City Of Henderson

City of Henderson is a municipal government entity located in Nevada, serving as the second largest city in the state with a population of over 317,000 residents. As a local government, City of Henderson receives federal grant funding to support various community development, public safety, and infrastructure projects. The city primarily obtains grants for programs related to affordable housing, community planning, law enforcement, fire safety, arts and culture, small business development, and environmental remediation. Federal agencies providing grant funding to Henderson include the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Small Business Administration, National Endowment for the Arts, and Environmental Protection Agency.

Recent federal grant awards to City of Henderson have supported a wide range of initiatives. The city received over $14 million from the Department of the Interior for recreational facilities development, including a Therapeutic Recreation and Inclusion Center, Black Mountain Nature Preserve, and Drake Street Park. Law enforcement grants from the Department of Justice have funded programs like a co-responder crisis stabilization team and a drug court program. Housing and community development grants from HUD support affordable housing and neighborhood improvement projects. Other notable grants include $2 million from the SBA for small business initiatives, $256,000 from FEMA for firefighting resources, and $500,000 from EPA for brownfields assessment and cleanup. The city has also obtained smaller grants for youth arts programming, water conservation efforts, and pandemic recovery support for cultural organizations. In some cases, City of Henderson provides sub-awards to local partners like the College of Southern Nevada to implement grant-funded projects.