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Nevada Getting Nearly $12M For Homeland Security Efforts

Jun 30, 2016

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada is getting nearly $12 million in federal grants to ramp up its homeland security efforts and prevent terrorist attacks.

Sen. Harry Reid announced the awards Wednesday. The grants are effective for the fiscal year that starts in July.

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Reno Police Use Grant To Buy New Crash Investigation Tools

Jan 08, 2016

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Reno Police Department has purchased new 3-D crash reconstruction equipment with a recent $65,000 grant.

The Reno Gazette-Journal reports that the department's Major Accident Investigation Team received the grant from the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety.

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Nevada Gets $1.5M Grant To Fight Food Stamp Fraud

Nov 06, 2015

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada is getting $1.5 million from the federal government to crack down on food stamp fraud.

The state's welfare division was one of three agencies nationwide to get the grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Nevada Wins $7.8M Grant To Support State's Charter Schools

Sep 29, 2015

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada is one of eight states receiving millions of dollars to help improve its charter schools.

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3 Nevada Tribes To Receive $2.7M In Federal Justice Grants

Sep 17, 2015

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The federal Justice Department says three Native American tribes in northern Nevada will receive more than $2.7 million in grants to pay for crime prevention and law enforcement programs.

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Nevada Gets $11M To Aid Children With Emotional Disturbances

Sep 02, 2015

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada officials say an $11 million grant from the federal government could help them reduce suicide attempts and improve school performance among children with mental illnesses.

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Smoke-Free Policy at UNLV?

Oct 18, 2010

Nancy York's dream is to see the entire UNLV campus smoke-free. The nursing professor is working on a smoke-free policy for UNLV.

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Studying Microbes in China

Oct 12, 2010

UNLV professor Brian Hedlund and his team received a huge grant to study microbial ecology in China. A professor known for trudging through hot springs in a T-shirt and backwards baseball cap, Brian Hedlund explains his research in Nevada, and how he's drawing students into the microbe world with field trips.