Community Development Block Grant - Tourism Development (NE)

The Community Development Block Grant - Tourism Development (NE) aims to enhance economic development through funding for effective tourist attraction projects. This initiative supports communities that prioritize long-term growth while benefiting low- and moderate-income individuals. With a funding range between $250,000 and $450,000, it focuses on projects that contribute to regional and local economies, ensuring sustainable development and combating slums and blight.

NOTE: Please look at page 67 of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Application Guidelines for more in-depth information about the Tourism Development opportunity.
Community Development Block Grant - Tourism Development (NE)
Purpose
CDBG funds will be used for economic development tourism focused projects. The purpose of the Tourism Development (TD) opportunity is to provide investments in effective and affordable tourist attraction facilities to quality communities that are investing in long-term development. This provides a sound basis for assisting tourist attraction projects that have attracted significant financial support and are likely to have long-term positive impacts on their local and regional economies. Tourist attraction projects that serve both a regional and a local economy of community need are a key element in satisfying the state objective.
During the Program Year, all activities proposed in applications for CDBG funding in the TD opportunity must meet the national objective of benefitting low- and moderate-income persons through the subcategories LMI Jobs (LMJ), LMI on an Area Basis (LMA), LMI Limited Clientele (LMC); or aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight in either an area (SBA) or spot basis (SBS).
Priority is given to projects meeting the primary national objective of benefiting low- and moderate income persons.
Funding
Maximum CDBG Project Costs - $450,000Minimum CDBG Project Costs - $250,000