NBC3 Las Vegas: Top Receivers of Federal Grants in Las Vegas 189_Vegas_Per_Capita_Funding

December 15, 2022 08:45 PM

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By Adam Andrzejewski
CEO/Founder, OpenTheBooks.com

The fiscal year of the U.S. federal government just ended on September 30. The most recent data shows that $279 million in federal grants flowed to 86 entities with a Las Vegas Nevada address. 

Here are the top local governments that received a federal grant in fiscal year 2022:

TOP 12 FEDERAL GRANT RECIPIENTS GOVERNMENTS (excluding state government)
FY2022 LAS VEGAS NEVADA

NAME

 FEDERAL GRANT AMOUNT 

COUNTY OF CLARK

 $62,070,833.00 

BOARD OF REGENTS NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION

 $54,572,821.70 

SOUTHERN NEVADA REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY

 $20,756,808.00 

SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY

 $14,149,394.00 

LAS VEGAS, CITY OF

 $16,307,724.00 

REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION OF SOUTHERN NEVADA THE

 $11,225,395.00 

SOUTHERN NEVADA HEALTH DISTRICT

 $9,907,919.32 

LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT

 $9,543,104.00 

UNLV

 $2,068,998.00 

LAS VEGAS PAIUTE TRIBE

 $1,724,196.50 

Source: Federal Checkbook FY2022 | Learn More at OpenTheBooks.com

Half of the city’s federal grants went for the purpose of emergency staffing in the fire department-- $8.3 million through the SAFER initiative. Other major federal grants included $1.8 million to expand the staff of the culinary training and leadership program started in North Las Vegas—adding two mobile kitchens a van, and other equipment; $3.4 million in lead-based paint control program for private residences; a $437,200 congressional earmark for city-wide small business services with no other details; and even $500,000 for environmental brownfields remediation. 

Here are the top ten non-government recipients in fiscal year 2022:

NAME

 FEDERAL GRANT AMOUNT 

CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN NEVADA

 $10,634,222.21 

SUNRISE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION

 $8,259,518.00 

UNITED STATES VETERANS INITIATIVE

 $5,174,165.50 

SALVATION ARMY

 $4,794,559.50 

OPPORTUNITY 180

 $4,448,040.00 

UNLV RESEARCH FOUNDATION

 $3,649,131.00 

U S VETERANS INITIATIVE

 $3,515,963.00 

FIRSTMED HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER

 $2,567,460.00 

FOUNDATION FOR AN INDEPENDENT TOMORROW

 $2,499,999.00 

THE SALVATION ARMY

 $2,408,232.50 

 Source: Federal Checkbook FY2022 | Learn More at OpenTheBooks.com

Interesting federal grants to local entities include:

U.S. Military Racquetball Federation ($150,000)

Neon Museum $63,762

Burlesque Hall of Fame $32,445—to create high-quality scans of its racy photo collection to post more content online, which has been important during the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s slogan, “Spectacular. Erotic. And Slightly Shocking.” The museum is a “growing testament to the power and social impact of the art of the tease.”

Opera Las Vegas $20,000

As a city, Las Vegas received much more per capita than Henderson (the second largest city in Nevada). However, Las Vegas trailed in per capita funding versus major cities in Texas. 

Las Vegas ($279 million) with a population of 647,000 received $431 per capita.
Dallas ($972.5 million) with a population of 1.3 million received $748 per capita.
Houston ($1.9 billion) with a population of 2.8 million received $678 per capita.
Henderson ($17.1 million) with a population of 322,000 received $53 per capita.
 

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