For more information, or for additional copies contact:

Christina Bartels, Nebraska Community Improvement Program Coordinator

P.O. Box 94666, 301 Centennial Mall South

Lincoln, NE 68509-4666

(800) 426-6505 or (402) 471-3172

Revised July 2009

Complied by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development

With Funding Support from the USDA Rural Community Development

Initiative

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. CRIME COMMISSION

ANTI-DRUG ABUSE AND VIOLENT CRIME BLOCK GRANT FUNDS EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE FORMULA BLOCK GRANT FUNDS 1

JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT FORMULA GRANT

FUNDS...... 1

JUVENILE SERVICES ACT GRANTS...... 3

VICTIM ASSISTANCE ACT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS...... 4

JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY INCENTIVE BLOCK GRANTS...... 4

  1. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT...... 5

THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ACT...... 6

AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM...... 7

BUILDING ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITIES ACT...... 8

  1. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

EVEN START FAMILY LITERACY PROJECT...... 10

  1. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

COMMUNITY LAKES RESTORATION ASSISTANCE GRANTS: NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM – SEC. 319, CLEAN WATER ACT 11

URBAN RUNOFF MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE GRANTS: NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM – SEC. 310, CLEAN WATER ACT 11

SMALL PROJECTS ASSISTANCE GRANTS: NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM – SEC 319, CLEAN WATER ACT 12

COMPETITIVE PROJECT GRANTS: NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM – SEC 319, CLEAN WATER ACT 12

DISPOSAL FEE REBATE PROGRAM...... 12

ILLEGAL DUMP SITE CLEANUP PROGRAM...... 13

LITTER REDUCTION AND RECYCLING GRANT PROGRAM...... 13

NEBRASKA ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM...... 14

PETROLEUM RELEASE REMEDIAL ACTION REIMBURSEMENT FUND...... 14

DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND LOANS AND GRANTS...... 15

CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND LOANS AND GRANTS...... 15

WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING INCENTIVE GRANTS PROGRAM...... 15

WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLANNING...... 16

SOURCE WATER PROTECTION GRANTS...... 16

BROWNSFIELD ASSISTANCE...... 17

  1. NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

CHILD CARE GRANT FUND...... 18

CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION FUND PROGRAM GRANTS...... 19

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL...... 19

PREVENTIVE HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT...... 20

TITLE V MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH BLOCK GRANT...... 21

SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT...... 21

  1. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

NEBRASKA WORKER TRAINING PROGRAM...... 22

  1. DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES

TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANT PROGRAM...... 23

  1. DEPARTMENT OF ROADS

TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM...... 24

  1. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA)

COMMUNITY FACILITY PROGRAMS...... 26

X. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES...... 28

CRIME COMMISSION

  • ANTI-DRUG ABUSE AND VIOLENT CRIME BLOCK GRANT FUNDS

EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE FORMULA BLOCK GRANT FUNDS

SPONSORING AGENCY:Nebraska Crime Commission

PURPOSE: To assist state and local units of government in carrying out specific drug and violent crime control programs that offer a high probability of improving the criminal justice system and making an impact on Nebraska’s drug and violent crime problem. A key element of projects shall be the coordination and cooperation between various criminal justice agencies. Programs must relate to drug and violent crime control. Program areas include:

  1. Demand reduction education programs in which law enforcement officers participate.
  2. Multijurisdictional task force programs that integrate federal, state and local drug law enforcement agencies and prosecutors for the purpose of enhancing interagency coordination and intelligence, and facilitating multijurisdictional investigations.
  3. Improvement of the operational effectiveness of the court process by expanding prosecutorial, defender, and judicial resources, and by implementing court delay reduction programs.
  4. Programs designed to provide additional public correctional resources and improve the corrections system, including treatment in prisons and jails, intensive supervision programs, and long-range corrections and sentencing strategies.
  5. Programs that identify and meet the treatment needs of adult and juvenile drug-dependent and alcohol-dependent offenders.
  6. Innovative programs that demonstrate new and different approaches to enforcement, prosecution, and adjudication of drug offenses and other serious crimes.
  7. Providing alternative solutions to detention, jail, and prison for persons who pose no danger to the community.

ELIGIBILITY: State and local units of government are eligible to apply for funds. Private nonprofit organizations are not eligible to apply for Drug Control funding. However, state or local units of government may contract with private nonprofit agencies to implement projects.

FUNDING AVAILABILITY: Total average available: varies.

GRANT PROCESS SCHEDULE:

Application Instructions Available: March

Applications Due: May

Fiscal Year Begins: Varies with project

Continuation Awards: Varies with project

TO REQUEST APPLICATION PACKET OR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Kirkpatrick, Nebraska Crime Commission, P.O. Box 94946, Lincoln, NE 68509-4946. Phone: (402) 471-3687. email:

  • JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT – FORMULA GRANT FUNDS

SPONSORING AGENCY: Nebraska Crime Commission

PURPOSE: The priority areas for funding are removal of juveniles from adult jails and lockups, deinstitutionalization of and services for status offenders and non-offenders. American Indian tribal programs, systems improvement, and minority over-representation.

Jail Removal: The following activities are considered for funding under this category: 1) temporary non-secure holding services (i.e. holdovers, shelter care, attendant care, foster care, safe homes, group homes, etc.); 2) intake services; 3) treatment and aftercare programs; 4) secure detention programs; and 5) planning and technical assistance.

Deinstitutionalization/Services to Status Offenders and Non-offenders: This category provides funds for projects designed to prevent or eliminate the placement of status offenders and non-offenders in secure detention and correctional facilities. The following activities are considered for funding under this category: 1) temporary non-secure holding services (i.e. holdovers, shelter care, attendant care, foster care, safe homes, group homes, etc.); 2) prevention programs; 3) diversion programs; 4) early intervention programs; 5) community-based diagnostic evaluation services; 6) intake services; and 7) intensive supervision services.

American Indian Tribes: This category provides funds for projects designed to address the juvenile justice issues for American Indians, primarily on the Omaha and Winnebago Reservations. The following activities are considered for funding under this category: 1) temporary non-secure holding services (i.e. holdovers, shelter care, attendant care, foster care, safe homes, group homes, etc.); 2) detention alternatives; 3) treatment and aftercare programs; 4) secure detention programs; 5) planning and technical assistance; 6) prevention, intervention, and diversion services.

Minority Over-representation: This category funds projects that eliminate or reduce over-representation of minority youth in confinement in the juvenile justice system. Priority consideration is given to projects that influence the problem. The following activities are considered for funding under this category: 1) systems of alternatives to incarceration specific to the needs of minorities; 2) multicultural awareness training programs; 3) diversion and intervention programs; 4) prevention programs; 5) initiating or improving the usefulness of relevant information systems and dissemination of information regarding minorities in the juvenile justice system; 6) pilot studies to develop profiles of juvenile offenders; and 7) additional data collection and analysis relevant to this area.

Systems Improvement: This category provides funds for projects designated to address training needs, provide advocacy, and provide education related efforts to improve statutory law, policies and practices on a system level. The following activities are considered for funding under this category: 1) development and delivery of training programs/curriculum; 2) technical assistance; 3) advocacy programs; 4) standards programs; and 5) code and statutory revision initiatives.

ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible the subgrantee must be considered:

  • A unit of general local government (county, city, village, etc.), or a combination of such units;
  • A state agency or state-supported university;
  • A chartered nonprofit private organization or association having statewide representation or character; or
  • A local community chartered private nonprofit agency or organization only if a request for funds to support the proposed project through a unit of local government has been made and denied.

FUNDING AVAILABILITY: Amount varies. Applicants for new projects may be eligible for consideration for five years. Projects that are funded for subsequent years are subject to a step down funding policy: First two years may be funded at 100%, Third year – 75%, Fourth year – 50%, Fifth year – 25%. Projects are ineligible after receiving five years of funding.

GRANT PROCESS SCHEDULE:

Application instructions available: November

Applications Due: Varies

Fiscal Year Begins: Varies with project

Continuation Awards: Varies with project

NOTE: Application process, award amounts, and dates are all dependent upon receipt of federal funds.

TO REQUEST APPLICATION PACKET OR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

All grant applications and instructions available online at contact Tiffany Mullison. Nebraska Crime Commission, P.O. Box 94946, Lincoln, NE68509. Phone: (402) 471-3998. Email:

  • JUVENILE SERVICES ACT GRANTS

SPONSORING AGENCY: Nebraska Crime Commission

PURPOSE: To fund programs and services for juveniles under the jurisdiction of the juvenile or criminal justice systems. Programs and services include assessment and evaluation, delinquency prevention, diversion, detention, shelter care, intensive supervision, treatment of juveniles in need of services, and dispositional alternatives.

ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible the subgrantee must be considered:

  • A unit of general local government (county, city, village, etc.), or a combination of such units;
  • A state-supported university;
  • A chartered nonprofit private organization or association having statewide representation or character; or
  • A local community chartered private nonprofit agency or organization only if a request for funds to support the proposed project through a unit of local government has been made and denied.

NOTE: State agencies are not eligible for this grant.

FUNDING AVAILABILITY: Amount varies. Applicants for new projects may be eligible for consideration for five years. Projects that are funded for subsequent years are subject to a step down funding policy: First two years may be funded at 100%, Third year – 75%, Fourth year – 50%, Fifth year – 25%. Projects are ineligible after receiving five years of funding.

GRANT PROCESS SCHEDULE:

Application Instructions Available: October or November

Applications Due: Comprehensive Juvenile Services Plan – end of December, Grant Applications – March, Juvenile Services Grant Committee Recommendations – April

Fiscal Year Begins: July

TO REQUEST APPLICATION PACKET OR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Tiffany Mullison, Nebraska Crime Commission, P.O. Box 94946, Lincoln, NE 68509-4946. Phone: (402) 471-3998. email:

  • VICTIM ASSISTANCE ACT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS

SPONSORING AGENCY: Nebraska Crime Commission

PURPOSE: To provide direct services to victims of crime.

ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible for Victim Assistance, a subgrantee must:

  • be operated as a public agency or nonprofit organization, or a combination thereof, that provides direct services to crime victims;
  • demonstrate substantial financial support from other sources;
  • utilize volunteers;
  • promote coordinated public and private efforts to aid crime victims;
  • assist victims in seeking available crime victims’ compensation benefits.

FUNDING AVAILABILITY: Total amount available varies depending on the amount of fines collected from federal cases.

GRANT PROCESS SCHEDULE:

Application Instructions Available: Normally in March

Applications Due: May 1

Fiscal Year Begins: Not applicable

Continuation Awards: Dependent on program operation

TO REQUEST APPLICATION PACKET OR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lisa Stamm, Nebraska Crime Commission, P.O. Box 94946, Lincoln, NE 68509-4946. Phone: (402) 471-3416. email:

  • JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY INCENTIVE BLOCK GRANT (JAIBG)

SPONSORING AGENCY: Nebraska Crime Commission

PURPOSE: To hold juvenile offenders accountable for their actions.

ELIGIBILITY: Awards and award amounts are predetermined by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for local communities eligible to receive $5,000 or more. Remaining dollars and their use are determined by the Nebraska Juvenile Justice Coalition.

FUNDING AVAILABILITY: Amount varies.

GRANT PROCESS SCHEDULE:

Application Instructions Available: Late February

Applications Due: End of April

Fiscal Year Begins: July

Continuation Awards: Not applicable

TO REQUEST APPLICATION PACKET OR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

All grant instructions and applications are available online at or contact Tiffany Mullison, Nebraska Crime Commission, P.O. Box 94946, Lincoln, NE 68509. Phone: (402) 471-3998.

Email: .
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  • COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG)

SPONSORING AGENCY: Nebraska Department of Economic Development

PURPOSE: To provide Nebraskans with appropriate, affordable and accessible housing and infrastructure, and quality jobs. CDBG funds must be used for projects that improve community and economic environments for low- to moderate-income persons, and for local needs defined through a strategic planning process. Potential applications fall into five categories:

Community Development, Housing and Planning applications are competitively ranked and favor projects that:

  • Meet locally identified needs
  • Commit local resources
  • Benefit 51% of low to moderate income persons
  • Eliminate slums and blight

Economic Development applications are reviewed for evidence of:

  • Support of businesses that expand the state’s economic base and/or
  • Job creation or retention for persons in the low- to moderate-income levels

ELIGIBILITY:

Eligible Community Development Projects:

Public works— under 50,000 population

Street, curb, gutter or sidewalk improvements; storm sewer; flood and drainage improvements; community centers; senior centers; nonprofit centers for day care, dependent care, primary health and mental health facilities (excluding shelters); incidental water distribution and sanitary sewer collection in support of other eligible activities.

Water/Wastewater—

Water system improvements including source, treatment, storage, and/or distribution; wastewater system collection and/or treatment.

Eligible Housing Projects:

Owner-occupied housing rehabilitation

Eligible Planning Projects:

Community strategic planning including: environmental scans, needs assessments, information technology, citizen participation, and fiscal management; analysis of impediments to fair housing choice; neighborhood/comprehensive/strategic development plans; functional or special studies for: housing, infrastructure, economic development, land measures, central business district, energy conservation, transportation, environmental and historic preservation studies, community development and housing plans.

Eligible Economic Development Projects:

Block grants will assist economic development through loans, deferred loans, public works improvements and job training.

Eligible Tourism Development Projects:

Tourist attractions, which include historic preservation/restoration, museums, cultural awareness centers, heritage recreational sites/facilities, scientific educational centers, and barrier removal for accessibility to sites.

Eligible Downtown Revitalization Projects:

Facilities are eligible under Community Development Public Works category. Loans to businesses for façade improvements, meeting community codes, and historic restoration, rehab and preservation.

Eligible Comprehensive Revitalization Projects (3 years funding):

Includes housing and public works activities with 20,000 population less 50,000. Minimum CR: $150,000.

FUNDING AVAILABILITY:

Maximum Community Development Grant Amounts:

All community development grants require a minimum 25% match of the total project activity costs.

$350,000 – under 50,000 population(Public works and Water/Wastewater)

Maximum Housing Grant Amounts:

All housing grants require a minimum 25% match of the total project activity costs.

$250,000 – one major housing activity

$400,000 – housing rehabilitation

$400,000 – for small community cooperative rehabilitation programs

Maximum Planning Grant Amount:

All planning activities require a minimum 25% match of the total project activity costs.

$30,000 – for a community/unincorporated county

$50,000 – for multi-community, countywide or regional

Maximum Economic Development Grant/Loan Amount:

All economic development grants/loans require a minimum 50% match of the total project activity costs.

$500,000—amount based on job creation

$250,000—job training

$250,000—speculative building

$750,000—speculative industrial park

Maximum Tourism Development Grant Amount:

All tourism development grants require a minimum 25% match of the total project activity costs.

$200,000 and a minimum of $20,000. Match amount of at least 50%.

Maximum Downtown Revitalization Grant Amount:

All downtown revitalization grants require a minimum 25% match of the total project activity costs.

$30,000—planning

$350,000—activities

Minimum Comprehensive Revitalization Amount:

All comprehensive revitalization grants/loans require a minimum 50% match of the total project activity costs.

$150,000

GRANT PROCESS SCHEDULE: Contact for more information.

TO REQUEST APPLICATION PACKET OR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steve Charleston, Nebraska Department of Economic Development, Community and Rural Development Division, P.O. Box 94666, Lincoln, NE 68509., (800) 426-6505, TDD (402) 471-3441, Fax: (402) 471-8405, email:

  • THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ACT (CDAA)

SPONSORING AGENCY: Nebraska Department of Economic Development

PURPOSE: This program was created in 1985 by the Nebraska Legislature to encourage businesses and individuals to financially support community betterment organizations in their efforts to implement community service and development projects in chronic economically distressed areas. CDAA empowers the Nebraska Department of Economic Development to distribute 40 percent state tax credits to businesses, corporations, insurance firms, financial institutions, or individuals that make eligible contributions of cash, services or materials to approved community betterment projects. An applicant must apply to the department to become qualified to award tax credits to eligible contributors. Upon project approval by the department, the applicant can award a state tax credit to a business, corporation, insurance firm, financial institution, or individual contributing to the project of up to 40 percent of the value of the contribution. Eligible projects consist of; job training, human and medical services, physical facility and neighborhood development services, recreational and educational activities, and crime prevention.