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August 5, 2025
111 S. 1st St. | Norfolk, Nebraska 68701 | 402-379-1150 |www.nenedd.org |
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 NOTICE OF MEETING
The Northeast Economic Development, Inc. Board of Directors will hold a meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. with the Northeast Nebraska Economic Development District Board of Directors meeting to follow. The meeting will be held at the following location: City of Norfolk Offices – Training Room, 309 N. 5th St., Norfolk, NE 68701.
An agenda of the meeting will be available on the website, www.nenedd.org, under Board of Directors on or before Aug. 25, 2025. The public is welcome to attend. If you have any questions, please call 402-379-1150.
Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025
2 p.m. CT
| Save the Date! Brownfields Grant Writing Strategies Virtual Workshop Coming August 2025 |
Planning to apply for a U.S. EPA Brownfields Grant in FY 2026? We’re here to help!
Register today for a free, two-day virtual workshop designed to help you craft a winning application.
What You’ll Learn:
This interactive workshop will provide grant writing strategies for:
- Multipurpose Grants – Unlock funding through combined annual appropriations and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funds
- Assessment Grants – Secure resources for environmental assessments with BIL and annual funding
- Cleanup Grants – Learn how to access BIL and annual funding for brownfield cleanup efforts
Whether you’re a first-time applicant or returning for another round, this workshop offers practical exercises and expert guidance to help your application stand out.
Who Should Attend:
- Local Governments
- Regional Districts & Councils
- Land Banks
- Non-Profit Organizations
- Grant Writers & Economic Development Advocates
Anyone passionate about revitalizing brownfields and fostering economic growth!
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Come join us at the 10th annual Meet the Buyers Conference
For 10 years, Meet the Buyers Omaha has helped hundreds of local businesses connect with agency buyers, prime contractors, and resource partners – equipping them with the tools, relationships, and confidence to compete for public contracts. This milestone year is more than a celebration – it’s a commitment to keep pushing forward.
Key Learnings
- Strategies to maintain connections with agencies beyond active procurements.
- Methods to discover upcoming opportunities and active solicitations.
- Accessing forecast information.
- Inclusion goals for diverse businesses in procurement and contracts.
- Current agency rosters and registration processes.
- Potential partnerships with attending companies.
Who Should Attend?
Business Owners: Network with peers and leaders in Nebraska’s government contracting market involved in county, state, and federal projects.
Industry Professionals: Expand your knowledge of upcoming projects and selling to the government.
Entrepreneurs: Learn from successful entrepreneurs and gain valuable advice to elevate your company through government contracts.
Agenda
8-9 a.m.: Check-in and light breakfast
9 a.m.-Noon: Presentations from agencies and prime
Noon-1 p.m.: Lunch (provided)
1-4 p.m.: Networking with agencies and primes
Participating agencies
Nebraska National Guard
Omaha Metro
Small Business Administration Douglas County Purchasing
City of Omaha Purchasing
City of Omaha Human Rights & Relations University of Nebraska Purchasing
Registration Fee
$50 covers your full-day registration and lunch.
Contact Us
Veronica Doga, Program Director APEX Accelerator 402.554.6253
vodga@unomaha.edu Register here
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| Time to apply: Applications open now |
It’s go time! The LWCF (Land and Water Conservation Fund) program is now taking applications for the competitive grant round.
If you or the project sponsor are not yet registered, you need to do that first. We will respond within two business days so you can begin an application.
Materials for 2025 are available on both the LWCF website and the application portal. If you are a returning applicant, you will notice the guide is in a different format that rolls the application questions, scoring and attachments into one. The scoring tally is on page 35; check it out to stay informed!
The application portal will close at noon on Friday, August 22. Best of luck!
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Register today for NPPD’s Site Readiness Assistance Program webinar coming up on Wednesday, September 17th at 10 AM CST.
When competing for an economic development project, communities often focus on what can make them stand out to the prospective business. While this is important and can be what ultimately lands the project, equally as important is ensuring that your site can check the boxes to meet the needs of that prospective business. NPPD’s Site Readiness Assistance Program (SRAP) is designed to help your community with just that.
NPPD’s SRAP assists communities in bringing land for industrial use, technology parks, or commercial mixed-use development up to industry recognized standards by helping to fund necessary due diligence items. The program is designed to encourage communities to complete these items to help make their sites more marketable.
Register for the webinar by clicking here.
If you have any questions about the Site Readiness Assistance Program, please contact the Program Coordinator, Sara Groteluschen, at smgrote@nppd.com. |
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Nebraska Department of Economic Development to Offer CDBG Certified Administrator Training in October
| The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) will host its annual Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Certified Grant Administrator Training on October 7-9, 2025. Registration for the training is now open.
Training is available both for those wishing to certify initially and those needing to recertify. The Nebraska CDBG program requires any municipality or county that receives CDBG funds to hire and/or employ a Nebraska CDBG Certified Administrator to oversee projects.
The CDBG program is designed to develop viable communities by creating a suitable living environment and expanded economic opportunities, with the primary goal of benefiting low- and moderate-income persons. DED administers federal CDBG funding on behalf of the State of Nebraska to counties and incorporated municipalities within non-entitlement areas throughout the state; this includes all communities except for Omaha, Lincoln, Bellevue, and Grand Island. These four entitlement communities receive funding directly from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
DED offers provisional (initial) and recertification Certified Grant Administrator Training once a year for individuals who will be administering CDBG projects and assisting with their successful implementation. To become certified, individuals need to attend the three-day course in its entirety and pass an exam.
This year’s training will take place October 7-9, 2025, in Hearing Room 031A of DED’s office, located at 245 Fallbrook Blvd, Suite 002, Lincoln, NE 68521. Check-in will begin at 8:30 a.m., with training starting at 9:00 a.m.
To register for this training, visit this link.
The deadline to register is Monday, September 15, 2025. The individual registration fee to become certified/recertified is $125, which includes training materials and snacks. Individuals who wish to attend only certain sections of the training may register at no cost; however, partial attendance does not meet the CDBG certification requirement. The last day to receive a refund for a cancelled registration is October 1st.
For questions about the course, contact Gina Doose at 402-310-9772 or gina.doose@nebraska.gov. |
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