OMAHA- The more than 350 North and South Omaha entities that applied last year for a chunk of the multimillion-dollar Economic Recovery Act should get prepared for their next shot at the grant dollars. State Sen. Terrell McKinney offered an update on the $225 million dollars at a town hall early this week.

The North Omaha lawmaker said he expects the Nebraska Department of Economic Development to reveal the new application timeline in the next few weeks and said the competitive process has been slowed in part because of a top leadership change in the DED. He said he will continue to strive for transparency in this process and recognized there was confusion and frustration in the first go-around attempt.

“It’s not about me or you individually, it’s about the betterment of our community,” McKinney said. “These resources can bring positive change.” Not everyone who applies this time will be funded, he added, noting that the earlier requests totaled about $3 billion. Sen. McKinney was joined by Omaha City Councilwoman Juanita Johnson and Omaha State Sen. Justin Wayne.

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