JOBS-PLUS PILOT INITIATIVE - Service Coordinator Grant Award

The Housing Authority of the City of Omaha received a $544,500 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office under the Resident Opportunity and Supportive Services - Service Coordinators program (CFDA 14.870). The award, dated June 1, 2026, with a completion date of May 31, 2029, funds service coordinators who connect public and Indian housing residents to supportive services addressing barriers to economic and housing self-sufficiency. The service coordinators link residents to educational, professional, and health resources necessary to achieve greater self-sufficiency and economic mobility.

This three-year grant is structured under the Jobs-Plus Pilot Initiative, a competitive program administered by HUD that emphasizes comprehensive supportive services to vulnerable populations, including low-income families and elderly residents across the Omaha metropolitan area. The award represents a typical allocation within the ROSS-SC program, which has averaged approximately 130 awards annually over the past five years, with recent awards ranging from $200,000 to $550,000. The Housing Authority, as a statutory local government entity with a 100-percent HUD funding portfolio, will implement the service coordination model to expand economic self-sufficiency outcomes for its public housing residents through targeted supportive service linkages.