Funding and Grants

CDBG Downtown Revitalization

CDBG Downtown Revitalization is a federal funding program available in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. Federal block-grant funds, passed through the state, for facade and building rehabilitation within an adopted downtown target area.

LevelFederal
AdministratorNebraska Department of Economic Development (federal HUD Community Development Block Grant pass-through), administered by the participating city
FundingUp to $435,000

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Who qualifies

The municipality holds an active CDBG Downtown Revitalization award and has adopted a downtown target area.
The parcel lies within that adopted downtown target area; Scottsbluff and Gering have run downtown rounds.
The project meets a CDBG national objective and the award's owner-match and design-review requirements.

This program is offered in: Scottsbluff, Gering.

Funding terms

Grants to the city of generally up to roughly $435,000 per downtown round; the per-building share is set by the city's program and ordinarily requires an owner match.

What you need to apply

Building Rehabilitation Scope
Owner-Match Commitment
Historic and Design Review
City Subrecipient Agreement

The rule behind this program

Every eligibility statement on this page traces to first-party authority (corpus version 2026.06).

Authorizing Statute: Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.
Program Guidance: Nebraska Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, Nebraska Department of Economic Development

Need help applying? Build Scotts Bluff offers CDBG administration for Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. See CDBG administration services.

Advisory only. Eligibility is a deterministic read of public program rules as of the cited corpus version and is not legal advice or a guarantee of funding; every determination must be reviewed against the live program and counsel.