Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED)

Funds innovation, workforce, and rural development projects in Nevada through GOED initiatives such as Knowledge Fund and WINN programs.

Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development is Nevada's state economic-development office, established in the 2011 Legislature Session and operating under NRS 231 with the governor as board chairman. Its mission is to ensure high-quality jobs for Nevadans, and its strategic pillars are Electric Nevada, Innovative Nevada, and Connected Nevada. The office works across workforce development, rural economic and community development, innovation-based economic development, healthcare development, international trade, and film.

The grant-facing routes in the record center on the Nevada Knowledge Fund, WINN workforce grants, Nevada Main Street, and the rural CDBG program. The Knowledge Fund supports research and commercialization work with UNR, UNLV, and DRI; WINN backs industry-led workforce training consortia; Nevada Main Street supports downtown revitalization; and CDBG flows to rural local governments. Other GOED tools, including tax abatements, SSBCI loans, and venture capital, are finance or incentive mechanisms rather than cash grants.

That makes GOED a practical entry point for companies and communities that need state-backed development money tied to jobs, training, or rural place-making. It is especially relevant where a project can connect innovation with public benefit, such as research translation, workforce upskilling, or a downtown and infrastructure plan that fits the state's economic priorities.