Verified open September 21, 2026. The Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment (DWEE) is accepting applications for the Nebraska Hydrovac Grant Program to help eligible Nebraska municipalities purchase hydro-vacuum excavation equipment used to identify lead and non-lead drinking-water service lines and complete lead-service-line inventories.
Eligible applicants: Nebraska cities of the second class and villages. Applicants must identify surrounding communities they are willing to assist with service-line reclassification.
Funding: The grant may cover up to 50% of eligible costs. The current DWEE program page and Form 26-026 do not publish a total program ceiling or a maximum dollar award per applicant, so Atlas does not infer one.
Deadline: September 30, 2026. The current DWEE page and Form 26-026 do not publish an exact closing clock time or time zone.
Application requirements: Form 26-026 requires municipality and authorized-contact information, applicant class, surrounding communities the applicant will assist, an equipment cost estimate, the number of unknown service lines expected to be reclassified, Technical/Managerial/Financial Capability Survey status, and local-official certification.
Important restrictions: Costs incurred before a signed grant agreement is on file with DWEE are ineligible for reimbursement. Awardees must assist other communities with unknown-service-line reclassification and comply with additional federal Uniform Guidance conditions. Competitive ranking uses the number of communities assisted, the number of unknown service lines to be reclassified, and average median household income.
Submission: Applications may be mailed to the Nebraska DWEE State Revolving Fund Section or emailed to the reimbursement address shown on the official program page and Form 26-026.
Atlas Opportunity Score: 47/100. This is a legitimate Nebraska public-water and environmental-health infrastructure opportunity, but it has no defensible N9+ or QC Healthcare product role under the published scope.
N9+ Fit: 0/100. QC Healthcare Fit: 0/100. Do not force a clinical-technology role into this program.
Outreach posture: Atlas applicant assistance is not conditioned on N9+. ORIGINAL outreach may be considered only for an independently verified eligible second-class city or village after recipient, email, opt-out, bounce, duplicate/send-history, deadline-practicality, and opportunity-specific need gates are satisfied. No direct Dr. Miltie/QC vendor pathway is established.
Official source: Nebraska DWEE Hydrovac Grant Program.