Nevada is horrible at leveraging federal grant money. Can it get better?

Lawmakers Thursday announced intentions to create a new cabinet-level office focused on bringing more federal grant funding to Nevada.

During a roundtable with Nevada service providers, legislators joined Gov. Steve Sisolak and a group of Nevada nonprofits to discuss how the state can maximize Nevada’s federal grant funding.

Federal grant money is frequently contingent on state funding — the more a state contributes to public programs and services that are eligible for federal grant funding, the more federal money is leveraged.

“Nevada has historically underperformed at taking advantage of federal grant dollars and resources,” Sisolak said during the roundtable. “Nevada ranks 47th in the nation when it comes to leveraging federal grant dollars.”

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