LAS VEGAS, NV (KXNT) - The Nevada COVID-19 Response, Relief and Recovery Task Force, a recently-formed public-private partnership overseen by Gov. Steve Sisolak’s office and the Nevada Health Response Center, has established the COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund.
The task force is headed by former MGM CEO Jim Murren, who was recently appointed by Gov. Sisolak to lead the state’s recovery efforts. Nevada Community Foundation is serving as fiscal agent for the fund, which will be used for the following charitable purposes:
- To make grants and payments to assist the State of Nevada and its political subdivisions in responding to COVID-19;
- To provide assistance and supplies to first responders and healthcare providers (individuals and institutions);
- To aid Nevada nonprofits in addressing and recovering from the COVID-19 emergency;
- To provide assistance to Nevada residents impacted by the COVID-19 emergency, particularly those most vulnerable because of health, economic or other circumstances; and,
- To take such actions and make such payments as Nevada Community Foundation determines appropriate to respond to the COVID-19 emergency.
Online donations to the COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund may be made here: https://www.nevadacf.org/donate-now/.
“I am deeply appreciative of Gov. Sisolak’s leadership as we work to assemble a robust and comprehensive team to help Nevada prepare for, respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Murren. “The Fund will help to ensure our state has the resources it needs to effectively deal with this crisis. It will take all of us to prevail. Collectively, we can generate the funding necessary to help protect and support the citizens of our great state, and put Nevada back on track once the crisis has passed.”
On March 18, Nevada Community Foundation established a COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund which was jumpstarted with a $10,000 donation from the Duncan and Irene Lee family. Duncan Lee chairs the Nevada Community Foundation board. Now, as result of the partnership with the task force, the original fund will be merged with the new COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund that has significantly enlarged the scope of eligible beneficiaries to which funds may be distributed.
For information and frequently asked questions about the COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund, please visit the Nevada Community Foundation website here and/or email info@nevadacf.org.