DHHS seeking non-profit partners for housing services | Lifestyles

DHHS intends to problem sub-awards to corporations inclined to offer housing security companies, in accordance to a press launch. Approximately $15 million in federal resources, principally specific at Nebraska counties outside of Lancaster and Douglas Counties, will be available.

Nebraska-dependent nonprofit companies and nonprofit companies based outside the house of Nebraska that serve substantive numbers of Nebraska residents are suitable, with awards to companies envisioned to be between $100,000 and $2 million.

The funds period will start out on the day the sub-award is signed and finish one particular yr from that day or Aug. 15, 2023, whichever comes initial. Cash need to be paid by Sept. 6, 2023.

Coated charges will include things like:

» Eviction prevention and eviction diversion applications.

» Mediation among landlords and tenants.

» Good housing counseling.

» Housing navigators or promotoras who assistance homes obtain ERAP systems or discover housing.

» Circumstance administration similar to housing stability.

» Housing-linked companies for survivors of domestic abuse or human trafficking.

» Authorized solutions or attorney’s fees relevant to eviction proceedings and preserving housing balance.

» Specialized services for people today with disabilities or seniors that assist their capability to entry or retain housing.

Companies intrigued in collaborating can post a letter of intent to DHHS at [email protected] by July 18 and include the pursuing:

» Geographic region to be addressed.

» Approximate volume of resources wanted.

» Speak to information and facts, like e-mail handle and mobile phone variety.

DHHS will perform with fascinated nonprofit agencies to decide which housing steadiness services they will offer, how substantially revenue they may expend on the undertaking and other facts.