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Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending - Construction - Address: Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of Nevada, Reno Office of Sponsored Projects 1664 North Virginia Street 204 Ross Hall/Mail Stop 325 Reno, NV 89557-0325 Project Director: Mark Pandori, Ph.D. Contact Phone Number: (775) 784-4040 (phone) (775) 784-6680 (fax) Email Address: ospadmin@unr.edu Website Address: unr.edu All grant program funds requested in the application: $ 3,007,519.00 The Nevada State Public Health Laboratory (NSPHL) serves the state of Nevada as a first line of defense against public health threats. The NSPHL provides a wide range of diagnostic and analytical services for the assessment and surveillance of infectious/communicable diseases, foodborne outbreak analyses, biological and chemical terrorism analyses and the analytical evaluation of dairy products and water to evaluate safety for consumption and compliance throughout Nevada. However, as of 2019, Nevada ranked 26th in drug overdose deaths nationally, with an age-adjusted mortality rate of 20.1 per 100,000 people. Historically, Nevada has suffered from issues with drug overdose deaths attributed to psychostimulants such as methamphetamine; Nevada was ranked first in the nation in methamphetamine overdoses in 2016. Nevada is one of only two states in the nation without sufficient equipment to combat this threat to public health. The Nevada State Public Health Laboratory has immediate need for specialized toxicological laboratory equipment to meet the significant threat to public safety created by the impacts of drug abuse. This federal funding request is to purchase specialized toxicological laboratory equipment that will allow testing services to inform public health and public safety agencies in the state of Nevada.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).