GRAND ISLAND – The Grand Island Children’s Museum was one of several non-profit organizations to receive a grant from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development
The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) announced 17 recipients of $70 million in grant funding for the second funding cycle of the Shovel-Ready Capital Recovery and Investment Act Program.
The Shovel-Ready Capital Recovery and Investment Act Program assists non-profit organizations with capital projects that were delayed due to COVID-19. The program was approved for additional funding from the State General Fund during the 2023 Legislative Session and signed into law by Governor Jim Pillen.
As of October 4th, DED received 66 applications totaling more than $183 million in 2023 Shovel-Ready funding requests. A total of 17 awards were announced Oct.11. All available grant funds for the 2023 Shovel-Ready program have now been allocated.
Qualified Recipient Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-12,225(2)(a)
- Creighton University – $30,000,000
Qualified Recipients Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-12,225(2)(b)
Congressional District 1
- Malone Community Center – $3,333,333
- Lancaster County Agricultural Society, Inc. – $5,000,000
- Lindsay Area Development – $5,000,000
Congressional District 2
- Creighton Preparatory School – $3,000,000
- Duchesne College & Convent of the Sacred Heart – $5,000,000
- Omaha Community Playhouse – $1,905,381
- Rabble Mill – $2,677,952
- Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater Omaha (Armbrust) – $750,000
Congressional District 3
- Art Farm – $30,000
- Chadron Public Library Foundation – $640,054
- Grand Island Children’s Museum Inc – $5,000,000
- National Arbor Day Foundation – $1,500,000
- Robert Henri Museum and Historical Walkway – $113,280
- Siouxland Tennis Association Inc – $700,000
- Willa Cather Foundation – $350,000
- The Young Men’s Christian Association of McCook, Nebraska – $5,000,000
For more information about the Shovel-Ready program, visit opportunity.nebraska.gov/programs/business/shovel-ready-grants/.
