OMAHA- Seven business districts in Omaha are going to receive grants from the city's portion of federal American Rescue Plan Act funds. These proposed allocations are set to be approved by the Omaha City Council this week. The grants amount to a total of about $1.68 million.

These districts are being rewarded as Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert follows up on a commitment announced two years ago. In June 2022, Stothert held a conference announcing that the city was receiving federal funding for business development. In Nebraska, business districts can be established to plan and fund infrastructure projects that advance a particular area of a city.

Under the act signed into law by President Joe Biden, the grant dollars had to be allocated to areas located within a census tract that meets income and other requirements. “These ARPA-funded projects will provide safety improvements as these areas become more popular and new development occurs,” Stothert said. Other similarly funded projects in Omaha are already completed or underway, including grants for affordable housing, improvement of public parks, and the betterment of the hotel industry.

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