AI Agents & Machine-Payable County Data - Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
Build Scotts Bluff serves people free on the map, and serves AI agents through a machine-payable API. Agents discover resources at /.well-known/x402, read the free catalog at /v1, and pay per call in USDC on Base (x402 protocol) for full parcel records and the county tax-sale list. Every figure is cited to its first-party source.
Civic and Community Center Financing Fund (CCCFF) (state) - Capital construction: building or improving libraries, recreation/wellness centers, gathering spaces, convention centers, town squares, and cultural centers, Conversion, rehabilitation, restoration, preservation, or reus. Amounts: Planning grants: $3,000 floor to $15,000 ceiling. Construction grants: $15,000 floor (note: a separate disaster/special provision sets a $10. Administered by Nebraska Department of Economic Development. Program page.
ImagiNE Nebraska Act (successor to the Nebraska Advantage Act) (state) - Investment tax credit (4% standard; 7% at higher tiers / $10M+ manufacturing investment) on qualified new investment in buildings, improvements to real property, and equipment, Wage credit (4%-9% of new-employee compensa. Amounts: Benefit value scales with project size; no fixed dollar cap per applicant, but credits/refunds are limited by the statewide annual 'base aut. Administered by Jointly administered by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development. Program page.
Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC, 9% and 4%) + Nebraska Affordable Housing Tax Credit (AHTC) (state) - New construction of affordable rental housing, Acquisition plus substantial rehabilitation of existing rental housing (incl. distressed/older buildings), Rehabilitation/preservation of existing affordable units, Adaptive. Amounts: No fixed per-project dollar cap published; NIFA awards only the amount of combined federal LIHTC + state AHTC "necessary to make the project. Administered by Nebraska Investment Finance Authority. Program page.
Scotts Bluff County Tourism Committee Grants (Attraction/Capital Improvement Grant and Promotional Lodging-Tax Grants)- Scotts Bluff Area Visitors Bureau (county) - Capital improvements to existing public tourism attractions / recreational facilities (50/50 match), Marketing and advertising reaching visitors outside a 100-mile radius (radio, TV, newspaper, brochures, flyers, posters. Amounts: No fixed cap published. Capital Improvement is strictly 50/50 matching (grant up to the approved amount must be matched dollar-for-dollar by. Administered by Scotts Bluff County Tourism Committee. Program page.
City of Gering- LB840 Economic Development Fund (Economic Development Grant/Loan) (city) - Forgivable loans (grants) to qualifying businesses for fixed assets and/or working capital, Non-forgivable low-interest loans with repayment terms (committee may split an award into part grant/forgivable, part loan), Loa. Amounts: Variable; sized to project need and job impact. Recent awards range from a ~$13,000 forgivable-over-5-years loan (16th Empire restaurant, co. Administered by City of Gering, Nebraska. Program page.
City of Scottsbluff- LB840 Local Option Municipal Economic Development Fund (city) - Direct loans or grants to qualifying businesses for fixed assets and/or working capital, Forgivable loans tied to job-creation/performance (committee may split an award part-grant/forgivable, part-repayable non-forgivabl. Amounts: Small Business Assistance: historically capped at $10,000 or 50% of project cost; raised by 2025 amendment to a maximum of $25,000 per busin. Administered by City of Scottsbluff Economic Development Department. Program page.
Opportunity Zone Investment Incentive (Qualified Opportunity Fund capital-gains tax incentive)- OZ 1.0 (2018) and OZ 2.0 (OBBBA 2025) (federal) - Acquisition of real property (land and buildings) inside a designated OZ tract, when bought by/contributed to a QOF, New construction / ground-up development on OZ parcels, Substantial rehabilitation of existing building. Amounts: No fixed dollar amount or award- the benefit scales with the investor's deferred capital gain and the project's appreciation. Value = (a) de. Administered by Federal tax incentive administered by the IRS / U.S. Treasury. Program page.
USDA Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) (federal) - Acquisition or development of land, easements, or rights-of-way (Enterprise grants), Construction, conversion, or renovation of buildings; plants, machinery, equipment, Access streets/roads, parking areas, utilities, wat. Amounts: Typically $10,000 to $500,000 per award; statutorily no maximum, but smaller requests score higher (requests under $100,000 receive the top. Administered by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Rural Business-Cooperative.... Program page.
USDA Business and Industry (B&I) Guaranteed Loan Program (OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative) (federal) - Purchase and development of land, buildings, and associated infrastructure for commercial or industrial property (directly applicable to acquiring/redeveloping a low-value parcel), Building construction, conversion, enla. Amounts: Loans (and thus guarantees) up to $25,000,000 per borrower (higher amounts possible only by Administrator exception, e.g., up to $40M for ce. Administered by USDA Rural Development, Rural Business-Cooperative Service. Program page.
SBA Microloan Program (via Nebraska intermediaries: Nebraska Enterprise Fund and Community Development Resources) (federal) - Working capital, Inventory and supplies, Furniture and fixtures, Machinery and equipment, Leasehold/business improvements (CDR lists 'improvements'); for home-based businesses, renovation of the business-dedicated portio. Amounts: $500/$1,000 minimum up to $50,000 maximum (SBA cap). Nationwide average microloan is about $13,000. CDR Nebraska: $1,000-$50,000. NEF direct. Administered by U.S. Small Business Administration. Program page.
SBA 7(a) Loan Program (federal) - Acquisition of commercial real estate and buildings (purchase of a parcel/lot or building for owner-occupied business use), Construction of new buildings / ground-up development on a parcel, Renovation, improvement, and. Amounts: Up to $5 million per 7(a) loan (SBA Express and Export Express variants cap at $500,000). SBA's maximum guaranty exposure is $3.75 million.. Administered by U.S. Small Business Administration. Program page.
HUD Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program (via Nebraska DED for non-entitlement communities) (federal) - Acquisition of real property / site assembly, Clearance, demolition, and site improvements, Rehabilitation of publicly or privately owned buildings, Construction of public facilities and infrastructure tied to redevelopm. Amounts: Typically $500,000 to $140,000,000 (project scale); for small Nebraska communities, capped by ~5x the available CDBG pledge.. Administered by U.S. HUD. Program page.
Rural Workforce Housing Fund (RWHF)- Nebraska DED, with NIFA Rural Workforce Housing Match Program (state) - New owner-occupied housing (cost cap, recently $325, 000/unit), New rental housing units (cost cap, recently $250, 000/unit), Substantial rehab where cost to rehab exceeds 50% of a unit's assessed value, Upper-story (dow. Amounts: Statewide RWHF rounds historically ~$10M-$20M; NIFA RWH match up to $250,000 per recipient and not more than 33% of total proposed investmen. Administered by Nebraska Department of Economic Development. Program page.
Panhandle Area Development District (PADD) Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) (regional) - Real estate / land acquisition, Building purchase, Building renovation and rehabilitation, Machinery and equipment, Working capital and inventory, Business startup, expansion, and ownership transition. Amounts: Gap financing typically a minority share of total project cost (RLFs commonly cap gap participation around 25-40% of project); exact ceiling. Administered by Panhandle Area Development District. Program page.
Trusted Community Development (TCD) Microbusiness Lending Program (regional) - Small-business startup costs, Working capital, Equipment, Inventory, Small real estate / building improvement projects for micro-enterprises. Amounts: Microloan scale (typically under ~$50,000, consistent with micro-enterprise lending); program has placed $23M+ in loans cumulatively since 1. Administered by Trusted Community Development. Program page.
City of Scottsbluff- East Overland Facade Improvement Grant (Community Redevelopment Authority) (city) - Facade improvements, Demolition, Parking lot repairs, Updated signage, Landscaping, Exterior curb-appeal improvements on commercial buildings. Amounts: Up to $10,000 per application; the business must match dollar-for-dollar at a minimum. Annual pool historically ~$100,000 in the city budget. Administered by City of Scottsbluff Community Redevelopment Authority. Program page.
Center for Rural Affairs- Small Business / Rural Microenterprise Lending (USDA RMAP intermediary) (regional) - Real estate acquisition and improvement, Equipment and supplies, Inventory, Working capital, Debt refinancing, Business startup and expansion. Amounts: Loan products $1,000-$250,000 (RMAP microloans under $50,000). Terms up to 10 years; interest at least 1%. Flexible underwriting for thin/no. Administered by Center for Rural Affairs. Program page.
Peter Kiewit Foundation Grants (Quality of Place Amenities / Community Vitality) (foundation) - Capital construction of civic/recreational/cultural community amenities, Adaptive reuse / redevelopment of a building into a public-benefit amenity, Quality-of-place placemaking projects, Community facility improvements. Amounts: Varies widely; foundation awards range from tens of thousands to multi-million for major capital. Matching basis required.. Administered by Peter Kiewit Foundation. Program page.
PREMA REDLG Revolving Loan Fund (USDA Rural Economic Development Loan & Grant pass-through) (utility) - Business start-up and expansion (fixed assets, buildings, equipment), Community facility projects, Job-creating economic development projects, Working capital tied to job creation. Amounts: Up to 80% of project costs (the remaining 20% from the borrower or local utility). Zero percent interest on first-time loans; repayment may. Administered by Panhandle Rural Electric Membership Association. Program page.
Public Transit Formula Grants- Section 5311 Rural (NDOT-Administered) (state) - Transit operating costs (driver wages, fuel, maintenance), Transit capital (vehicles, equipment). Amounts: Per NDOT's annual federal apportionment; operating assistance typically requires a local share.. Administered by Nebraska Department of Transportation, Public Transit Section. Program page.
Humanities Nebraska (HN) Grants + Speakers Bureau (state) - Public lectures, panels, and scholar-led discussions on history, culture, and heritage, Cultural-heritage festivals and celebrations open to the public (Celtic, ethnic, or immigrant-heritage events), Living-history progr. Amounts: Major Grants: competitive, on set deadlines, typically up to roughly $15,000 for larger public programs. Mini Grants: quick-turnaround, roll. Administered by Humanities Nebraska. Program page.
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) -- Public Humanities Projects (federal) - Public Humanities Projects: exhibitions, public programs, and interpretive projects that engage general audiences with history and culture, Humanities-based festivals, lecture/discussion series, and community heritage in. Amounts: Varies widely by program and phase (Public Humanities Projects planning grants are smaller; implementation grants run larger). Some NEH prog. Administered by National Endowment for the Humanities. Program page.
Free catalog: /v1- products, prices, and the DeFi capability surface.
Paid resources: full parcel intelligence records and the 77-1801 tax-sale list, settled on Base mainnet through the Coinbase x402 facilitator.
On-device AI in the app: the Search Agent answers from a cited local corpus- no cloud calls.
How matching works
Pick any parcel in Scottsbluff, Gering, Terrytown, Mitchell, Minatare, Morrill, Lyman, Melbeta, Henry, or McGrew and the map runs its facts- zoning, use, overlays (TIF/CRA, CDBG low-to-moderate-income areas), and project details- through a deterministic eligibility engine. Every answer cites a first-party authority.
Program facts summarize each administering body's published materials; follow the program links for current deadlines and rules.
Common questions
How many programs does this cover in Scotts Bluff County?
22 programs are listed on this page (city, county, federal, foundation, regional, state, utility). Each names the office that runs it and links that office's own page. The list is rebuilt from the funding catalog every time the site publishes, so it does not go stale between updates.
Does it cost anything to use this?
No. The program list, the parcel map, and the matching are free to use, with no account and no sign-up. Build Scotts Bluff charges only automated AI agents that call the data API.
Who do I contact to apply?
7 of these are run locally or regionally, so that is usually the first call. Every entry above names its administering body and links its program page; apply through that office, not through this site.
How do I know which ones my property qualifies for?
Open the map, pick the parcel, and the eligibility engine runs that lot's own facts -- zoning, use, and overlays such as TIF/CRA and CDBG low-to-moderate-income areas -- against each program's published rules. Every answer cites a first-party authority.