation, the 7
Office may apply for and accept any gift, grant, bequest, donation 8
or other source of money. Any money so recei ved must be 9
deposited in the Account. 10
4. The money in the Account must be used only to carry out 11
the Community Project Grant Program created by section 2 of this 12
act. 13
5. Any interest and income earned on money in the Account, 14
after deducting any applic able charges, must be credited to the 15
Account. 16
6. All claims against the Account must be paid as other 17
claims against the State are paid. 18
7. Any money remaining in the Account at the end of a fiscal 19
year does not revert to the State General Fund, and the balance in 20
the Account must be carried forward to the next fiscal year. 21
Sec. 3.3. NRS 223.460 is hereby amended to read as follows: 22
223.460 As used in NRS 223.460 to 223.498, inclusive, and 23
sections 2 and 3 of this a ct, unless the context otherwise requires, 24
the words and terms defined in NRS 223.462 to 223.470, inclusive, 25
have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. 26
Sec. 3.7. NRS 223.482 is hereby amended to read as follows: 27
223.482 [The] Except as otherwise provided in section 3 of 28
this act, the Office may apply for and receive any gift, grant, 29
contribution or other money from any source to carry out the 30
provisions of NRS 223.460 to 223.498, inclusive [.] , and sections 2 31
and 3 of this act. 32
Sec. 4. The provisions of NRS 218D.380 do not apply to any 33
provision of this act which adds or revises a requirement to submit a 34
report to the Legislature. 35
Sec. 5. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and 36
approval. 37
2. Sections 1 to 4, inclusive, of this act become effective: 38
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any 39
regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative 40
tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and 41
(b) On July 1, 2025, for all other purposes. 42

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