The Nebraska Department of Agriculture was awarded $559,606 under the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network Competitive Grants Program (CFDA 10.525) by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Funding will sustain and expand the Nebraska Rural Response Hotline's free behavioral health counseling voucher program for individuals engaged in farming, ranching, and other agriculture-related occupations. Administered by Legal Aid of Nebraska, the Hotline currently offers counseling vouchers as well as financial, legal, and basic needs assistance. Grant funds will specifically support vouchers for services not covered by health insurance or that are unaffordable due to financial stress from issues such as low commodity prices and natural disasters exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional funding will develop a website to market behavioral health services through online and existing agricultural networks.
Generated 1/7/24, 5:24 AM