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Lander County approves application to pursue two emergency-response grants totaling $68,000
Summary
The Board approved staff to apply for the United We Stand grant ($32,000) and the State Emergency Response Commission grant ($36,000) for fiscal year 2025–26; awards will be returned to the board for acceptance and reimbursement processing.
The Lander County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 27 approved staff to apply for two emergency-response grants to support the county Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC).
Michelle Young, chairperson of the LEPC, told commissioners the LEPC has outstanding equipment requests from partners and asked the board to approve pursuing the United We Stand grant and the State of Nevada Emergency Response Commission grant for fiscal year 2025–26. Young said the United We Stand request is for $32,000 and the SERC request is for $36,000; both items were presented as applications only, with award letters to be brought back to the board for final acceptance and reimbursement.
Commissioners questioned staff about seeing the grant applications before approving them. Young and other staff said the grant-writing process was not completed at the time of the meeting and that the board’s action was limited to approving applications; award letters and any stipulations would be returned to the commission for final approval if the grants are awarded.
The board voted to allow staff to apply for the United We Stand grant (application amount $32,000) and the State of Nevada Emergency Response Commission grant (application amount $36,000). Commissioners approved both motions by voice vote with a recorded “aye.”
The LEPC chair said she will provide the spreadsheets and award documentation to the county for review once available. The board and staff agreed to verify any strings attached to awards before disbursing funds.
Both grants were described in the packet as fully reimbursable; commissioners discussed changing the agenda language to show the board was approving applications rather than reimbursement authority at this stage.
