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Nebraska

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Nebraska

On this page, we’ve included all funds distributed within Nebraska from the programs we've evaluated. Many of those funds are distributed to local governments and private entities, not used by the state government.

Program funding

programTotal funding (2022 + 2023)
National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$429,045,525
Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG)$181,475,823
Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)$177,774,016
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program$100,000,000
Bridge Formula Program$90,000,000
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for lead service line replacement$70,891,500
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (project based)$66,183,985
Grid Innovation Program$58,000,000
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund$52,801,080
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program (formerly RAISE)$43,355,117
Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Area Formula Grants Program$42,730,819
Highway Safety Improvement Program$40,812,002
Public Housing Capital Fund$39,871,854
Public Housing Operating Fund$37,374,415
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program$36,501,376
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program$35,159,332
Airport Terminals Program$30,850,000
Continuum of Care (COC) Program$25,642,676
Clean Water State Revolving Fund$24,332,470
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)$23,074,530
Clean School Bus Program$23,040,000
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund emerging contaminants$22,750,000
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program$22,643,451
Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects Program (INFRA)$21,172,718
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT)—Formula Program$21,162,380
National Highway Freight Program$20,248,656
Carbon Reduction Program (CRP)$18,611,300
Enabling Middle Mile Grant Program$18,187,398
Airport Infrastructure Formula Grants$17,074,883
HOME Investment Partnerships Program$16,585,128
Highway Safety Programs$15,822,275
Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program$15,224,354
State Planning and Research Program Subpart B (SPR-B)$14,429,490
Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program, Growing State Apportionments, Growing States and High-Density States Program (combined)$11,739,034
Urban and community forestry grants$11,000,000
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program$10,907,851
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)$10,752,427
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program$10,687,332
Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grant Program$10,216,662
Tribal Transportation Program$9,668,015
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program$8,947,869
Railway-Highway Crossing Program$7,838,183
Smart Grid Grants$6,699,586
Indian Health Service (IHS) Sanitation Facilities Construction Program$6,654,315
Grid Resilience Utility and Industry Grants$6,214,275
Weatherization Assistance Program$6,153,436
Housing Trust Fund (HTF)$6,143,063
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)$5,250,373
Metropolitan Planning Program$4,416,646
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program$4,065,300
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program$3,980,665
Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202)$3,770,567
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program$3,204,626
Rural Development Broadband ReConnect Program$3,159,820
Emergency Solutions Grants Program$3,102,782
US Department of Transportation Thriving Communities Program$3,006,250
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)$2,452,949
Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities$2,291,113
Clean Water State Revolving Fund supplemental appropriation for emerging contaminants$2,055,000
Federal Transit Administration Metropolitan, Statewide, and Non-Metropolitan Planning$1,551,480
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program$1,402,003
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) discretionary grants$1,126,672
Affordable Connectivity (ACP) Outreach Grant Program$500,000
Aging Infrastructure Account$450,000
Bridge Investment Program$440,000
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)$304,500
Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program$182,866
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)$27,721

Geographic Share

Where Is Funding Distributed?

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Equity scores

Is Infrastructure Funding Allocated Equitably?

For each federal program, we compared a jurisdiction’s ranking for per capita funding received (measured by percentile) with that jurisdiction’s ranking among different demographic and need indicators. A number above 0 means the jurisdiction is overfunded by that program compared with the selected indicator, and a number below 0 means the jurisdiction is underfunded by the program compared with the selected indicator.

National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)
indicator Equity score
Population share who are people of color visualization of equity score

0.31

Poverty rate visualization of equity score

0.37

Population density visualization of equity score

0.47

Median household income visualization of equity score

0.12

Car access visualization of equity score

0.41

Transportation staff capacity visualization of equity score

0.33

Fatal accident frequency visualization of equity score

0.05

Vehicle trips per household visualization of equity score

0.01

Annual vehicle miles per household visualization of equity score

-0.07

Miles of highway visualization of equity score

-0.11

About

Update: This tool was updated on March 13, 2025 to include data from fiscal year 2023, additional federal infrastructure programs, and new funding distribution measures. The title was also changed to "Are Federal Infrastructure Funds Meeting Your Community’s Needs" to make it clear that the tool tracks funding by a variety of characteristics, including geography, race, income level, and indicators of local need. This tool was originally named "Is Federal Infrastructure Spending Advancing Racial and Economic Equity?”

For this tool, we analyzed 85 grant programs funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, 9 grant programs funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, 2 programs funded by annual appropriations to the Department of Transportation, and 14 housing programs that use annual HUD appropriations. The data presented here are limited to fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023. We collected program data from federal departmental announcements and project fact sheets. Demographic and need indicator data are sourced from approximately two dozen publicly available sources, including the 2016–20 American Community Survey five-year estimates from the US Census Bureau and data produced by other federal agencies.

To learn more about how to use this tool, see our user guide. To review the complete list of data sources and methods used in this work, see our full report.

Project Credits

This data tool was funded by a grant from the Melville Charitable Trust as part of the Partnership for Equitable and Resilient Communities Initiative. We are grateful to them and to all our funders, who make it possible for Urban to advance its mission. The views expressed are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the Urban Institute, its trustees, or its funders. Funders do not determine research findings or the insights and recommendations of our experts. More information on our funding principles is available here. Read our terms of service here.

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