| These four new grants are designed to provide assistance to individuals, families and businesses who have been economically impacted by COVID-19. May 27, 2020, Governor Pete Ricketts announced the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) will co-administer four new State grant programs — utilizing $392 million in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act COVID-19 Relief funding — to help support Nebraska’s economic recovery. The grants are designed to provide assistance to individuals, families and businesses that have been economically impacted by COVID-19, and will fill gaps by addressing four critical areas of need: -Financial support (i.e., support for operating costs) for small businesses and for livestock producers. -Workforce training and retraining for un and underemployed Nebraskans. -Enhanced rural broadband access. -Gallup-based leadership training to promote positive outcomes for impacted businesses. Click here to learn about these grant programs in detail. NOTE: grant applications will be accepted starting on the following dates: 6/3: Workforce Retraining 6/8: Stabilization Grants for small businesses 6/15: Stabilization Grants for livestock producers 6/22: Gallup Business Leadership Training and Remote Access (Rural Broadband) grants |
