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NE-DWEE-26-026-HYDROVAC-2026NebraskaNebraska Department of Water, Energy, and EnvironmentPublic Health Infrastructure

Nebraska DWEE Hydrovac Grant Program 2026

FundingUp to 50% of eligible costs; no total program ceiling or per-applicant dollar maximum is published on the current DWEE program page or application.
DeadlineSeptember 30, 2026; no clock-time cutoff is published on the current DWEE page.
Last verifiedSeptember 20, 2026
Required next actionEligible Nebraska second-class cities and villages may apply through September 30, 2026; the controlling DWEE page does not publish a closing clock time or time zone. The grant may cover up to 50% of eligible hydro-vacuum excavation equipment costs. The official Form 26-026 requires municipality and authorized-contact information, applicant class, surrounding communities the applicant will assist, a cost estimate, the number of unknown service lines to be reclassified, Technical/Managerial/Financial Capability Survey status, and authorized local-official certification. A cost estimate must be submitted. Costs incurred before a signed DWEE agreement are ineligible, awardees must assist other communities with unknown-line reclassification, and federal Uniform Guidance conditions apply. Submission is by mail or email to DWEE. No N9+, QC Healthcare, or direct Dr. Miltie pathway is established.

Broad Eligibility

Nebraska cities of the second class and villages may apply to purchase hydro-vacuum excavation equipment and must identify surrounding communities they are willing to assist with lead-service-line reclassification.

Atlas Analysis

Verified current Nebraska public-health infrastructure grant. DWEE will reimburse up to 50% of eligible hydro-vacuum equipment costs for second-class cities and villages. Costs incurred before a signed agreement are ineligible. N9+ Fit 0/100 and QC Healthcare Fit 0/100; do not force a clinical-technology role into the program.

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 application 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 does not publish a clock-time cutoff.

Eligible purpose: Purchase of hydro-vacuum excavation equipment for determining whether water service lines are lead or non-lead. The application requires an equipment cost estimate, the number of unknown lines expected to be reclassified, and information on neighboring communities the applicant can assist.

Important restrictions: Costs incurred before a signed grant agreement is on file with DWEE are ineligible for reimbursement. Awardees must comply with additional federal Uniform Guidance conditions. The program is competitively ranked using the number of communities the applicant will assist, the number of unknown service lines to be reclassified, and median household income.

Submission: Applications may be mailed to the Nebraska DWEE State Revolving Fund Section or emailed to DWEE.SRFReimbursements@nebraska.gov.

Atlas Opportunity Score: 47/100. This is a current Nebraska public-health infrastructure funding opportunity with a clear health-protection purpose and fixed deadline, but it has no legitimate N9+ or QC Healthcare role under the published scope.

N9+ Fit: 0/100. The program is limited to hydro-vacuum excavation equipment for lead-service-line identification. QC Healthcare Fit is also 0/100.

Direct-vendor review: Dr. Miltie, LLC is not an eligible municipal applicant, and the current program does not establish a legitimate direct N9+/QC vendor pathway. No outreach is warranted.

Official source: Nebraska DWEE Hydrovac Grant Program.

Source verificationOfficial government source · dwee.nebraska.govAtlas last verified this record September 20, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗