Creative District Development Grant - Nebraska Arts Council

Timeline

• November 1st: Creative District Development Applications are due in the online grant system.
• January of the following year: Review panel will be held.
• July 1st: Projects must start on or after this date.

Grant Amounts and Period of Support

The maximum grant request is $100,000. There is no minimum amount. The grant request does not require a cash match. Grant funds must be expended within two years after the funds are awarded.

Project Narrative

• Visitor Impact Narrative: Describe the anticipated impact on tourism and visitor attraction. Discuss 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. Describe the unique and/or specific services or function to be provided as a result of project completion otherwise not available, specifically related to attracting visitors and/or tourists into the area. What impact will the project have on new jobs being created and/or current jobs being sustained? What other economic benefits will be realized due to this project, such as leveraged private and public funding, tax credits, tax increment financing (TIF), etc.?
• Arts Impact: Describe the impact on the arts and creative industries in the community. Does the project support or create new creative businesses? What artists are involved in the project, and what are their qualifications? Describe how this project will support the arts and creativity. Explain why the artists selected are important to the community.
• Retention Impact: Provide data and/or an explanation of how the proposed project shall retain existing residents. Discuss the likelihood of the project retaining existing residents in the community where the project is located. Include what activities you are doing to develop, sustain, and foster community connections. Discuss how the project enhances the potential for economic growth in a manner that will sustain the quality of life and promote long-term economic development. Describe how the proposed project fulfills a known local need, based on a formal or informal assessment of current conditions.
• New Resident Impact Narrative: Describe the anticipated impact on new residents. Discuss the likelihood of the project attracting new residents to the community where the project is located. Describe the unique and/or specific services or functions to be provided as a result of project completion otherwise not available, specifically related to attracting new residents, including what services or functions would become available.