Grants and Contract Opportunities

DHHS Grievance/Protest Procedures  

• DHHS Grievance/Protest Procedures for Vendors
  This policy sets forth the process for a vendor to protest any Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) contract awarded through a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Invitation to Bid (ITB) issued by DHHS. This policy does not apply to DHHS contracts awarded through an RFP or ITB issued by the Department of Administrative Services, or DHHS subawards awarded through a Request for Application. Grievances/protests will only be accepted from any vendor who submitted a timely response to the RFP or ITB associated with the contract.
• DHHS Subaward Grievance Protest Procedures
  This policy sets forth the process for an entity to protest any Nebraska DHHS subaward (i.e. federal grant) awarded through a Request for Applications (RFA) issued by DHHS 

Ongoing Opportunities

• Child Care Grants (Providers)
  Three grants are available to child care providers including the Child Care Grant, Emergency Mini-Grant, and the Quality Improvement Grant.  2019 Natural Disaster Recovery Grants have recently been added.
• Interpretation and Translation Bid Opportunities Board
  Qualified interpreters and translators in the Contractor Pool can review jobs and submit bids at this page. Interpreters and translators who would like to submit an application to join the Contractor Pool can view the Request for Qualifications at http://das.nebraska.gov/materiel/purchasing/103325-O3/103325-O3.html .
• Nebraska Early Childhood Education Endowment Fund
  Grants range from $75,000-$150,000 with a 100% match from the local community. Matching dollars can be existing federal, state, or local dollars, private, or in-kind resources. School districts must partner with at least one other community-based entity to serve at risk children birth to three.
• Recovery Homes for Substance Abusers
  In 1998 Federal law required states to establish revolving loan funds for Recovery Homes. Nebraska continues to have a loan fund.
• Social Services Block Grant (SSBG)
  This grant provides services to low-income people. Services are intended to enable individuals to be as self-sufficient as possible. 
• Student Loans (Rural Health)
  The Nebraska Student Loan Program has been in existence since 1979 and awards student loans to medical, physician assistant, dental and graduate-level mental health students attending school in Nebraska.  These students must be Nebraska residents and agree to practice one year in a state-designated shortage area for each year a loan is received.  

Behavioral Health Funds

• The Nebraska System of Care (NeSOC) is issuing a Request For Proposal for a Lead Family Contact. The Lead Family Contact works with family run organizations in partnership with System of Care staff in all levels of decision making including the development, implementation, and evaluation of the NeSOC and provides support services for families receiving services through the NeSOC efforts. For more information please visit: http://das.nebraska.gov/materiel/purchasing/5855/5855.html  Closed: June 21, 2018 at 2:00PM.
  

Children and Family Services Funds

• SNAP Employment and Training RFA
  The State of Nebraska, Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Children and Family Services (“DHHS") SNAP Employment and Training Program, is issuing this Request for Applications (“RFA") for the purposes of entering into grant agreement(s) (“subaward" or “subawards") and awarding federal funds to an eligible and qualified entity to provide important job training and educational options for low income adults including those on or eligible for SNAP. Closes January 21, 2020.
• Request for Applications
• Addendum 1 - Q&A

Public Health Funds

• State Cancer Registry RFI   MS Word Version
  The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is currently seeking information regarding services for State Cancer Registry data collection, data management, and quality assurance for the State of Nebraska in accordance with the data requirements set forth by State statute in Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 81-642 to 81-650 (https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=81-642); Public Law 102-515 (https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/npcr/npcrpdfs/publaw.pdf); the standards set by the National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)
  (https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/npcr/pdf/npcr_standards.pdf); and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) (https://www.naaccr.org). Due Date: October 2, 2019
• Addendum 1 - Revised Schedule of Events
• Addendum 2 - Q&A
  
  
  
• Native American Public Health Act RFA
  The State of Nebraska, Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health (“DHHS") Office of Health Disparities and Health Equity, is issuing this Request for Applications (“RFA") for the purposes of entering into agreement(s) and awarding state funds to an eligible and qualified entity to provide educational and public health services for Native Americans in Box Butte, Cherry, Dawes, Sheridan, and Scottsbluff counties in Nebraska. Closed
• Request for Applications
• NAPHA RFA Forms 
• NAPHA Intent to Award
• NAPHA Amended Intent to Award
  
  
  
• Nebraska Cancer Plan RFA
  The State of Nebraska, Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health (“DHHS") Nebraska Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, is issuing this Request for Applications (“RFA") for the purposes of entering into grant agreement(s) (“subaward" or “subawards") and awarding federal funds to an eligible and qualified entity to address the priorities in the Nebraska Cancer Plan related to the Healthy People 2020 Objectives to prevent overall cancer deaths. Closed
• Request for Applications
• RFA Questions and Answers
• Intent to Award

• Colposcopy Training and Equipment – Funding Opportunity
  Funds are made available to public health clinics to provide clinical training for staff and/or to purchase colposcopy equipment as a means to ensure seamless access to follow-up procedures with a colposcope after an abnormal Pap test. - Open