The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) has announced the recipients of $70 million in grant funding for the second funding cycle of the Shovel-Ready Capital Recovery and Investment Act Program. As of October 4th, DED had received 66 applications totaling more than $183 million in 2023 Shovel-Ready funding requests. A total of 17 awards are being announced today. All available grant funds for the 2023 Shovel-Ready program have now been allocated.
The Shovel-Ready program was approved for additional funding from the State General Fund during the 2023 Legislative Session and signed into law by Governor Jim Pillen. The funding assists qualified 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations with capital projects that were delayed due to COVID-19 or that will provide a positive economic impact in the State of Nebraska. For more information about the Shovel-Ready program, visit the program webpage at: https://opportunity.nebraska.gov/programs/business/shovel-ready-grants/.
Qualified Recipient Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-12,225(2)(a)
- Creighton University – $30,000,000
Qualified Recipients Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-12,225(2)(b)
Congressional District 1
- Malone Community Center – $3,333,333
- Lancaster County Agricultural Society, Inc. – $5,000,000
- Lindsay Area Development – $5,000,000
Congressional District 2
- Creighton Preparatory School – $3,000,000
- Duchesne College & Convent of the Sacred Heart – $5,000,000
- Omaha Community Playhouse – $1,905,381
- Rabble Mill – $2,677,952
- Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater Omaha (Armbrust) – $750,000
Congressional District 3
- Art Farm – $30,000
- Chadron Public Library Foundation – $640,054
- Grand Island Children’s Museum Inc – $5,000,000
- National Arbor Day Foundation – $1,500,000
- Robert Henri Museum and Historical Walkway – $113,280
- Siouxland Tennis Association Inc – $700,000
- Willa Cather Foundation – $350,000
- The Young Men’s Christian Association of McCook, Nebraska – $5,000,000