UNLV Announces Health Grants; Source, Funding Amount Undisclosed | The Locally Times
A February 21 university announcement states three UNLV leaders received a series of health grants, but public records do not yet specify the funding amount, the state agency grantor, or the grants' purpose.
A February 21, 2026, news release from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, announced that a team of its leaders secured a series of grants related to mental and behavioral health. The announcement names the recipients as Michelle Paul, John Tuman, and Christopher Kearney. The university document identifies Paul as the assistant vice president of Mental & Behavioral Health Training and the Workday Endowed executive director of UNLV PRACTICE; Tuman as the executive associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts; and Kearney as a distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Psychology. The release provides no context on the nature of their interdepartmental collaboration or the initiatives the grants will support. ## Grantor and Funding Unspecified The UNLV news release attributes the funding to an entity identified only as “the Nevada...” before the text cuts off, leaving the specific state agency unconfirmed. A review of publicly available documents from other state bodies for February 2026, including the Nevada Gaming Control Board and the Nevada Commission for Women, provides no corresponding information about grants awarded to the UNLV personnel. The university’s statement also omits financial details. The document does not disclose the total monetary value of the awards, the amounts of the individual grants, or when the funds will be disbursed. ## Program Details and Timeline Omitted The announcement offers no description of the programs, research, or community services the grants are intended to fund. The university has not detailed the objectives of the grants, the populations they are meant to serve, or any associated public reporting requirements. Neither the university nor the unnamed state entity has provided a timeline for when the missing details will be released. The February 21 announcement is the only public document available that mentions the grants, leaving the funding’s official source, financial scope, and intended purpose unconfirmed.