Lincoln Tax Increment Financing Projects
A plain-language guide to publicly available information on Tax Increment Financing (TIF) and community redevelopment projects in the City of Lincoln, Nebraska (Lancaster County). Built for residents, candidates, and researchers who want official numbers and documents in one place.
In Nebraska, TIF is authorized by the Nebraska Community Development Law (state statute 18-2101 and following). Cities may use the increase in property tax revenue from a redevelopment project (the “increment”) for a limited time to help pay eligible public improvements in areas designated blighted and substandard. Taxes on the original value keep going to schools, the county, the city and other local governments; only taxes on the added value are diverted to the project during the TIF term (typically up to 15 years, or until the obligation is paid).
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How to read these numbers: “Base value” is the taxable value before the redevelopment improvements. “Excess” or increment value is the increase after improvements. TIF payments to a redeveloper generally come from taxes on that increment, for a capped dollar amount or term of years—whichever comes first under the redevelopment contract.
“Blighted and substandard” is a legal label in state law. The City Council adopts it after a study, and it makes an area eligible for TIF. It doesn’t mean every property in the area is run-down.
TIF projects from the state's TIF reports. Use the filters to narrow the list, or sort it by added value, approval year or name. Tap a card or project name for details and links to official documents. The City doesn’t publish its payments to developers, so payment amounts aren’t shown.
Lincoln's redevelopment areas, which the City has designated blighted and substandard, and where its TIF projects are.
Project locations not mapped yet. For exact boundaries, see these official documents, or look up a property in the county parcel search:
Blighted & substandard areas
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Major public actions and state report filings. Council and CRA approval dates for individual projects were not found in the city records reviewed for this page; agreement numbers from the city TIF dashboard appear on project cards when available. For city redevelopment plans and the public review schedule, see Lincoln Urban Development — Redevelopment.
Key documents
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% TIF of total city value: primary-class cities
Lincoln compared with Omaha (primary-class cities) using the 2024 state report city value table. Full table below.
| City | Population | % TIF of city | TIF excess value | Project count (state report) |
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