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.
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, the administration of advanced payments of grants to private nonprofit corporations and 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.