Grants - Nevada State Emergency Response Commission (SERC)
Grants - Nevada State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) support Nevada planning committees and state agencies with planning, training, equipment, and operations for hazardous-materials and terrorism preparedness.
Funder: Nevada State Emergency Response Commission (SERC)
Due Dates: March 2027 (OPTE applications expected) | Early April 2027 (UWS applications expected) | January 31, 2027 (annual compliance submissions)
Funding Amounts: Automatic $4,000 OPTE Operation award for eligible LEPCs; OPTE and UWS expenditure periods run July–June
Summary: SERC supports Nevada hazardous-materials planning, training, equipment, and operations, plus terrorism preparedness through United We Stand grants.
Key Information: Direct applicants are eligible Nevada LEPCs and state agencies meeting SERC annual compliance requirements.
Description
The Nevada State Emergency Response Commission (SERC), staffed through the Nevada Division of Emergency Management, administers grants to strengthen hazardous-materials preparedness and first-responder capabilities. Funding comes from U.S. Department of Transportation awards, fees collected from Nevada facilities reporting under EPCRA sections 312–313, and United We Stand license plate sales. Facility-fee grants support operations, planning, training, equipment, and community right-to-know activities related to hazardous materials; federal subgrants support hazardous-materials planning and training.
The annual Operations, Planning, Training and Equipment (OPTE) and United We Stand (UWS) programs each provide LEPC and State application versions. UWS funding supports preparedness to combat terrorism, including planning, training, equipment, and supplies aligned with State Homeland Security Commission priorities. SERC and HMEP requests must support state or local hazardous-materials emergency response plans and relate to those plans’ risk analyses.
