The Board Of Regents Of The Nevada System Of Higher Education

The Board Of Regents Of The Nevada System Of Higher Education, doing business as College Of Southern Nevada, is a state government entity and public two-year institution based in North Las Vegas, Nevada, that operates as a prime recipient of federal grants (50% of recent awards) and as a sub-recipient on federal grant programs (50% of recent awards), with no federal contracting posture. CSN does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles; the institution competes exclusively for federal grant funding from civilian agencies, primarily the Department of Education, the Department of Agriculture, and the National Institutes of Health.

CSN's federal grant portfolio centers on postsecondary education infrastructure, workforce development, student support services, and applied research. Recent prime awards include a $11.698 million Economic Development Administration grant (October 2025, ultimate completion September 2030) to construct the Eastside Education and Training Center in Las Vegas for workforce training in advanced manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, information technology, construction, and HVAC; a $2.3 million Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education grant (September 2024 through August 2027) for nursing simulation lab upgrades at the Henderson campus; a $306,514 Department of Education TRIO Student Support Services grant (September 2026 through August 2027) supporting disadvantaged college students with tutoring, advising, and career counseling at the Las Vegas campus; a $272,364 TRIO Students with Disabilities Support Services grant (September 2025 through September 2026); and a $2.3 million Department of Education grant (September 2023 through September 2028) for the Southern Nevada Consortium Project, which provides workforce training in transportation logistics, technology, and clean technologies to 500 participants across five years with $1.998 million in total federal funding requested.

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education accounts for 14 awards across CSN's recent footprint (top customer by award count), followed by the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service with 13 awards centered on SNAP Employment and Training Program (SNAPET) educational opportunities, and the National Institutes of Health National Institute of General Medical Sciences with 10 awards. A smaller set of awards derives from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation, the National Science Foundation, the National Nuclear Security Administration, the Minority Business Development Agency, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services, and the Healthcare Systems Bureau. CSN also receives sub-awards from the Nevada Department of Education, the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education (CSN's parent), the Department of Health and Human Services, and other state and local entities.

On the sub-recipient side, CSN receives grant funding flowing from prime recipients including the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education (collaborative research and STEM transition programs), the Department of Health and Human Services (SNAPET programming), and the Nevada Department of Education (vocational and adult education activities). Representative sub-award work includes biomedical exploration workshops under NIH cooperative agreements, SNAP employment training coordination across the Nevada System of Higher Education, and digital equity projects through the Connectivity Concierges initiative funded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

Recent activity shows significant volatility: 21 awards in 2023, declining to 8 in 2024, 4 in 2025, and 5 in 2026. Three awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating limited immediate recompete exposure. CSN's combined potential value across all 76 awards (prime and sub) totals $133,000; however, combined dollars obligated across all awards reach $192.7 million, reflecting that many awards in the portfolio have already executed with larger-than-listed-ceiling values. CSN serves 21 distinct federal customer agencies and splits its footprint evenly between prime grant recipient roles and sub-recipient roles flowing through state and federal pass-through entities.