Nevada § 223.486 - State Plan for Maximizing Federal Assistance: Development and revision; contents; posting on Internet website

§ 223.486. State Plan for Maximizing Federal Assistance: Development and revision; contents; posting on Internet website

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.