The CDBG Tourism Development (TD) Opportunity provides investments in effective and affordable tourist attraction facilities to quality communities that are investing in long-term development.
Donor Name: Nebraska Department of Economic Development
State: Nebraska
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/30/2024
Size of the Grant: $433,000
Details:
The CDBG Tourism Development (TD) Opportunity provides a sound basis for assisting tourist attraction projects that have attracted significant financial support and are likely to have long-term positive impacts on their local and regional economies. Tourist attractions projects that serve both a regional and a local economy of community need are a key element in satisfying the state objective.
During the Program Year, all activities proposed in applications for CDBG funding in the TD Opportunity must meet the national objective of benefitting low- and moderate-income persons (through the subcategories LMI Jobs, LMI Limited Clientele) or aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight in either an area (SBA) or spot basis (SBS).
Funding is for tourist attractions expected to draw 2,500 visits annually.
National Objectives
Applicants must document that the proposed activity(ies) comply with a national objective:
- Benefit Low and Moderate Income 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.
- Jobs: Created/retained jobs, of which 51% or more are provided to LMI persons.
- Aid in the Prevention or Elimination of Slums or Blight: Focuses on activities that create a change to the physical environment of a deteriorating area. There are two ways to qualify for this national objective. The applicant community must officially designate the project’s target area.
- Area Basis
- Spot Basis
Priority Activities
- Public Facilities and Improvements
- Acquisition of Real Property (01): Acquisition of real property that will be developed for a public purpose. Clearance and Demolition
- Other Public Improvements – Removal of Architectural Barriers (03Z)
- Non-Residential Historic Preservation (16B): Rehabilitation of historic buildings for nonresidential use. Examples include the renovation of an historic building for use as a neighborhood facility, as a museum, or by a historic preservation society
- Parks, Recreational Facilities (03F): Development of open space areas or facilities intended primarily for recreational use
- Construction Management: Costs related to compliance with Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA)
- Neighborhood Facilities (03E): Acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of facilities that are principally designed to serve a neighborhood and that will be used for social services or for multiple purposes (including recreation)
- Convention Centers
- Participatory Sport Facilities
- Cultural and Heritage Recreational Sites and Facilities
- Scientific and Educational Interpretive Educational Sites and Facilities
- Economic Development
- Economic Development Direct Financial Assistance to For-Profit Business (18A): Financial assistance to private for-profit businesses to (for example) acquire property, clear structures, build, expand or rehabilitate a building, purchase equipment, or provide operating capital. Forms of assistance include loans, and grants
- Administration
- General Administration (21A): 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: $433,000.00
- Award Floor: $250,000.00
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.
