2024 Pre-App Civic and Community Center Financing Fund (CCCFF)

The Civic and Community Center Financing Fund (CCCFF) grants are awarded and administered by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) to encourage and foster quality of life in our communities. Nebraska municipalities, including rural cities and villages, and tribal governments may apply for CCCFF grants. These grants are awarded on a competitive basis to construct and/or improve community facilities such as libraries, recreation and wellness centers, gathering spaces, convention centers, town squares, and cultural centers. Projects may include the conversion, rehabilitation, or reuse of historic buildings. The program may also be used for preliminary planning related to the development or rehabilitation of eligible projects. The cash match requirement is at least 1:1. NOTE, 2024 Application Cycle: Municipalities must partner with a Nebraska Arts Council Creative District. Currently restricted to the 2024 Application Cycle, LB927 and LB727, respectively, were approved and signed into law to impose additional requirements on municipality eligibility under the CCCFF program. These additional requirements are discussed in an appendix to the CCCFF Application & Program Guidelines. Refer to Application & Program Guidelines for Grant Award Floor and Award Ceiling. Amounts available depend on the type of applicant and type of grant. 2024 Cycle, Municipalities: Grants of less than $100,000 will not be eligible for award.

Community Development resources are available to eligible projects that foster growth and contribute to quality of life, placemaking, and community betterment.

For program guidelines please refer to: https://opportunity.nebraska.gov/cccff

Nebraska municipalities, including rural cities and villages, and tribal governments may apply for CCCFF grants. Ineligible are the cities of Omaha and Lincoln, or other municipalities that have received assistance under the Convention Center Facility Financing Assistance Act or the Sports Arena Facility Financial Assistance Act, which includes Ralston and Kearney. For more information on the eligibility of applicants or projects, please consult the Application Guidelines. Not all project costs are eligible, including any costs incurred prior to award and those related to facility staffing, programming, marketing, advertising, fundraising, and portable furnishing or equipment. For more information on ineligible costs, refer to the Application Guidelines.

Resources: General and Program specific user guides and videos can be found at https://opportunity.nebraska.gov/amplifund/. Statewide Relay System: Individuals, who are hearing and/or speech impaired and have a TTY, may contact the Department through the Statewide Relay System by calling (800) 833-7352 (TTY) or (800) 833-0920 (voice). The relay operator should be asked to call DED at (800) 426-6505 or (402) 471-3111.