Who Runs the Grant, Loan & Incentive Programs in Scotts Bluff County
Every office that administers a grant, loan, tax credit or incentive program carried on this site- 62 of them across 87 programs- grouped by how close they are to Scotts Bluff County, each linked to its own page. Build Scotts Bluff publishes and cites the rules; the offices below take the applications.
Start here. These are the offices in or nearest the county, and the ones most likely to answer the phone.
Federal Home Loan Bank - 4 programs on this site, including FHLBank Affordable Housing Program (AHP)- Competitive; FHLBank Homeownership Set-Aside Program (HSP / HSP+ / HOPE / TurnKey). Official page.
City of Gering, Nebraska - 2 programs on this site, including City of Gering Tax Increment Financing (TIF); City of Gering- LB840 Economic Development Fund (Economic Development Grant/Loan). Official page.
City of Scottsbluff Community Redevelopment Authority - 2 programs on this site, including City of Scottsbluff Tax Increment Financing (TIF); City of Scottsbluff- East Overland Facade Improvement Grant (Community Redevelopment Authority). Official page.
Trusted Community Development - 2 programs on this site, including Trusted Community Development (TCD) Revolving Loan Fund; Trusted Community Development (TCD) Microbusiness Lending Program. Official page.
A municipal land bank created by a city/village - 1 program on this site, including Nebraska Municipal Land Bank (newly available to Scottsbluff/Gering/Terrytown after LB811/LB1135, eff. April 2026). Official page.
Black Hills Energy - 1 program on this site, including Black Hills Energy Nebraska Commercial & Multi-Family Natural Gas Efficiency Rebates (incl. Custom Rebate). Official page.
Center for Rural Affairs - 1 program on this site, including Center for Rural Affairs- Small Business / Rural Microenterprise Lending (USDA RMAP intermediary). Official page.
City of Gering, administered through the Gering Visitors Bureau - 1 program on this site, including City of Gering Occupation Tax Grant Program (Hotel Occupancy / Lodging Tax Grant). Official page.
City of Scottsbluff Economic Development Department - 1 program on this site, including City of Scottsbluff- LB840 Local Option Municipal Economic Development Fund. Official page.
Mid-America Arts Alliance - 1 program on this site, including Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) -- Artistic Innovations, Engage, and Touring/Exhibition Programs. Official page.
Nebraska Public Power District - 1 program on this site, including NPPD EnergyWise Business / Commercial & Agricultural Incentives. Official page.
North Platte Natural Resources District - 1 program on this site, including Conservation Tree Planting & Windbreak Cost-Share (North Platte NRD, layered with Nebraska Soil & Water Conservation Program and Nebraska Forest Service). Official page.
Panhandle Area Development District - 1 program on this site, including Panhandle Area Development District (PADD) Revolving Loan Fund (RLF). Official page.
Panhandle Rural Electric Membership Association - 1 program on this site, including PREMA REDLG Revolving Loan Fund (USDA Rural Economic Development Loan & Grant pass-through). Official page.
Roosevelt Public Power District - 1 program on this site, including Roosevelt Public Power District / EnergyWise Residential & Property Rebates. Official page.
Scotts Bluff County Tourism Committee - 1 program on this site, including Scotts Bluff County Tourism Committee Grants (Attraction/Capital Improvement Grant and Promotional Lodging-Tax Grants)- Scotts Bluff Area Visitors Bureau. Official page.
State of Nebraska (22)
State agencies administer most of the federal money that reaches a county this size.
Nebraska Department of Economic Development - 7 programs on this site, including Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)- Nebraska State-Administered Small Cities Program; Community Development Assistance Act (CDAA) Tax Credit. Official page.
Nebraska DWEE - 3 programs on this site, including Brownfields Assistance Section 128(a) Assessments (free Phase I/Phase II ESAs); Brownfields Section 128(a) Orphan Tank Removal Program (OTRP). Official page.
Nebraska Department of Revenue - 2 programs on this site, including Nebraska Advantage Microenterprise Tax Credit (Microenterprise Tax Credit Act); Nebraska Property Tax Credits (School District + Community College). Official page.
Nebraska Investment Finance Authority - 2 programs on this site, including NIFA Homebuyer Assistance Program (HBA)- down-payment/closing-cost second mortgage, layered on a NIFA First Home or Welcome Home first mortgage; Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC, 9% and 4%) + Nebraska Affordable Housing Tax Credit (AHTC). Official page.
Enabling statute administered locally: metropolitan/primary-class cities may... - 1 program on this site, including Nebraska Municipal Land Bank Act (acquisition/disposition vehicle for vacant, abandoned, and tax-delinquent parcels). Official page.
History Nebraska - 1 program on this site, including Rural Nebraska Historic Preservation (RNHP) Grant- History Nebraska / SHPO. Official page.
History Nebraska SHPO - 1 program on this site, including Certified Local Government (CLG) Grants- History Nebraska / SHPO. Official page.
Humanities Nebraska - 1 program on this site, including Humanities Nebraska (HN) Grants + Speakers Bureau. Official page.
Jointly administered by History Nebraska / Nebraska State Historical Society - 1 program on this site, including Nebraska Historic Tax Credit (NHTC). Official page.
Jointly administered by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development - 1 program on this site, including ImagiNE Nebraska Act (successor to the Nebraska Advantage Act). Official page.
Nebraska Arts Council - 1 program on this site, including Nebraska Arts Council - Arts Project Grant (with Micro Grant and Creative Districts pathways). Official page.
Nebraska Department of Energy and Environment - 1 program on this site, including Nebraska Litter Reduction and Recycling Grant Program (Cleanup category)- Keep Nebraska Beautiful affiliate route. Official page.
Nebraska Department of Revenue, Property Assessment Division - 1 program on this site, including Nebraska Homestead Exemption (Property Tax Relief). Official page.
Nebraska Department of Transportation, Local Assistance Division - 1 program on this site, including NDOT Local Assistance Federal-Aid Programs (TAP Sidewalks/Trails, HSIP Safety, Off-System Bridges). Official page.
Nebraska Department of Transportation, Public Transit Section - 1 program on this site, including Public Transit Formula Grants- Section 5311 Rural (NDOT-Administered). Official page.
Nebraska Department of Water, Energy and Environment - 1 program on this site, including Nebraska Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP)- Brownfields liability resolution. Official page.
Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment - 1 program on this site, including Dollar and Energy Saving Loans (DESL). Official page.
Nebraska DHHS - 1 program on this site, including Nebraska Child Care Provider Support (DHHS CCDF Grants + Communities for Kids). Official page.
Nebraska Environmental Trust - 1 program on this site, including Nebraska Environmental Trust (NET) Grant Program. Official page.
Nebraska Forest Service - 1 program on this site, including Nebraska Volunteer Fire Assistance (Wildland Equipment Cost-Share). Official page.
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission - 1 program on this site, including Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Stateside + Recreational Trails Program (RTP)- Nebraska Game & Parks. Official page.
Nebraska Tourism Commission - 1 program on this site, including Nebraska Tourism Commission Grants (Marketing + Community Impact). Official page.
Federal (22)
Usually reached through a state or regional office rather than directly.
EPA Region 7 - 3 programs on this site, including EPA Brownfields Assessment and Multipurpose Grants; EPA Brownfields Cleanup Grants.
U.S. HUD - 3 programs on this site, including HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)- Nebraska State-Administered (DED); HOME-ARP (HOME Investment Partnerships- American Rescue Plan)- Nebraska. Official page.
U.S. Small Business Administration - 3 programs on this site, including SBA Microloan Program (via Nebraska intermediaries: Nebraska Enterprise Fund and Community Development Resources); SBA 504 / CDC Loan Program (Certified Development Company Loan). Official page.
USDA Rural Development - 3 programs on this site, including USDA Single Family Housing Repair Loans & Grants (Section 504); USDA Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program (CF Direct). Official page.
USDA Rural Development, Rural Business-Cooperative Service - 2 programs on this site, including USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) - Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvement Grants and Guaranteed Loans; USDA Business and Industry (B&I) Guaranteed Loan Program (OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative). Official page.
EDA via PADD or the city - 1 program on this site, including EDA Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance.
EPA RLF held by an EDD - 1 program on this site, including EPA Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund.
Federal CDBG - 1 program on this site, including CDBG Downtown Revitalization (DTR). Official page.
Federal tax incentive administered by the IRS / U.S. Treasury - 1 program on this site, including Opportunity Zone Investment Incentive (Qualified Opportunity Fund capital-gains tax incentive)- OZ 1.0 (2018) and OZ 2.0 (OBBBA 2025). Official page.
Federally funded - 1 program on this site, including Weatherization Assistance Program (NeWAP) - Nebraska. Official page.
FEMA - 1 program on this site, including FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance- Acquisition/Demolition Buyouts (HMGP, FMA, and BRIC where active). Official page.
FEMA, applied for through the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency - 1 program on this site, including FEMA Safe Room Funding (Tornado Shelters via HMGP and BRIC). Official page.
Funded by HUD - 1 program on this site, including CDBG Area Benefit (Low/Moderate-Income Area Benefit, "LMA") National Objective- Nebraska CDBG Program. Official page.
National Endowment for the Arts - 1 program on this site, including National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) -- Grants for Arts Projects & Challenge America. Official page.
National Endowment for the Humanities - 1 program on this site, including National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) -- Public Humanities Projects. Official page.
NPS and Nebraska SHPO - 1 program on this site, including Federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (20%).
Treasury CDFI Fund via CDEs - 1 program on this site, including New Markets Tax Credit.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Rural Business-Cooperative... - 1 program on this site, including USDA Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG). Official page.
U.S. HUD / Federal Housing Administration - 1 program on this site, including FHA 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance (Standard and Limited). Official page.
U.S. HUD funds three national intermediaries - 1 program on this site, including Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing (LISC / Enterprise / Habitat). Official page.
USDA Rural Development, Rural Housing Service - 1 program on this site, including USDA Single Family Housing Direct Home Loan (Section 502 Direct). Official page.
USDA Rural Development, Rural Utilities Service - 1 program on this site, including USDA Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program (Water & Environmental Programs / WEP). Official page.
Built from the administering body named on each program in this site's funding catalog, rebuilt on every publish. Follow each office's own link for current contact details, deadlines and rules.
Common questions
Who do I call about a grant or loan in Scotts Bluff County?
It depends on the program, and 62 different offices run the ones listed on this site. For business lending and gap financing the regional offices are usually first; for housing and downtown work, the city office and the Nebraska Department of Economic Development. Every program page names its own administering office, so find the program first and the office follows.
Does Build Scotts Bluff take applications or hand out money?
No. It publishes the rules, the parcel facts, and the match between them, each cited to a first-party source. Applications go to the office that runs the program.
Is this list complete?
It names every office administering a program carried on this site: 62 offices across 87 programs. It is rebuilt from the funding catalog on every publish, so it cannot fall out of step with the program pages. An office missing here means the program it runs is not in the catalog yet.
What does it cost to use?
Nothing. The directory, the program rules, the parcel map and the matching are free, with no account. Automated AI agents calling the data API pay per call; people do not.