The CDBG Planning Opportunity supports project-related studies, data collection, paths to implementation, and the preparation of plans, such as housing studies, comprehensive plans, downtown revitalization plans and historic preservation studies.
Donor Name: Nebraska Department of Economic Development
State: Nebraska
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $73,000
Details:
The purpose of the Planning (PP) funding opportunity is to provide communities the opportunity to solve problems and meet citizen needs through an integrated community planning process that assesses community development needs, develops options for meeting those needs, and packages work plans or otherwise carries out strategic processes that provide the framework for successful projects directing resources toward State priorities.
Successful efforts shall involve strategic planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. The outcome of a successful planning process will ultimately provide information and data that will be used in future planning and implementation efforts. Successful projects arise from effective efforts to involve stakeholders and gain their support throughout the process.
During the Program Year, all activities proposed in applications for CDBG funding in the PP funding opportunity must meet the national objective of benefitting low-and moderate-income persons (through the subcategories LMI Area Benefit, LMI Limited Clientele).
National Objectives
Applicants must document that the proposed activity(ies) comply with a national objective:
- Benefit Low and Moderate Income Persons
- Area Benefit: Benefits are available to all the residents in a particular service area, where at least 51% of the residents are LMI persons.
- Limited Clientele: A Limited Clientele activity benefits a specific group of people (rather than all the residents in a particular area), at least 51% of whom are LMI persons.
Priority Activities
- Planning
- Planning: Includes, but not limited to the development of comprehensive plans, community development plans, downtown redevelopment studies, energy strategies, capacity building, environmental studies, area neighborhood plans, and functional plans
- Administration
- General Administration: Overall administration, including (but not limited to) salaries, wages, and related costs of subrecipient staff or others engaged in grant management and implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $73,000.00
- Award Floor: $20,000.00
Eligibility Criteria
Every Nebraska county or incorporated municipality not designated as a CDBG Entitlement Community is eligible to apply for funding through DED. The CDBG Entitlement Communities of Lincoln, Omaha, Bellevue and Grand Island administer the program in their own areas.
For more information, visit NDED.
