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Logan Creek Vintage and Thrift gets funds for new sign
HARTINGTON – The Cedar County Tourism Board (CCTB) met in April at the Cedar County Courthouse to review grant applications received for the Spring 2026 funding cycle.
The grants are all funded through the occupation tax charged by motels, and bed and breakfasts in Cedar County.
County Tourism Board Chairman Josh Rayford said four grants were awarded at the meeting.
Logan Creek Vintage & Thrift, 107 E. 2nd St., in Laurel was awarded a Brick-and-Mortar grant in the amount of $2,204.55 for a new sign to be placed at their location.
Hartington Chamber of Commerce (Tour de Nebraska), Bow Valley Scheutzenfest Committee, and Whispering Prairie Pine Cabins LLC were all awarded $1,000 advertising grants.
The next deadline for submitting funding requests to publicize events, or to create or improve physical structures that draw visitors to Cedar County is Aug. 31, Rayford said.
Grant applications and guidelines can be found online at the Cedar County Nebraska website, https://cedarcountyne.gov/, under Lodging Tax Grant Application.
Entities can apply once each calendar year for up to $2500 in Bricks and Mortar/ Improvement and $1000 in Advertising/Promotion/ Publicity support. Grant requests must include estimates/ bids related to the project or event, to support the funds being requested.
If funded, applicants must submit a project report to the CCTB, including documentation of expenses, and reports must be postmarked no later than 60 days after the date of the event that was supported or the date by which the bricks and mortar project was completed. Funded organizations that do not submit timely reports are not eligible for future funding.
Applications and reports should be mailed to CCTB Chairperson, PO Box 322, Randolph, NE 68771, or emailed to cedarcotb@gmail. com. Email is preferred. For more information, go to https:// cedarcountyne.gov/ and click the links under “Lodging Tax Grant Application.” Send all questions to [email protected].
