Snap E & T 50% operational grant

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services $2,188,474.06 on October 1, 2025, under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP E&T 50% Operational Grant, CFDA 10.561), with performance through September 30, 2026, in Nebraska.

The award funds employment and training services to assist SNAP participants in gaining employment and transitioning toward self-sufficiency. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services passed funding to fourteen sub-recipients: United Way of South Central Nebraska, Inc.; Northeast Community College; The Center for People In Need; No More Empty Pots; Goodwill Industries, Inc.; Metro Community College; the City of Lincoln Public Works & Utilities Division; International Council for Refugees and Immigrants, Inc.; Women's Center for Advancement; Echo Collective; Lincoln Literacy Council; Rabble Mill (doing business as The Bay); and two additional sub-grantees identified by award number only (263NE426S2519-95801 and 263NE426S2519-95803). Sub-recipients awarded on July 15, 2026, and December 15, 2025, deliver SNAP E&T services including employment search assistance, skills training, job placement support, and case management to help participants secure gainful employment and reduce dependence on public assistance. One sub-award to The Center for People In Need, dated January 30, 2026, explicitly targets eligible SNAP E&T participants with employment and training services.