A project of LDF’s Thurgood Marshall Institute

Nevada at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

States in this database with the most similarly-sized populations

Full-time law enforcement staff in Nevada

  • 6,784 Officers
  • 5,040 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 2.2 National average

Federal grant funding

Data was last updated March 24, 2026

We identified over $15.7M in federal grant funding, FY 2016-2026

This amount represents funding at the state level, some of which may be passed on to cities and counties via sub-grants. It does not reflect any federal grant funding provided directly to cities or counties in Nevada.

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Nevada
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$13,321,646.00 10/1/2025
9/30/2026		 NEVADA OFFICE OF THE MILITARY HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency 97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program Prime
$343,003.00 10/1/2025
9/30/2028		 WASHOE TRIBE OF NEVADA & CALIFORNIA THE PURPOSE OF THE COPS OFFICE TRIBAL RESOURCES GRANT EQUIPMENT/TRAINING PROGRAM (TRGP-EQUIPMENT/TRAINING) IS TO ADVANCE THE PRACTICE OF COMMUNITY POLICING IN TRIBAL JURISDICTIONS AND MEET THE MOST SERIOUS TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT NEEDS. FUNDING UNDER THIS AWARD PROGRAM WILL BE UTILIZED BY THE TRIBAL… Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants Prime
$125,685.00 10/1/2025
9/30/2027		 BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION THE UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT (UPD) SOUTHERN COMMAND SEEKS FY25 COMMUNITY POLICING DEVELOPMENT (CPD) MICROGRANTS FUNDING TO LAUNCH THE UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY POLICE ACADEMY DESIGNED TO UPLIFT THE IMAGE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT BY DEMYSTIFYING POLICE WORK AND HUMANIZING THE BADGE THROUG… Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants Prime
$21,886.00 11/1/2024
10/31/2026		 NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY THE NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETYS OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE (DPS-OCJA) WILL USEPRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT (PREA) REALLOCATION AWARD TOSUB-AWARDTHE FUNDS TO THE NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (DOC) FOR USE IN THE EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH PREA. EDUCATION, INFORMATION, … Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Prime

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Military equipment transfers

We were unable to locate any military equipment transfers for this location using the LESO Property Transferred to Participating Agencies database published by the Defense Logistics Agency, or transfer data for this state has not yet been reviewed by our staff. This state may have also acquired military equipment for policing via other sources or programs which is not reported here.

Counties and cities we’re monitoring in Nevada

Data was last updated September 6, 2022

Counties

Counties monitored in: Nevada
Funding Misconduct and Settlements
County Population Grant funding found Military equipment value Consent decree Public misconduct database Settlements
Carson City 58384 $2,500,146.77 $735,373.00 No No None found

Cities

Cities monitored in: Nevada
Funding Misconduct and Settlements
City Population Officers per 1000 people Grant funding found Military equipment value Consent decree Public misconduct database Settlements
Henderson 350020 N/A $1,317,878.93 $0.00 No No None found
Las Vegas 678924 N/A $45,649,763.12 $2,217,958.61 No No 4 settlements with compensation totaling $18,340,000.00
North Las Vegas 294042 N/A $8,693,248.37 $0.00 No No None found
Reno 281684 N/A $2,864,319.10 $214,184.00 No No 1 settlement with compensation totaling $250,000.00