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28 May 2020


COVID19, News

 

CONTACT Kate Ellingson at 800-426-6505, 402-471-3749 or kate.ellingson@nebraska.gov.  

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Get Nebraska Growing: DED to Co-Administer COVID-19 Relief Grants

 

May 27, 2020 (LINCOLN, NEB.) – As announced today by Gov. Pete Ricketts, 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. To stay up-to-date with the latest news, information and updates, visit and bookmark https://getnebraskagrowing.nebraska.gov/. For questions, contact the Get Nebraska Growing info line at 855-264-6858.

 

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

 

Visit the DED website at www.opportunity.nebraska.gov.

 

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