TWO NEBRASKA COMMUNITIES AWARDED A TOTAL OF $2.55 MILLION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT HELPS REPLACE STOCK LOST TO FLOODING

LINCOLN- Two Nebraska communities are to receive state grants totaling $2.55 million for affordable housing that will help replace dwellings lost in the substantial 2019 floods. In a press release, the Nebraska Department of Economic Development announced the grants.

They are, according to the press release, to go to Sarpy County and Dodge County. Sarpy County was awarded $1.95 million to build 13 homes just west of Offutt Air Force Base, while Dodge County will receive $600,000 to construct four new homes. The funds come from the Affordable Housing Construction Program-Homeownership Production Program.

The program is intended to help facilitate the construction of affordable housing that targets the areas federally designated as most distressed by the 2019 flooding disaster. DED officials said that distribution of state and federal aid has been ongoing since the flood occurred, and that interest in disaster recovery housing programs has exceeded expectations.

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