Northeast Nebraska Public Health Department

Northeast Nebraska Public Health Department, a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Wayne, Nebraska, operates as a federal grant recipient focused on lead hazard control, public health capacity building, and disease prevention in rural northeastern Nebraska. The organization holds one prime federal grant award and receives the majority of its federal funding through sub-awards from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, which serves as the intermediary pass-through grantee for multiple federal programs.

Northeast Nebraska Public Health Department's primary grant work centers on lead-based paint hazard identification and control. The Department holds a $2.94 million Project Grant under HUD's Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program (CFDA 14.900), effective April 1, 2026, with completion targeted for April 1, 2030. This award funds comprehensive lead inspections, risk assessments, interim controls, and abatement work in privately-owned rental and owner-occupied housing serving low- and very-low-income families in Wayne, Nebraska, with emphasis on pre-1960 housing units where children under six face elevated lead poisoning risk. The grant also supports capacity building through training and certification of local contractors and workers in lead-safe work practices and development of community-based partnerships integrating lead hazard control with other housing-related health and safety initiatives. Supplemental Healthy Homes funding may address additional housing hazards affecting occupant health.

Sub-award activity reflects a heavy concentration in public health capacity and disease prevention programs flowing through the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. Recent sub-awards span COVID-19 vaccination support, sexually transmitted infection prevention and control, dental disease prevention infrastructure for vulnerable populations (young children, school-aged children, and adults sixty-five and older), Ryan White Part B HIV/AIDS program enrollment services, and general health department capacity building to meet national public health standards. Sub-award dates range from August 2021 through April 2026, with seven awards placed in 2025 and two in 2026.

The Department's customer concentration runs heavily through the Department of Health and Human Services, which accounts for the majority of the organization's fourteen sub-awards. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health Resources and Services Administration are the primary CDC and HRSA funding lines. Across twenty total awards (prime and sub combined), the Department has obligated $5.2 million in combined federal funding over recent years, with activity accelerating from one award annually in 2022 and 2023 to five in 2024 and seven in 2025.