The Nevada Commission on Tourism has awarded more than $500,000 in grants to promote tourism in rural Nevada.Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki said that includes a project to develop a mobile application for Virginia City as well as funding for production costs to develop an episode of “The Birdmen” TV series for the Fallon Convention and Tourism Authority.The Virginia City project will enable visitors to access information on their smart phones and tablets about lodging, events, attractions and shopping on the Comstock. The grant is $12,000.The Fallon project would produce an episode of the series focusing on stories of hunting and …