Certified Communities
Why Become Certified?
Certified communities are:
- Properly identified and documented as ready for economic development opportunities
- Marketed to business and industry
(Initial offer to participate in DED’s marketing advertising and trade shows at reduced rate, if possible) - Publicly recognized as economic development leaders
- Eligible to apply for “Downtown Revitalization” competitive funds
(population less than 20,000) - NEDED CDBG ED additional 5 points
- NIFA Housing Application additional 2 points
- Potential speculative site investment
- Beginning in 2011, Communities that receive CDBG Comprehensive Revitalization funds, which is a non-competitive option given every 3 years only to communities over 20,000, must be certified
For applications and more information click here.
There are currently 38 Nebraska Communities certified, exemplifying economic development readiness.
ALBIONhttps://www.boone-county.org ALLIANCEhttps://www.cityofalliance.net/ AUBURNhttps://www.auburn.ne.gov/ AURORAhttps://www.auroranebraska.com/ BEATRICEhttps://www.ngagegroup.org BELLEVUEhttps://www.bellevue.net CHADRONhttps://www.chadron-nebraska.com/ COLUMBUShttps://www.columbusne.us COZADhttps://www.cozadnebraska.net/ CRETEhttps://www.crete-ne.com/ ELWOODhttps://www.elwoodnebraska.com FALLS CITYhttps://www.fallscityedge.com FREMONThttps://www.fremontne.gov/ GENEVAhttps://www.ci.geneva.ne.us/ GERINGhttps://www.tcdne.org GOTHENBURGhttps://www.ci.gothenburg.ne.us/ GRAND ISLANDhttps://www.grandisland.org/ HARTINGTONhttps://www.ci.hartington.ne.us/ HASTINGShttps://www.hastingsedc.com/ HOLDREGEhttps://phelpscountyne.com/phelps |
IMPERIALhttps://www.imperial-ne.com/econdevelopment.htm KEARNEYhttps://www.ci.kearney.ne.us/ LAURELhttps://www.laurelne.com LEXINGTONhttps://www.cityoflex.com/ McCOOKhttps://www.mccookne.org/ NEBRASKA CITYhttps://www.nebraskacity.com/ NORFOLKhttps://www.ci.norfolk.ne.us/ NORTH PLATTEhttps://www.nparea.com/ OGALLALAhttps://www.ogallala-ne.gov ORDhttps://www.ordnebraska.com/ PLATTSMOUTHhttps://www.plattsmouth.org/ SEWARDhttps://www.cityofsewardne.com/ SCOTTSBLUFFhttps://www.scottsbluff.org/ SCRIBNERhttps://www.scribnernebraska.com SIDNEYhttps://www.cityofsidney.org/ SOUTH SIOUX CITYhttps://www.southsiouxcity.org/ WAYNEhttps://www.waynene.com/ YORKhttps://www.yorkdevco.com/ |
For more information, contact:
Lynn Kohout
Nebraska Department of Economic Development
402-440-2599
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