Nebraska Assistance Programs.

How to find grants and assistance in all areas, cities, and counties of Nebraska, including Lincoln and Omaha.

Assistance Programs

Kids Connection
A health insurance program that can help with medical bills. It is available for children 19 and younger who are residents of Nebraska. 1-877-632-5437

Rental Assistance Program (RAP)
RAP is a financial support program for both tenants and landlords in Nebraska. It will help reduce the risks to landlords by assuring rent, providing screening of applicants, and by pledging responsiveness to any landlord issues or concerns. The RAP program also helps tenants by increasing support for individuals who are seeking jobs, waiting on Social Security, or if have credit issues. Find additional rent assistance.

Nebraska Food Stamp Program
This assistance program helps low income Nebraska families buy food. You do not need to be receiving any other public assistance or aid in order to be eligible for this program, but you also don't receive food stamps automatically and you need to apply and be found eligible for aid.

Aid to Dependent Children (ADC) program
This assistance program provides cash assistance grants to lower income families with children that are aged 18 or younger. ADC cash grants are used to pay for family living expenses like utilities, rent, utilities, groceries and food, clothing, and other needed items.

Child Care Subsidy
This program will help pay for child care expenses. (402) 471-9325

Emergency Assistance
Helps provide services and money to pay bills for needy children as well as other household members when there’s an emergency situation. 402-471-3121

 

 

 

Mortgage help and foreclosure prevention
A number of non-profit housing counselors operate across Nebraska. The HUD certified counselors can offer homeowners free foreclosure assistance and information on mortgage programs. Read more.

Nebraska Prescription Card - Nebraska Rx Card
This is a statewide discount prescription drug card. This prescription drug program, which provides a free drug cards to all Nebraska residents, will provide savings of up to 75% on medicines and prescription drugs. And the program is free with restrictions to membership, no age limitations, and no income requirements.

Employment First
Nebraska's welfare reform program. This assistance program will help families achieve economic self-sufficiency by providing education, job training, and employment preparation and opportunities. (402) 271-7300

Access Medical and Health Care from Clinics
Several free or low cost health care centers and clinics operate across Nebraska. These centers mostly help low income and those with no or limited health insurance, but anyone can stop by for care. No one is turned away. More on Nebraska community clinics.

Get Help With Heating and Energy Bills
A number of assistance programs are offered from non-profits, private donations, charities and utility companies themselves. Find how to get a grant and/or financial assistance. Click here for more information on Nebraska energy assistance programs and resources.

Assistance From Nebraska Cities and Counties

Buffalo County (Kearney)

Kearney County

Lancaster County (Lincoln)

Lincoln County (North Platte)

Omaha and Douglas County

• Find rent help in Omaha from housing focused agencies. Read more.

Sarpy County (Papillion)

Sioux County (Orange City)

Utility bill assistance provided in most counties.

 

Help in Nebraska with Paying Energy, Utility, and Heating Bills

Most of the utility, gas, and energy providers in Nebraska offer some form of financial assistance and/or cash grants to qualified customers. Read more on how to get help directly from your utility company.

Nebraska Weatherization Program
The Weatherization program enables low-income families in Nebraska to low their energy and heating bills by making their homes more energy efficient. It will help families save energy.

The Nebraska Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
This assistance program will help people with limited incomes and those who are struggling offset the cost of both heating and cooling their homes. The aid program will partially pay the cost of fuel oil, electricity, gas, coal, wood, propane, propane, or other fuel source.

Operation Round Up
An assistance program offered by several local utility and gas companies that provides energy assistance funds to families in need.

 

 

Pennies For Power
Utility and gas companies and customers contribute to this fund. It helps disadvantaged individuals and families pay energy-related expenses. Expenses paid for might include higher-than-normal energy or heating bills or emergency equipment repairs.