Hawley Historic Restoration Program

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Program Background

The City completed the Historic Hawley Rehabilitation Amendment to the Antelope Valley Redevelopment Plan and North 27th Street Redevelopment Plan (Redevelopment Plan) in June 2024.  The Redevelopment Plan identified the preservation of some of Lincoln’s oldest homes as its highest priority and identified a project to establish a preservation and rehabilitation program. Urban Development staff identified improvements and enhancements that support the historic rehabilitation of properties that contribute to the Hawley Landmark District. Program guidelines were established and are available below.

The Antelope Valley Redevelopment Area received a blighted and substandard designation from the Lincoln City Council, as well as an extremely blighted designation, in 2020.  Among other things, the TIF period can be extended from 15 to 20 years in an Extremely Blighted area. 

The Historic Hawley Rehabilitation Area was designated a TIF District in August 2024 for 20 years.  Short-term debt is expected to be issued to obligate future funds in phases.  The City will divide the taxes for the Project Area and will estimate the availability of funds over a three-to-four-year period. 

Program Summary

The Historic Hawley Restoration Program (“Hawley Program”) is available to owners of properties that are contributing structures to the Hawley Landmark District (boundary in orange below) to provide financial assistance for preservation and rehabilitation of historic homes. Projects can receive up to $50,000 per historic home funded through this grant program subject to abiding by terms of a grant agreement and availability of funding. For more details on program requirements, eligible projects, and the selection process see the policies and procedures below.

View Policies and Procedures(PDF, 123KB)

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Timeline

The application window for the program will open in early 2026. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis following, however the first round of projects for 2026 will be selected within about a month of the announcement that the application window is open. A new batch of properties will be selected each year to participate in the program as funding permits.

Process

The general process for this grant program is:

  1. Property owner identifies the projects and the proposed work
  2. Property owner gets bids from contractors to compete the work
  3. Property owner completes the application
  4. If selected, staff will complete a walk through of the project to set project scope
  5. Property owner work's with historic preservation planner on historic review (possible project will need HPC review)
  6. Once scope is finalized and historic review is complete, grant documents are prepared and signed by property owner
  7. Property owner provides information for contractors to staff
  8. Property owner reaches out to contractors to start the work
  9. Once work is complete, contact city to inspect work and take final project photographs
  10. Payment is then made for the work

Contact Us

Historic Design Standard Questions

preservation@lincoln.ne.gov

402-441-6373

General Program Operation Questions

urbandev@lincoln.ne.gov

402-441-8211

 

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