Community Facilities Loans and Grants for Rural Libraries

Troy Gagner Community Programs Specialist

Community Facilities Loan & Grant Program

• Provides financing to improve or develop essential community facilities in rural areas & towns up to 20,000

Community Facilities Loan & Grant Program

• In FY09 (Oct. 1, 2008-Sept. 30, 2009) Rural Development provided more than $56 Million to Nebraska Communities for projects including:– 5 Hospitals– 5 Emergency Warning Sirens– 3 Ambulances– 3 Fire Trucks/Emergency Equipment– 2 Assisted Living Facilities– 1 Childcare Center– 1 Animal Shelter– 1 Museum– 1 Streetscape– 1 Community Building– 1 Tribal College Project

Community Facilities Program Provides Assistance For:

• Community Health Services– Hospitals– Assisted Living– Physicians Clinics– Nursing Homes– Medical Rehabilitation Centers– Vocational Rehabilitation Centers– Psychiatric Clinics– Outpatient Clinics– Dental Clinics

Community Facilities Program Provides Assistance For:

• Public Safety– Fire Halls– Fire Trucks & Rescue Equipment– Patrol Cars

• Utilities– Telemedicine/Distance Learning– Natural Gas

Community Facilities Program Provides Assistance For:

• Public Buildings & Improvements– Adult Day Care– Child Care– City Halls & County Courthouses– County Office Buildings– Community Centers– Public Maintenance Buildings– Food Preparation, Storage & Distribution– Agricultural Fairgrounds– Animal Shelters

Community Facilities Program Provides Assistance For:

• Transportation Improvements:– Street Improvements– Sidewalks– Off Street Parking– Bridges– Airports– Infrastructure for Industrial Parks– Municipal & County Garages

Community Facilities Program Provides Assistance For:

• Cultural & Education– Public & Private Schools– Vocational Schools– College Campuses/All Purpose Buildings– School Maintenance Equipment– Community Theaters– Museums

–Libraries

Funding Opportunities Under the American Recovery and

Reinvestment Act

• Secretary of Agriculture has designated $100 million in USDA Rural Development Community Facilities funding for public libraries.

• The $100 million will primarily be provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Funding Opportunities Under the American Recovery and

Reinvestment Act

• State goal of $2.2 million in library projects in this fiscal year

• As much as $500,000 available in grant funding

Eligible Organizations

• Public Bodies (cities, counties, districts, etc.)

• Not-for-Profit Corporations with significant ties to the local community

• Federally recognized Indian tribal groups

Significant Community Support

• Broadly based board with significant ties Broadly based board with significant ties to local community and representing the to local community and representing the community served; orcommunity served; or

• Control or support by local public body Control or support by local public body such as public funding through taxes, such as public funding through taxes, fundraisingfundraising

Legal Authority/Responsibility

• Borrower shall be responsible for operation, maintenance and management of facility

• Facility may be operated, maintained or managed by third party under contract, management agreement or written lease

• Applicants must be financially sound and able to organize and manage the facility effectively

Eligible Use of Funds

• Construct, enlarge or improve public libraries• Cost to acquire land• Pay necessary professional fees• Purchase equipment required for operation such

as shelving, furniture, computers, A-V equipment, distance learning equipment

• Bookmobiles

Rates & Terms

• Maximum term for all loans is 40 years.• Repayment period is limited to useful life of the

facility• Current interest rate for loans is 4% (through

March 31, 2010)• Funds may be used in combination with other

CF assistance such as grant, applicant contributions or loans and grants from other sources

Community Facilities Grants

• Must show inability to repay loan

• Meet median household income & population guidelines

• Funds targeted to small communities with limited revenue streams

Community Facilities Grants

• Maximum Grant Percentages

– 75% if Population 5,000 or less & MHI* below $23,209– 55% if Population 12,000 or less & MHI* below $27,077– 35% if Population 20,000 or less & MHI* below $30,945– 15% if Population 20,000 or less & MHI* below $34,813

Subject to change with census data

* MHI=Median Household Income

Sioux

Dawes

Box Butte

Scotts Bluff

Sheridan

Banner

Kimball

Cheyenne

MorrillGarden

Deuel

Cherry

Grant Hooker Thomas

Arthur McPherson Logan

Keith

Perkins Lincoln

Chase

Dundy

Hayes

HitchcockRed Willow

Frontier

Brown Rock

Keya PahaBoyd

Holt

Blaine

Knox

AntelopePierce

Cedar

Dixon

Wheeler

GreeleyNance

Boone

MadisonStanton

Wayne Thurston

Dakota

RichardsonPawneeJefferson

ThayerNuckolls

Clay

Fillmore

Hamilton York Seward

Johnson Nemaha

Otoe

Cass

SalineGage

Lancaster

ButlerPolk

Sarpy

Douglas

Saunders

Washington DodgeColfaxPlatte

CumingBurt Loup Garfield

Custer

Valley

Sherman Howard

Dawson Buffalo Hall

Gosper

Furnas Harlan

Phelps

Franklin

Webster

Kearney Adams

Merrick

USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY PROGRAMS DIVISION

Roger Meeks, Area DirectorJanice Stopak, Specialist8000 South 15th, Suite ELincoln, NE 68512(402) 423-9683 Ext 4

Dale Wemhoff, Area DirectorJolene Kasper, Specialist1909 Vicki Lane, Suite 103Norfolk, NE 68701(402) 371-5350

Paul Bartlett,Area DirectorGlen Gatz, Specialist4009 North 6th Avenue, P.O. Box 730Kearney, NE 68848(308) 237-3118 Ext 4

Natalie Furrow, Technician1202 S. CottonwoodP.O. Box 2009North Platte, NE 69103(308) 534-2360 Ext. 4

Lincoln State OfficeDenise Brosius-MeeksProgram DirectorRoom 152, Federal Bldg100 Centennial Mall N.Lincoln, NE 68508(402) 437-5559

Mary Gambill, Specialist731 East 4th St., Ainsworth, Nebraska 69210402-387-2242 Ext 4

Brenda Darnell, Area DirectorKathy Hruska, Specialist818 Ferdinard Plaza, Suite BScottsbluff, NE 69361(308) 623-2195

Kimball

Atkinson Public Library

Farnam Public Library

Brady Public Library

Graves Public Library - Wakefield

Humboldt Public Library

Little Priest Tribal College Library

Tecumseh Public Library

Wahoo Public Library

Funding Opportunities Under the American Recovery and

Reinvestment Act

• Library Initiative funds will only be available for a limited time

• If you have a project idea, contact Rural Development as soon as possible to begin the process

USDA Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity Lender, Provider and Employer. Complains of discrimination should be sent to USDA, Director, OCR, Washington, DC 20250-9410

Thank You!

Feel free to contact me at:troy.gagner@ne.usda.gov

(402) 437-5556