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Wednesday, September 10, 2025

EDA awards over $35 million in grants for economic development projects in Nebraska in 2022

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Jen Werner, Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer at EDA | https://www.eda.gov/about/leadership/jen-werner

Jen Werner, Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer at EDA | https://www.eda.gov/about/leadership/jen-werner

In 2022, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) issued 22 grants totaling $35,291,406 to fund economic development projects in Nebraska.

Nebraska ranked 37th across the U.S. in total EDA grant funding for 2022. California topped the list with $238,656,132 in funding across 57 grants.

Board of Regents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln received the largest EDA grant for funding an economic development project in the state, totalling $6,636,495.

EDA Grant Recipients in Nebraska in 2022
Grantee NameTotal Funding
Board of Regents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln$6,636,495
Board of Regents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln$4,102,400
Northeast Community College$3,400,000
Metropolitan Community College$3,203,363
State of Nebraska$3,074,500
Board of Regents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln$2,724,043
Invest Nebraska Corporation$2,364,435
Board of Regents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln$1,600,000
City of Blair$1,521,739
Board of Regents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln$1,390,837
Northeast Community College$1,178,426
Nebraska Department of Economic Development$1,000,000
South Sioux City$723,935
Invest Nebraska Corporation$500,000
University of Nebraska - Omaha$479,860
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska$300,000
Metropolitan Community College$248,873
Panhandle Area Development District$192,500
Central Nebraska Economic Development District$192,500
Southeast Nebraska Development District$192,500
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska$153,000
University of Nebraska$112,000

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