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Lancaster County approves $471,427 application to Nebraska Crime Commission STOP Grant Program
Summary
At its April 30 staff meeting the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners approved submitting an application to the Nebraska Crime Commission for a FY 2026–2027 STOP Grant in the amount of $471,427; the motion passed 4-0 with Vice Chair Chelsea Johnson absent.
The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners voted to approve an application to the Nebraska Crime Commission for the FY 2026–2027 STOP Grant Program in the amount of $471,427 during its April 30, 2026 staff meeting.
Commissioner Rick Vest moved to approve the application and Commissioner Sean Flowerday seconded. Vest, Flowerday, Commissioner Matt Schulte and Chair Christa Yoakum voted in favor; Vice Chair Chelsea Johnson was absent. The minutes record the motion carried 4-0.
The minutes identify the item on the Board's agenda as an application to the Nebraska Crime Commission for the STOP Grant Program and record the approved dollar amount. The document does not specify project details, programmatic uses, or matching-fund requirements; those will be set out in the grant application or future agenda materials, according to the minutes.
Next steps recorded in the minutes indicate the Board approved the application for submission; no further procedural actions or timelines for award notification are noted in the meeting record.
