Earmarks: Nevada

Here are the earmarks identified for Nevada, which total $3,716,000. Check out the earmarks for your state and then call your congressman and ask if he or she sponsored any of your state's earmarks. If the answer is yes, ask why the congressman's name isn't on the earmark. If you recognize the institution designated to receive the earmarked tax dollars, call them and ask them what they intend to do with your money.

Then email us at info@examiner.com with the subject line "Earmarks" and tell us what you found out.

Amount City Description
$500,000 Henderson Nevada State College for the Nursing Faculty Enhancement Program
$400,000 Henderson Nevada State College for the Accelerated Nursing Program
$400,000 Henderson Nevada State College for facilities and equipment for a School Based Health Center
$366,000 Las Vegas City of Las Vegas for a walk-in employment center
$350,000 Las Vegas WestCare Foundation to expand the Batterers Intervention Program in Needles, CA, and surrounding communities
$300,000 Elko Great Basin College, for facilities and equipment for the Great Basin Center for Rural Health Education and Services
$250,000 Las Vegas University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, for translation, training, and technology related to its Interpretive Services Program
$250,000 Las Vegas Mental health and substance abuse treatment services within the EVOLVE program
$200,000 Clark County Clark County School District, for filling critical teacher shortages
$200,000 Reno HAWC Community Health Center, for facilities and equipment in Stead, NV
$175,000 Las Vegas Charter School Development Foundation, for the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy
$150,000 Reno Truckee Meadows Community College for a collaborative K-16 math and science program
$100,000 Henderson Regis University for the Nevada Distance Learning Teacher Certification initiative, including purchase of equipment
$75,000 Las Vegas Clark County School District, for its Parent Initiative, which may include training fro teachers and parents

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