Funding and Grants

Micro Tax Increment Financing (Micro-TIF)

Micro Tax Increment Financing (Micro-TIF) is a local funding program available in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. A streamlined, expedited form of tax increment financing for smaller rehabilitation and improvement projects in a redevelopment area.

• LevelLocal
• AdministratorAdministering municipality (an expedited form of TIF)
• Who can applyCities Outside the Metro Counties (All Scotts Bluff County Cities Qualify)

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Who qualifies

• The municipality is outside Douglas, Lancaster, and Sarpy counties (Scottsbluff, Gering, and Mitchell all qualify).
• The project is a qualifying smaller redevelopment in a declared area, using the statute's expedited Micro-TIF process.

This program is offered in: Scottsbluff, Gering, Mitchell.

Funding terms

Like standard TIF, the increment on the added value repays eligible costs, but with an expedited approval track for smaller projects.

What you need to apply

• Micro-TIF Application
• Redevelopment Cost Documentation

The rule behind this program

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

• Authorizing Statute: Community Development Law, Neb. Rev. Stat. Section 18-2155 (Micro-TIF)
• Program Guidance: Micro-TIF, Nebraska Department of Economic Development

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.