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Nevada cities, police agencies to split $11.6M in conoravirus relief money

Updated July 2, 2020 - 3:54 pm

The Department of Justice announced Thursday that nearly $11.6 million in coronavirus relief funds would be delivered to cities and police departments across Nevada.

“This funding will help Nevada respond to public safety challenges posed by COVID-19, including assisting agencies with meeting the needs of their officers and communities,” Nevada U.S. Attorney Nicholas Trutanich said in a news release.

The grant money is part of $850 million in federal funds available under the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program, authorized by recent stimulus legislation, the release stated.

This is how the funds are being distributed:

— Nevada Department of Public Safety: $7.39 million

— Clark County: $1.49 million

— Las Vegas: $1.49 million

— North Las Vegas: $537,416

— Henderson Police Department: $128,895

— Washoe County: $36,862

— Carson City: $40,461

— Reno: $376,434

— Sparks Police Department: $99,236

The CARES Act allows the money to be used for hiring personnel, paying overtime, purchasing protective equipment and distributing resources to hard-hit areas, while it can also be spent on sanitation, contagion and medical needs of inmates and correctional workers.

Contact David Ferrara at dferrara@reviewjournal.com or 702-380-1039. Follow @randompoker on Twitter.

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