Grant program; requirements; regulations; report

1. The Division shall develop and implement a supportive housing grant program for the purpose of awarding grants for the development of supportive housing and the provision of supportive housing services. The program must include a process for applying for a grant to: (a) Procure and develop supportive housing; (b) Train and build the capacity of a supportive housing partnership; (c) Fund the operation of a supportive housing partnership; and (d) Analyze the progress of supportive housing in this State. 2. Any recipient of a grant for supportive housing must agree in writing to: (a) Comply with all applicable provisions of chapter 118A of NRS. (b) Allow a tenant in the supportive housing to keep at least one pet, subject to any applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances related to public health, animal control or the prevention of cruelty to animals. 3. The Division shall consult with the Nevada Interagency Advisory Council on Homelessness to Housing created by NRS 232.4981 before approving any application for a grant pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1. 4. The Division shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section. The regulations must prescribe, without limitation: (a) The criteria for eligibility to receive money from the supportive housing grant program; and (b) Procedures for the submission and review of applications to receive money from the supportive housing grant program. 5. On or before December 1 of each year that the supportive housing grant program is funded, the Division shall submit a report to the Chair of the Nevada Interagency Advisory Council on Homelessness to Housing, the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature, or to the Legislative Commission, if the Legislature is not in session. The report must include: (a) Information on and feedback from grant recipients; and (b) Information on the use of grant money and participation in the supportive housing grant program. 6. The Division may use a portion of the money in the Nevada Supportive Housing Development Account created by NRS 319.610 to prepare the report required by subsection 5. 7. As used in this section: (a) “Pet” means a domesticated animal owned or possessed by a person for the purpose of pleasure or companionship, including, without limitation, a cat or dog. (b) “Supportive housing” means subsidized housing that reduces barriers to retaining housing that are caused by a person’s rental history, criminal history and income through the provision of onsite and offsite supportive services that are designed to assist a person who has: (1) A disabling behavioral or physical health condition; and (2) Experienced: (I) Homelessness or been at imminent risk of homelessness; or (II) Unnecessary institutionalization. (c) “Supportive services” includes, without limitation, social services, community support services, case management services, employment services, health care and behavioral health treatment.