Clark County Social Service is pleased to announce that Fiscal Year 2021/2022 Outside Agency Grants (OAG) county general funds are now available through a grant application process.
To be considered for funding, your project must provide services and assistance that substantially benefits Clark County residents (NRS 244.1505). Projects that provide a substantial benefit are programs or services needed by disadvantaged citizens to increase their self-sufficiency and personal independence, programs or events that foster community pride or cohesiveness, and/or facilities and projects that strengthen the community’s infrastructure.
This grant is intended to supplement services provided directly by the County, or are funded in lieu of the need for the County to establish such programs. GRANT APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, NOT FROM INDIVIDUALS OR FOR-PROFIT FIRMS. Only those agencies who meet the application submittal requirements will be eligible to be considered for FY 2021/2022 OAG funds.
There are two application tracks; Department Initiative and Community Initiative. Note there are two separate applications in ZoomGrants for each track. Please read application instructions for each track to determine which is a fit for your agency. The application for Outside Agency Grant (OAG) funds will become available beginning Monday, January 4, 2021.
- The deadline for completing the PRE-APPLICATION is Thursday, January 14, 2021. You must complete and pass the PRE-APPLICATION to gain access to the full application.
- The deadline for completing the ENTIRE OAG APPLICATION is Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.
You will be required to complete and submit the application online through ZoomGrants. The application will be made available on the Clark County Community Resources Management webpage at: https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/residents/assistance_programs/community_resources_management/index.php on Monday, January 4th. It is your responsibility to check the OAG website for the ZoomGrants link. We recommend becoming familiar with ZoomGrants as soon as possible. Application instructions will also be available on the webpage and in ZoomGrants.
 With near-freezing temperatures expected in the next few weeks, Clark County fire prevention and emergency management officials are offering advice to residents to help them deal with the onset of colder weather in the Las Vegas Valley.
“Residents and visitors can be surprised by near freezing temperatures at night this time of year,” said Deputy Fire Chief John Steinbeck, who oversees the Clark County Fire Department’s Office of Emergency Management. “It’s important to be especially careful if you are using space heaters, and to keep an emergency kit in your car that includes water, extra food and blankets in case you are traveling to nearby mountain regions.”
“We encourage people to take steps every fall to winterize their homes and pools to prevent pipes from freezing when overnight temperatures drop,” said Building & Fire Code Official Jerry Stueve, director of the County’s Department of Building and Fire Prevention. “It’s also important to remind people never to use appliances like ovens to heat their homes.”
The Las Vegas Office of the National Weather Service expects early morning lows of about 35 degrees on Wednesday and Thursday morning. A temperature of 32 degrees or less in the desert can damage vegetation and freeze pipes causing them to burst. Cold temperatures also can result in frostbite and hypothermia. Officials advise residents to monitor local weather forecasts for information about changing conditions. Please click here for tips and recommendations for dealing with winter weather in our region.
In an effort to help Nevadans who are unemployed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) and the Governor’s Office of Workforce Innovation (OWINN) are using CARES Act funding to make the Emsi SkillsMatch tool available for those seeking to get back into the job market. Please click here for more information. Please click here for more information.
The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation issued the following update regarding the Continued Assistance Act Unemployment Provisions.
On December 27, 2020, a federal Covid-10 relief package called the “Continued Assistance Act” was signed into law. Unfortunately, the bill was signed after the programs all expired. Because of the delay, the programs temporarily lapsed. The federal Department of Labor is now making decisions on how the programs will be reimplemented, including how they want states to “sequence” PEUC and SEB benefits in the UI program and how to treat new PUA claims as opposed to the existing PUA claims. They want every state to operate the programs in the same way. The Department of Labor promised States that these guidelines will be received within two weeks but indicated they would try to send them earlier. As soon as DETR receives this guidance, it will release instructions.
DETR is urging all claimants to wait for further instructions. The only claimants who should be taking action are those on UI who can complete their weekly benefit claims. All others should wait further instructions. Claimants will get all payments for all weeks where they are eligible under the new rules.
More than 41,000 Southern Nevadans who are in arrears in their payments to NV Energy due to the loss of employment or other economic effects stemming from the pandemic have had their bills paid for by Clark County with the use of federal CARES Act funding.
The County processed a payment of $14.7 million on behalf of the customers Tuesday. The move follows a similar effort by the County on behalf of some 15,700 Southern Nevada residents in October.
In March, Clark County and Southern Nevada cities declared a state of emergency related to the pandemic. In April, unemployment statewide soared to 28.2 percent, the highest rate ever reported by any state, even exceeding unemployment during the Great Depression. In May, the Clark County area ranked worst in the nation among similar urban areas with an unemployment rate of 29 percent, though it has fallen to 10.1 percent for November.
Nevadans are struggling to pay their household expenses, including utility bills, officials said. A Rand Corp. survey found almost one-third of middle-class families are having a difficult time, while half of respondents who earn less than $25,000 annually are having a hard time paying their bills. Additionally, there has been an increase in the number of people struggling to put enough food on the table. In Nevada, 11 percent reported that their household sometimes or often didn’t have enough to eat in the last seven days, according to the Household Pulse Survey for the week ending Sept. 14.
More than 5,500 Southern Nevadans who are in arrears in their payments to Southwest Gas due to the loss of employment or other economic effects stemming from the pandemic have had their bills paid for by Clark County with the use of federal CARES Act funding.
The County allocated more than $1 million to pay the Southwest Gas bills of 2,427 unincorporated Clark County residents and 3,092 residents of the cities of Las Vegas (1,626), Henderson (625) and North Las Vegas (828) and Boulder City (13).
“The economic effects of the pandemic on our residents have been harsh,” said Clark County Commission Chairman Marilyn Kirkpatrick. “We hope this provides a small measure of comfort during this difficult time for our community.”
The CARE Act funds will be used for past due balances for gas usage by customers who have informed Southwest Gas they have been impacted by the pandemic. Southwest Gas will begin crediting accounts immediately and eligible customers will see the assistance payment on their next billing statement or on their accounts at www.swgas.com. Processing may take up to twelve business days.
“We appreciate and applaud Clark County for making funds available to assist so many of our customers,” said John Hester, President and CEO of Southwest Gas. “We recognize the profound impact the pandemic has on many of our customers and that they depend on clean and affordable natural gas more so now than ever before. As such, we have continued to provide uninterrupted and reliable service during these tough times and are happy that Clark County has allocated CARES funds to help our customers.”
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