NRS 223.486 State Plan for Maximizing Federal Assistance: Development and revision; contents; posting on Internet website. [Effective through June 30, 2026.]

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1. The Director shall, in consultation with the Nevada Advisory Council on Federal Assistance created by NRS 358.020 , develop and may periodically revise a State Plan for Maximizing Federal Assistance, which must identify:

(a)Methods for expanding opportunities for obtaining federal assistance, including, without limitation, expanding opportunities for obtaining matching funds for federal assistance through the Nevada Grant Matching Program created by NRS 223.490 ;

(b)Methods for streamlining process, regulatory, structural and other barriers to the acquisition of federal assistance that exist at each level of federal, state or local government;

(c)Methods for the effective administration of grants, including, without limitation, best practices relating to indirect cost allocation;

(d)Opportunities for:

(1)Reducing administrative costs associated with obtaining federal assistance; and

(2)Coordination between state agencies, local agencies, tribal governments and nonprofit organizations to avoid duplication and achieve common goals;

(e)Specific tasks which must be performed to improve the administration of grants and maximize the amount of federal assistance received by this State and a schedule for implementing any such tasks;

(f)Performance metrics and targets relating to obtaining and maximizing federal assistance and improving the administration of grants; and

(g)Best practices for considering whether to respond to a grant opportunity, including, without limitation, the monetary and programmatic cost of implementing a grant.

2. The Director shall post the State Plan for Maximizing Federal Assistance on the Internet website maintained by the Office.