Federal grants in Nebraska's 3rd congressional district (NE-03)
Federal grants for work carried out in Nebraska's 3rd congressional district totaled $3.5 billion across 4,898 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $1.6 billion. Nebraska Department of Transportation received the most, $1.6 billion.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$3.5 billion
- Awards4,898
- Awarded in FY 2025$587 million
- Share of Nebraska's total11%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The Nebraska page and recipient pages count by the recipient's address instead. A university based in one district that runs a project in another shows up here under the district where the project runs.
Grants recorded for several districts or the whole state count in no district, so district totals add up to less than the Nebraska total of $31 billion by place of performance. Districts are the current ones as USAspending maps them.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 1,268 | $645 million |
| FY 2022 | 1,089 | $598 million |
| FY 2023 | 1,282 | $612 million |
| FY 2024 | 1,162 | $1.0 billion |
| FY 2025 | 1,225 | $587 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 841 | $1.6 billion |
| Native Cdfi Network Inc | Nonprofits | 1 | $400 million |
| Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services | State and local governments | 6 | $91.8 million |
| Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska | State and local governments | 78 | $65.8 million |
| Omaha Tribe of NE | Other | 62 | $56.8 million |
| Umo Ho Nation Public School | State and local governments | 15 | $52.0 million |
| Nebraska Indian Community College | Colleges and universities | 46 | $46.0 million |
| Winnebago Public Schools District 17 | State and local governments | 12 | $38.9 million |
| Central Nebraska Community Action Partnership, Inc. | Other | 17 | $30.3 million |
| Airport Authority of Scottsbluff County | State and local governments | 11 | $28.2 million |
| City of Kearney | State and local governments | 12 | $27.3 million |
| Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska | Other | 26 | $25.5 million |
| North Platte Airport Authority | State and local governments | 10 | $24.5 million |
| Santee Community School | State and local governments | 16 | $22.7 million |
| University of Nebraska | Colleges and universities | 7 | $22.2 million |
| Nebraska Game & Parks Commission | State and local governments | 56 | $21.7 million |
| Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska | Colleges and universities | 29 | $21.1 million |
| Chief Industries Inc | Other | 2 | $20.3 million |
| Educational Service Unit 13 | Other | 4 | $19.6 million |
| Blue Valley Community Action Inc | Nonprofits | 22 | $19.6 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Nebraska's 3rd congressional district?
$3.5 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 4,898 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Nebraska's 3rd congressional district?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $1.6 billion in 815 awards.
Why is this different from the Nebraska total?
The Nebraska page counts grants by where the recipient is based. This page counts where the work is done, and grants for statewide or multi-district work count in no single district.