County Of Dixon

County of Dixon, a local government entity based in Ponca, Nebraska, serves as a recipient of federal grant funding to support critical public services and community initiatives. As a U.S. local government county, Dixon County receives federal grants to enhance its operational capacity and support strategic initiatives that benefit its residents and communities.

County of Dixon has demonstrated consistent engagement with federal grant programs across multiple service areas. Most recently, the county secured a $405,906 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the FY25 COPS Hiring Program, which will support the hiring and rehiring of law enforcement officers to expand community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts through September 2030. Beyond this law enforcement initiative, Dixon County has served as a subrecipient on numerous federal grants administered through Nebraska state agencies. The Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services has been a consistent prime grantee, providing subawards to Dixon County for child support enforcement and IV-D program administration activities, including locating absent parents, establishing paternity, and securing child and spousal support for recipients of TANF and IV-E Foster Care services. Additionally, the Department of Military Nebraska has awarded multiple subawards to Dixon County for emergency management activities encompassing administration, training, exercises, planning, response and recovery operations, and public education initiatives. The county has also received infrastructure-related subawards from the Department of Military Nebraska for road improvements, culvert projects, and bridge construction, including work on specific projects such as the Bridge Site #18 near 862 Road and management costs associated with infrastructure development. This portfolio of federal grants reflects Dixon County's role in delivering essential public safety, child support services, emergency management, and infrastructure maintenance to its constituents.