2013 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 13 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS
13-2707 - Department; evaluation criteria; match required; location.
13-2707. Department; evaluation criteria; match required; location.
(1) The department shall evaluate all applications for grants of assistance under section 13-2704.01 based on the following criteria, which are listed in no particular order of preference:
(a) Retention Impact. Funding decisions by the department shall be based on the likelihood of the project retaining existing residents in the community where the project is located, developing, sustaining, and fostering community connections, and enhancing the potential for economic growth in a manner that will sustain the quality of life and promote long-term economic development;
(b) New Resident Impact. Funding decisions by the department shall be based on the likelihood of the project attracting new residents to the community where the project is located;
(c) Visitor Impact. Funding decisions by the department shall be based on the likelihood of the project enhancing or creating an attraction that would increase the potential of visitors to the community where the project is located from inside and outside the state;
(d) Readiness. The applicant's fiscal and economic capacity to finance the local share and ability to proceed and implement its plan and operate the civic center, community center, or recreation center; and
(e) Project Planning. Projects with completed technical assistance and feasibility studies shall be preferred to those with no prior planning.
(2) Any grant of assistance under section 13-2704.01 shall be matched at least equally from local sources. At least fifty percent of the local match must be in cash.
(3) To receive a grant of assistance under section 13-2704.01, the project for which the grant is requested shall be located in the municipality that applies for the grant.
Source
- Laws 1999, LB 382, § 19;
Laws 2003, LB 385, § 3;
Laws 2011, LB297, § 7;
Laws 2013, LB153, § 8.
Effective Date: September 6, 2013
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