Tax-Delinquent, Tax Sale & Back-Tax Property in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
Nebraska counties advertise tax-delinquent real estate each year ahead of the March tax sale (Neb. Rev. Stat. 77-1801). Build Scotts Bluff maps that list parcel-by-parcel with each property record, lifetime tax history, and sale chain, so lien and deed buyers can research before bidding.
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.
HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)- Nebraska State-Administered (DED) (federal) - Acquisition of property/land for affordable housing, Rehabilitation of owner-occupied and rental housing, New construction of affordable single-family and rental units, Homebuyer down-payment/purchase assistance (purchas. Amounts: Varies by project and annual allocation; typically tens of thousands to several hundred thousand dollars per project (CHDO set-aside is 15%. Administered by U.S. HUD. 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.
FHA 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance (Standard and Limited) (federal) - Acquisition + rehabilitation of a 1-4 unit owner-occupied home in one loan, Structural repairs, additions, modernization (Standard 203(k)), Non-structural repairs and improvements up to the Limited cap (Limited 203(k)),. Amounts: Up to FHA county loan limits for the area; Limited 203(k) rehab portion capped at $75,000 (up to $50,000 in QOZs under prior guidance; confi. Administered by U.S. HUD / Federal Housing Administration. Program page.
USDA Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program (Section 502 Guaranteed) (federal) - Purchase of an existing eligible rural home (100% financing, no down payment), Purchase + qualifying repairs/improvements (limited rehab rolled into the loan), New construction of a primary residence, Relocation of a dwe. Amounts: Based on appraised value/borrower qualification (100% financing); no fixed program cap but limited by repayment ability and modest-home stan. Administered by USDA Rural Development. Program page.
FHLBank Homeownership Set-Aside Program (HSP / HSP+ / HOPE / TurnKey) (regional) - Down-payment assistance, Closing-cost assistance, Purchase-related repair assistance (minor rehab tied to the purchase). Amounts: $2,500 minimum to $15,000 maximum per household (2026); ~$14.29M total available district-wide in 2026.. Administered by Federal Home Loan Bank. Program page.
Nebraska Municipal Land Bank Act (acquisition/disposition vehicle for vacant, abandoned, and tax-delinquent parcels) (state) - Acquisition of tax-delinquent and abandoned parcels (including via tax-sale/foreclosure pathways), Clearing of delinquent taxes and certain liens, Holding/maintenance and assembly of parcels, Conveyance to developers/own. Amounts: Not a cash grant- it is an acquisition/title-clearing tool. Value is in below-market or written-down conveyance and extinguished back taxes/. Administered by Enabling statute administered locally: metropolitan/primary-class cities may.... Program page.
Nebraska Municipal Land Bank (newly available to Scottsbluff/Gering/Terrytown after LB811/LB1135, eff. April 2026) (city) - Acquisition of tax-delinquent / abandoned parcels, Holding and title-clearing of distressed properties, Conveyance of parcels to private developers for redevelopment, Demolition and pre-development site work in some stru. Amounts: Not a cash grant to developers; value is acquisition cost/tax forgiveness and clear title. Land bank may retain 50% of real property taxes c. Administered by A municipal land bank created by a city/village. Program page.
Research tools on the map
The Tax Sale layer marks every parcel on the current county advertising list.
Each parcel opens its assessed value, lifetime property-tax history, payment status, and sale chain- sourced from the county assessor and treasurer.
Automated buyers can license the same list through the machine-payable API at /v1 (x402, USDC on Base).
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?
8 programs are listed on this page (city, federal, regional, state). 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?
2 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.