Opportunity Overview
Open now. The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) is accepting applications for the Nebraska Workforce Retention & Attraction Grant. The program was created under LB 1165 to support workforce retention or attraction plans connected to qualifying Nebraska employers that experience specified changes in ownership and control involving an out of state company.
Funding
NDOL states that $300,000 in total program funding is available. Neither the current NDOL program page nor the controlling statutory language publishes a separate per applicant maximum. Grants must be made within the ten year period immediately following the qualifying change in ownership and control.
Eligibility
The applicant must be an economic development organization supporting a qualifying employer. The employer must have maintained its Nebraska headquarters for at least 10 years before the merger or combination, employed more than 3,000 full time Nebraska employees immediately before the transaction, and experienced the qualifying merger or combination during the statutory January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028 period. Additional employer requirements in LB 1165 also apply.
Application Requirements and Submission
Applications are submitted through the online application linked by NDOL. The controlling statute requires a retention and relocation plan application that includes the applicant and contact person, information supporting qualification as an economic development organization, a narrative describing the employer’s plan to retain employees in Nebraska or relocate employees to Nebraska during the seven years following the qualifying ownership change, the amount requested, and any other information NDOL requires.
NDOL currently publishes no fixed application deadline, closing time, or time zone. Atlas therefore does not infer one.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 48/100. This is a verified Nebraska administered grant with active intake and a defined statutory purpose, but eligibility is extremely narrow and the program is not a healthcare, clinical technology, telehealth, school technology, or medical device funding mechanism.
N9+ Fit Score: 0/100. The controlling materials establish no legitimate role for the Nonagon N9+ device and platform.
QC Healthcare fit: 0/100. No healthcare procurement, clinical services, equipment, or healthcare technology scope is established.
Dr. Miltie direct applicant or vendor fit: 0/100 on current evidence. No Dr. Miltie pursuit should be created unless a separately verified eligible role emerges.
Official Sources
Nebraska Department of Labor: Workforce Retention & Attraction Grant