With more than $3,656.00 million dollars in grants and additional local government funding sources of $2,826.00 million dollars, the majority of the federal budget in government grants is put into the business sector every year as small businesses and large corporations are the foundation of the economic growth in Nebraska. There are 41,861 business establishments in the state of Nebraska, and they break down to the following:

Nebraska Business Sector Breakdown by Size:

  • 24,341 registered businesses in Nebraska have 0 to 4 employees. People who work at home with sole proprietorship are included in this breakdown.
  • 7,029 registered businesses in Nebraska have 5 to 9 employees.
  • 4,351 registered businesses in Nebraska have 10-19 employees.
  • 3,743 registered businesses in Nebraska have 20-99 employees.
  • 992 registered businesses in Nebraska have 100 to 499 employees.
  • Over 1,405 registered businesses in Nebraska have over 500 employees.

Nebraska Business Sector Breakdown in Service Industries:

  • 4,245 registered businesses in Nebraska are in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services sector.
  • 2,611 registered businesses in Nebraska are in the Administrative, Support, Waste Management, and Remediation Services sector.
  • 4,257 registered businesses in Nebraska are in the Accommodation and Food Services sector.
  • More than 5,726 registered businesses in Nebraska are also service orientated businesses but are not categorized to the above sectors.

If you are in the farming industry, you may be eligible to apply for small business grants as well. There are more than 48,000 farms in the state of Nebraska.

Starting and managing a small business in Nebraska is not an easy task. Over $27,474,673,000.00 US dollars are paid to employee salaries/payroll alone in the state of Nebraska and more than 7,933 businesses declare bankruptcy every single year. Although the federal government does not publically provide grants for starting and expanding a business, in Nebraska, some small business grants are given to business owners to start and grow their ventures, and grant recipients do not have to pay back the funding from government. Therefore, it makes sense to look into small business grants as one of your sources to fund your business.

To apply for business grants in Nebraska, contact Nebraska financial aid agencies, or

Access Applicant Portal

Current online applicants in Nebraska are browsing from the following cities: Alliance, Eustis, Bingham, Staplehurst, Elmwood, Rosalie, Enders, Maywood, Brewster, Trumbull

Recent State Funding Opportunities

Below is a list of opportunities recently published in the local state:

Funding Opportunity
OJJDP FY 2022 and 2023 Nonparticipating States: Connecticut (2022), Nebraska (2022), Texas (2022 and 2023), Wyoming (2022 and 2023) (Apply for O OJJDP 2023 171848)

Funding Number: O OJJDP 2023 171848
Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
Category: Law, Justice and Legal Services
Funding Amount: $2,000,000
Conservation Collaboration Cooperative Agreements Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Announcement for Program Funding – NEBRASKA (Apply for USDA NRCS NE MULTI 23 NOFO0001237)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS NE MULTI 23 NOFO0001237
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $1,000,000
Conservation Collaboration Cooperative Agreements Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Funding– NEBRASKA (Apply for USDA NRCS NE MULTI 22 NOFO0001184)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS NE MULTI 22 NOFO0001184
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $2,000,000
Award Competition for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers in the States of Kentucky, Nebraska, Rhode Island, and South Dakota (Apply for 2022 NIST MEP 01)

Funding Number: 2022 NIST MEP 01
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
OJJDP FY 2020 and 2021 Nonparticipating States: American Samoa (2020), Connecticut (2020 and 2021), Nebraska (2020 and 2021), New Mexico (2020), Texas (2020 and 2021), Wyoming (2020 and 2021), and Virgin Islands (2020) Solicitation (Apply for O OJJDP 2021 30002)

Funding Number: O OJJDP 2021 30002
Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
Category: Law, Justice and Legal Services
Funding Amount: $3,500,000
Conservation Collaboration Cooperative Agreements Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Announcement for Program Funding – NEBRASKA (Apply for USDA NRCS NE CCA 21 NOFO0001076)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS NE CCA 21 NOFO0001076
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $1,000,000
Head Start/Early Head Start Grantee -- Communities in the state of Nebraska (Apply for HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R07 1878)

Funding Number: HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R07 1878
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $5,434,776
Conservation Collaboration Grants or Agreements Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Announcement for Program Funding – MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NORTH DAKOTA, and SOUTH DAKOTA (Apply for USDA NRCS MULTI CCG 20 GEN0010740)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS MULTI CCG 20 GEN0010740
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $1,000,000
Operation of the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center at Nebraska City, NE - LECL (Apply for NPS NOIP20AC00175)

Funding Number: NPS NOIP20AC00175
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Category: Community Development, Employment, Labor and Training, Environment, Humanities (see Cultural Affairs in CFDA), Natural Resources, Regional Development
Funding Amount: $750,000
Early Head Start Expansion and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Grants - Douglas County, Nebraska (Apply for HHS 2020 ACF OHS HP R07 1722)

Funding Number: HHS 2020 ACF OHS HP R07 1722
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $2,841,069

 

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