Grant Funding Opportunities

The State of Nebraska, Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Economic Assistance, Childcare and Development Fund Program. (“DHHS"), is issuing this Request for Applications (“RFA") for the purposes of entering into grant agreement(s) (“grant" or “grants") and awarding state funds to an eligible and qualified entity for a one-time start-up grant to nursing homes or assisted-living facilities to develop an intergenerational childcare facility in which nursing services or assisted living facility services and childcare are provided. A more detailed description may be found in Project Description, Section 2. 

This funding opportunity is open to “non-federal entities" as set forth in 45 CFR § 75.2 or 2 CFR § 200.69. A “non-federal entity" is limited to local governments, Indian tribes, institutions of higher education, and non-profit organizations. For profit entities may also apply for this funding. Individuals may not apply for this grant funding. All entities that apply for this funding MUST meet the following requirements:

1. Must provide documentation that applicant is a Nursing Homes as defined in Neb. Rev. Stat § 38-2421 or an Assisted Living Facilities as defined in Neb. Rev. Stat § 71-5903.
2. Must provide documentation that the facility has not been cited for substandard quality of care during its most recent survey.
3. Must provide certification to participate in Medicare or Medicaid.
4. Must provide a plan describing how the grantee plans to participate in the quality rating and improvement system described in Neb. Rev. Stat § 71-1956 within three years after the date the grant is awarded.

Preference will be given to applicants serving a rural area as described in Neb. Rev. Stat § 81-1288.

Request for Applications

• Form 1 - Application Cover Sheet
  
• Form 2 - Applicant's Organizational Overview
• Form 3 - Applicant's Work Plan and Work Plan Narrative
  
• Form 4 - Applicant's Budget
  
• Form 5 - Submission Checklist
• Attachment 1 - End User Guidance: Shared File Link
  
• Attachment 2 - Additional Requirements
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The State of Nebraska, Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Children and Family Services (“DHHS") SNAP Next Step 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.

• Request for Applications​
• FORM 1 – Application Cover Sheet
• FORM 2 – Applicant's Organizational Overview
  
• FORM 3 – Applicant's Workplan​
• FORM 4 – Applicant's Budget​
  
• Addendum 1 - Questions and Answers
  
• Addendum 2 - Questions and Answers​
  

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.

• Application for Funding
  
• Funding Budget Template
  

• 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.  ​

• ​The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) granted $5,000,000 to Nebraska DHHS to distribute in the form of scholarships to eligible Nebraska nursing students in approved nursing programs up to $2,500/semester.
  This scholarship will fulfill two primary goals: to reduce barriers to entry in the nursing field and to grow Nebraska's public health workforce. Upon completion of their nursing programs, these students will be obligated to practice nursing in Nebraska for a minimum of two years. Each of these students will play a vital supporting role in rebuilding Nebraska's public health infrastructure and will advance the state's recovery from COVID-induced nursing shortages.

Professionals throughout Nebraska working in child care are eligible for a workforce stipend and loan repayment grants to alleviate hardships in a vital community sector. Additionally, upcoming funds will be available to expand child care access for existing and new providers with the Business and Child Care Partnership Grant.

• Nebraska Child Care Workforce Stipend & Loan Repayment Grants​​

This document summarizes goals and initial planning for programs assigned to DHHS and included in Neb. Rev. Stat. 84-901.03, signed by Governor Ricketts on April 13, 2022. This bill appropriated funds allocated to the State of Nebraska from the Federal Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund pursuant to the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The Guidance Document is current as of June 13, 2022.

Additional information on Rescue Plan programs - including any related notices of funding availability - will be published here as available. 

• Guidance Document
  

• The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) granted $5,000,000 to Nebraska DHHS to distribute in the form of scholarships to eligible Nebraska nursing students in approved nursing programs up to $2,500/semester.
  This scholarship will fulfill two primary goals: to reduce barriers to entry in the nursing field and to grow Nebraska's public health workforce. Upon completion of their nursing programs, these students will be obligated to practice nursing in Nebraska for a minimum of two years. Each of these students will play a vital supporting role in rebuilding Nebraska's public health infrastructure and will advance the state's recovery from COVID-induced nursing shortages.​​