2020 CARES Act Grant Awards
| Grant Recipient | City | Amount |
| African Culture Connection | Omaha | 7,500 |
| American Historical Society of Germans from Russia | Lincoln | $5,000 |
| Archway, The | Kearney | $5,000 |
| Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts | Omaha | $7,500 |
| Bess Streeter Aldrich Foundation | Elmwood | $2,790 |
| Blixt Locally Grown | Lincoln | $2,500 |
| Bluebarn Theatre | Omaha | $7,500 |
| Brownville Fine Arts Association | Brownville | $2,500 |
| Brownville Historical Society | Brownville | $3,250 |
| Buffalo County Historical Society | Kearney | $10,000 |
| Crane River Theater Company | Kearney | $7,500 |
| Custer Co. Historical Society | Broken Bow | $4,850 |
| Creighton University | Omaha | $2,500 |
| Creighton University | Omaha | $5,000 |
| Digg Site Productions LLC, The | Fremont | $4,000 |
| Douglas County Historical Society | Omaha | $5,000 |
| Durham Museum, The | Omaha | $10,000 |
| Elkhorn Valley Historical Society | Norfolk | $7,500 |
| El Museo Latino | Omaha | $7,500 |
| Film Streams, Inc. | Omaha | $7,500 |
| Flatwater Shakespeare Company | Lincoln | $5,000 |
| Fort Atkinson Foundation | Fort Calhoun | $857 |
| Fremont Area Art Association | Fremont | $2,500 |
| Friends of the Kenfield Gallery | Ogallala | $3,500 |
| Friends of Midwest Theater | Scottsbluff | $10,000 |
| Friends of Opera, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Lincoln | $1,000 |
| Friends of Paplin, Inc. | Loup City | $2,000 |
| Genoa U.S. Indian School Foundation | Genoa | $1,200 |
| Golden Spike Tower | North Platte | $5,000 |
| Great Plains Black History Museum | Omaha | $9,728 |
| Great Plains Theatre Conference | Omaha | $7,500 |
| Hall County Historical Society | Grand Island | $7,500 |
| Hastings College | Hastings | $7,500 |
| Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History | Hastings | $8900 |
| Heartland Military Museum | Lexington | $6510 |
| History Nebraska | Lincoln | $10,000 |
| John G. Neihardt | Bancroft | $7,500 |
| Joslyn Art Museum | Omaha | $7,500 |
| Joslyn Castle | Omaha | $7.500 |
| Kaneko | Omaha | $5,000 |
| Kregel Windmill Factory Museum | Nebraska City | $7,500 |
| La Casa del Pueblo | Omaha | $1,000 |
| Legacy of the Plains Museum | Gering | $10,000 |
| Lewis & Clark Visitors Center | Nebraska City | $7,500 |
| Lincoln County Historical Society | North Platte | $10,000 |
| The Malone Center | Lincoln | $5000 |
| Merrick County Historical Museum | Central City | $6,200 |
| Museum of Nebraska Art | Kearney | $7,500 |
| Nebraska Firefighters Museum & Education Center / Nebraska Firefighter & EMS Memorial | Kearney | $2,500 |
| Nebraska Shakespeare Festival, Inc. | Omaha | $7,500 |
| Nebraska Prairie Museum | Holdrege | $10,000 |
| Nebraska Writers Collective | Omaha | $10,000 |
| NET Foundation for Television | Lincoln | $5,000 |
| Norfolk Arts Center | Norfolk | $5,000 |
| North Platte Community Playhouse | North Platte | $2,500 |
| Friends of the International Quilt Study Center and Museum | Lincoln | $7,500 |
| Plainsman Museum | Aurora | $8,300 |
| Platte Valley Literacy Association | Columbus | $2,500 |
| Prairie Arts Center | North Platte | $5,000 |
| Rabble Mill | Lincoln | $7,500 |
| Robert M. Merryman Performing Arts Center | Kearney | $5,000 |
| Schuyler Historical Society | Schuyler | $1,620 |
| Sheldon Art Association | Lincoln | $7,500 |
| Sherman County Historical Society | Loup City | $3,500 |
| Sioux County Historical Society | Harrison | $1,185 |
| Strategic Air and Space MuseumStrategic Air and Space Museum | Ashland | $7,500 |
| Stuhr Museum Foundation | Grand Island | $10,000 |
| University of Nebraska State Museum | Lincoln | $3,500 |
| Washington County Historical Association | Fort Calhoun | $10,000 |
| Wessels Living History Farm | York | $5,000 |
| Willa Cather Foundation | Red Cloud | $10,000 |
| Wood River High School / Celebrate Wood River Performing Arts Council | Wood River | $1,327 |
| Yazda-Yazidi Cultural Center | Lincoln | $2500 |
