Hall of Fame Museum Grant Program

The Hall of Fame Museum Grant Program is authorized and further described within Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,241.01(3)(a). The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) shall award grants, not to exceed twenty million dollars, for the purpose of creating a museum located in one or more qualified census tracts located within the boundaries of a city of the metropolitan class and that is named in honor of a person inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame on or before September 1, 2023.

Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,241.01(3)(a), the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) will provide grants, not to exceed $20,000,000.00, for the purpose of creating a museum in one or more qualified census tracts within the boundaries of a city of the metropolitan class and that is named in honor of a person inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame on or before September 1, 2023.

What Can the Grants Be Used for?
Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-12,241.01(3)(a), the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) will provide grants, not to exceed $20,000,000.00, for the purpose of creating a museum in one or more qualified census tracts within the boundaries of a city of the metropolitan class and that is named in honor of a person inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame on or before September 1, 2023.

A city of the metropolitan class is defined by Neb. Rev. Stat. §14-101 as all cities which have attained a population of four hundred thousand inhabitants or more as determined by the most recent federal decennial census or the most recent revised certified count by the United States Bureau of the Census.

A qualified census tract: QCT is defined in 26 U.S.C. 42(d)(5)(B)(ii)(I), as such section existed on January 1, 2022. A map of QCTs can be found here: https://opportunity.nebraska.gov/programs/recovery/

Inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame means the finalist is selected by the Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission after a hearing, pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 72-728. Such selection must take place on or before September 1, 2023 for the purpose of the Hall of Fame Museum Grant Program.

Who is Eligible to Apply?
The Hall of Fame Grant Program grant application will be open to entities that will create a museum named in honor of a person inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame. In addition, to be eligible for the Hall of Fame Museum Grant Program, an applicant organization must be named in the coordination plan or appendices by the Economic Recovery Special Committee of the Legislature dated January 10, 2023. A copy of the plan can be found here: https://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/reports/econrec.php.

Eligible applicants must have title to the land for the proposed museum’s location and the land must be located in one or more qualified census tracts within the boundaries of a city of the metropolitan class.

Recipients of the Hall of Fame Museum grant funds must use grant funds to create a museum named in honor of a person inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame.

Coordination Plan & Appendices Data Request Form

Look up proposal name/ ID number here: https://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/reports/econrec.php