Increase share of federal grant:
Promise: Increase the state’s share of federal grants by $100 million over the next two years, and by $500 million annually by 2026.
Status: In progress. Legislators in the 2021 session approved a measure (AB445) that transferred the state’s Office of Grant Procurement to the governor’s office. The rebranded Office of Federal Assistance, established in July 2022, works to increase the number of federal grant dollars the state receives. The bill also created a grant matching program, starting with $1 million from the state’s abandoned property account, and appropriated more than $1 million over the two-year budget cycle to help fund expanded office activities and operations.
With a new federal grant office established this year, and a promise that extends until 2026 — which would have been the final year of a second term for Sisolak if he won re-election — this is the only promise that will still be characterized as “in progress” at the close of Sisolak’s term. It is unclear whether the state will consistently be bringing in $500 million more each year.
The promise to bring in $100 million more in state grants in the first two years could be considered complete on account of the American Rescue Plan. The federal stimulus package, signed into law just weeks after Sisolak’s 2021 State of the State address, has delivered nearly $7 billion to Nevada since March 2021, with most funds coming in the form of one-time federal grants for various programs covering health care, education, housing and more.