Nebraska hits trifecta in federal grant awards for child welfare system

By: Cindy Gonzalez

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: September 25, 2026

Words: 361

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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LINCOLN — Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services has been selected to receive nearly $1.5 million in federal grants intended to modernize the child welfare system.

The funds come in three grants from the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

A state DHHS spokesperson said Friday that Nebraska was the only state to qualify for all three of the grants.

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