Funding and Grants

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) is a federal funding program available in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. Federal block-grant funds, passed through the state, for public works, downtown revitalization, housing, planning, and economic development meeting a national objective.

LevelFederal
AdministratorNebraska Department of Economic Development (federal HUD pass-through)
Who can applyNon-Entitlement Jurisdictions (All Scotts Bluff County Cities and the County Qualify)

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Who qualifies

The applicant is a non-entitlement unit of local government (no Scotts Bluff County jurisdiction is a HUD entitlement city).
The activity meets a CDBG national objective (benefit to low- and moderate-income persons, elimination of slum/blight, or urgent need).

This program is available throughout Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska.

Funding terms

Competitive grants (the economic-development category is delivered as loans), sized by category and the annual NOFO.

What you need to apply

CDBG Application per the Category NOFO
National-Objective Documentation
Project Budget

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)

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.