2021-03-12 Civic & Community Center Financing Fund-Former Dana College StudyNEBRASKA
Good Life. Great Opportunity.
DEPT. OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
March 12, 2021
Mayor Richard Hansen
City of Blair
218 South 16th Street
Blair, NE 68008
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Pete Ricketts, Governor
RE: Civic and Community Center Financing Fund (CCCFF) Contract # 21-03-080 / City of Blair
Planning - Community Events Center & Sports Complex
Notice of Approval
Dear Mayor Hansen:
On behalf of Anthony Goins, Director of the Department of Economic Development (DED), it is a pleasure to inform you that
we have approved your CCCFF Application for funds in the amount of $15,000 for the Community Events Center & Sports
Complex Project ("Project"). Within the application, the City of Blair ("Municipality" or "Recipient") verified and agreed to all
the following conditions:
1) Project will be located within the applicant municipality or its extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction.'
2) Municipality will own the facility for which aid is sought.2
3) Municipality will operate directly or by contract the facility for which aid is sought.
4) Act funds cannot account for more than fifty percent (50%) of the total cost of the project; minimum match is 1:1.
5) Municipality may only receive one grant of each type (planning or construction) in any two-year period.
Along with these conditions, other conditions to be observed are contained in the forthcoming agreement ("CCCFF
Contract"), which follows Neb. Rev. State Statutes, §§ 13-2701 - 13-2710, and Nebraska Administrative Code, Title 90,
Chapter 1 ("Rules and Regulations for Local Civic, Cultural, and Convention Center Financing Act"). You should also refer
to the CCCFF Application & Program Guidelines.
AmpliFund & Recipient Grant Manager: The primary system of record between DED and the Municipality shall be
AmpliFund, a grants management system (GMS).
• Within the Application, the Municipality identified a Recipient Grant Manager; the Municipality is responsible for
maintaining and updating the contact information for the Recipient Grant Manager throughout the grant.
• GMS User Guides, including instructions for accessing and using of the system to implement a CCCFF grant, and
other resources are available on DED's website, https://opportunity.nebraska.gov/amplifund/#CCCFF.
• Recipient Grant Managers shall be familiar with Section 11 - Guidelines & Award Management of the Application
& Program Guidelines. This section includes an awarded projects overview and describes how recipients receive
award notifications, how to set up an AmpliFund account to manage the award, detailed information about the
disbursement process, reporting requirements, etc.
Contract & First Disbursement: Within 30-45 days, DED will make available an electronic copy of the CCCFF Contract in
AmpliFund. The Municipality must review and upload a signed copy of this agreement to accept the Act funds. This contract
shall be signed by you, the chief elected official. Upon full execution of the contract and meeting of any required conditions
specified in the contract, the Municipality must submit the First Payment Request in AmpliFund. As described in the
forthcoming contract, there are two disbursements. The first disbursement of funds is an advance. Transfer of Act funds
occurs by electronic deposit to the account designated on the State of Nebraska ACH Enrollment Form and
' Per Neb. Rev. State Statute §13-2705.06, where the project involves a historic building, the Project has been reviewed by the State Historic
Preservation Officer for conformance with historic standards.
2 Per Neb. Rev. State Statute §13-2707.05, Municipality may share ownership with a political subdivision - as defined in the Act - if the Municipality's
ownership interest is at least fifty percent.
Department of Economic Development opportunity.nebraska.gov Anthony L. Gains, Director
301 Centennial Mail South, PO Box 94666 Office 800-426-6505 Fax 402-471-3778
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 USA An Equal opponunhy/A/lrmaliveAction Employer Statewide Relay 800-833-0920 (voice)
submitted with the signed CCCFF Contract. Additional instructions are made available to your designated Recipient
Grant Manager.
Reporting, Compliance, & Final Payment Requirements: Recipients must submit progress reports on a semi-annual
basis for the duration of the project and until DED issues a letter of closeout. The first reports are due by September 30.
Throughout the implementation of the project, at the local level, the Recipient maintains accounting and financial records
relating to the project. In general, throughout and at the completion of a project, it should be possible to compare
estimated/budgeted project costs with the actual project costs as supported by documentation. DED issues the final
payment on the grant on a reimbursement basis and following submission of the Final Payment Request. Recipient must
submit source documentation evidencing eligible expenditures for all costs charged to the grant, including matching funds.
Termination & Deobligation: Where Recipients are unable to meet the terms of the CCCFF Contract, DED may require
repayment of funds, issue a reduced award amount or partial final payment, and/or issue a letter or notice of deobligation
(e.g., Termination of Contract by Mutual Agreement). In such cases, unless the award is rescinded or deobligated in its
entirety, the Municipality is required to submit reporting materials to demonstrate eligible costs charged to the grant. In other
words, if a project comes in under budget and, as originally awarded, the CCCFF portion exceeds the 50% cost share
requirement, the final payment may be reduced to reflect actual, eligible project costs.
Referenced documents and more information is available on our website at https://opportunity.nebraska.gov/cccff. If you
have any questions regarding this information contact me at jenny.mason (a_nebraska.gov.
Sincerely,
Jenny B. Mason
Administrator — Disaster Recovery
Housing and Community Development Division
cc (email): Aaron Barrow, Assistant City Administrator
@DED: Mackenzie Waldron; file(s)
Department of Economic Development opportunity.nebraska.gov Anthony L. Golns, Director
301 Centennial Mall South, PO Box 94666 Office 800-426-6505 Fax 402-471-3778
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 USA An Equal opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Statewide Relay 800-833-0920 (voice)