Nebraska Department of Economic Development
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County Agricultural Society Grant Program
Home / Programs / Economic Recovery / County Agricultural Society Grant Program County Agricultural Society Grant Program The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal...
Chief Standing Bear Program
The Chief Standing Bear Program will award grants not to exceed five million dollars for the purpose of producing a film based on Chief Standing Bear’s life. Th...
Building Mental Health Treatment Facilities Program ( BMHF)
Grant Program Building Mental Health Treatment Facilities Program ( BMHF) The Building Mental Health Treatment Facilities Program (BMHF) Grant Program will prov...
Risk Assessment & Business Continuity Planning
The following resources are provided as a guide to the business continuity planning process. Business Assessment Checklist The Business Assessment checklist hel...
State Trade Expansion Program (STEP)
The State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) is an International Financial Assistance Program to support export efforts of eligible small businesses in Nebraska. Th...
State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 reauthorized and amended the Small Business Jobs Act (SBJA) of 2010 to provide $10 billion to fund the State Small B...
Nebraska Seed Investment Program
The Nebraska Seed Investment program is an equity investment program to support early-stage Nebraska-based businesses. Under the program, up to $500,000 can be...
Nebraska Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Tech Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Grant Program
Grant Program Nebraska Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Tech Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Grant Program The Nebraska Small Business Innovation Resear...
Site and Building Development Fund (SBDF)
The Site and Building Development Fund (SBDF) creates favorable conditions for improving the industrial readiness of the state. It is a four-part legislative pr...
Nebraska Innovation Fund Prototype Grants
The Nebraska Innovation Fund (NIF) Prototype Grant is a matching program that provides financial assistance for new product development to businesses operating...
Municipal Inland Port Authority Act
The Municipal Inland Port Authority Act will allow for the creation of Municipal Inland Port Authorities to manage inland port districts if they are located: Wi...
Microenterprise Assistance Program
The purpose of the microenterprise assistance program is to encourage and support the transfer of Nebraska-based technology and innovation in rural and urban ar...
Customized Job Training
Accredited Job Training Act
Nebraska Academic Research and Development Grants
This program offers Nebraska businesses a matching competitive grant for research and development activities done in conjunction with a Nebraska college or univ...
Leadership Certified Community (LCC)
The Leadership Certified Community program provides a solid framework for communities to identify capacity, stimulate focused planning, and utilize technology t...
Local Option Municipal Economic Development Act (LB840)
The Local Option Municipal Economic Development Act (LB840, 1991) authorized incorporated cities and villages — if approved by local voters — to collect and app...
Economic Development Certified Community (EDCC)
The Economic Development Certified Community (EDCC) program, sponsored by the Nebraska Diplomats, recognizes communities that display a preparedness for economi...
Enterprise Zones
The Nebraska Enterprise Zones Act requires that no more than one zone shall be located inside the boundaries of a city of the metropolitan class (population 300...
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Home / Programs / Community / Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) The federal Community Development Block Grant (C...
Community Development Assistance Act (CDAA)
The Community Development Assistant Act (CDAA) enables DED to distribute a 40% state tax credit to individuals and business firms that make eligible contributio...
Civic and Community Center Financing Fund (CCCFF)
Applicants in the 2026 Application Cycle will use Grant Schedule A. DED Announces 2026 Civic and Community Center Financing Fund Recipients Through the Civic an...