Public Works

Miller & Associates has been writing grant applications and administering Community Development Block Grant funds for Community Development activities for the past 25 years. Currently, the firm is administering nearly $2 million in CDBG funds for Community Development activities throughout eight different municipalities in Central and Western Nebraska.

The Community Development funding category is comprised of two areas. Those two areas are Public Works and Water Wastewater Activities. In order for communities to be eligible for CDBG funds, they must show that at least 51% of their community is comprised of individuals of low-moderate income. This can be documented by Census data information or by conducting a community-wide income survey.

Activities that are given priority for Public Works funding are:

• Community Centers or Senior Centers
• Non-Profit Centers for Day Care, Dependent Care, Primary Health and Mental Health Care Outpatient Clinics
• Public Libraries
• Single or Multi-Service Fire/Rescue Facilities (fire trucks are eligible)
• Removal of Architectural Barriers from City/Village Halls or County Courthouses for Accessibility
• Water Distribution and/or Sanitary Sewer Collection System Improvements
• Bridge and/or Street Improvements
• Storm Sewer Improvements
• Flood Control
• Drainage Improvements
• Tornado-Safe Shelters in Manufactured Home Parks

Water Wastewater activities that are given priority are:

• Publicly owned water system improvements including source, treatment, storage and/or distribution improvements.
• Privately owned sanitary sewer collection and/or treatment system improvements.

Funds for Water Wastewater activities are available for each of three phases: preliminary engineering/planning, final design engineering and construction.

The maximum grant amount for Community Development activities is $250,000 per community with less than 2,500 population or $350,000 per community with 2,500 or greater population. All community development activities require a 25% match of the total project cost.

Contact Jacque S. Haupt or Candy K. Kuntz   if your community is interested in applying for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for Community Development Activities. Public Works applications are due in the Spring and Water Wastewater applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.