The objective of Planning Grants is to provide communities the opportunity to solve problems and meet citizen needs through a planning process that assess community development needs, develops options for meeting those needs, and packages work plans or carries out processes that lead to successful projects in Nebraksa and Kansas.

Miller & Associates is currently administering eleven planning grant projects totaling more than $140,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds.

Examples of planning projects include:

• Community strategic planning.
• Analyses of impediments and barriers to fair housing choice.
• Neighborhood / comprehensive / strategic development plans.
• Functional or special studies for: housing, infrastructure, community economic development, land use/regulatory measures, central business district, energy conservation and transportation.
• Environmental and historic preservation studies.
• Pre-engineering studies for publicly owned water/wastewater projects.

Maximum grant amount is $25,000 per community or $40,000 for multi-community, countywide or regional planning projects. All planning activities require a 25% match of the total project cost.

Contact Jacque S. Haupt or Candy K. Kuntz if you are interested in applying for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for planning activities. There are three application cycles for planning grant applications.  Please call for application deadlines.  Please contact Candy K. Kuntz at 308/234-6456 for application deadlines.