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County ends three grant-funded contracts as Office of Justice Programs funding expires
Summary
Lancaster County announced termination of three contracts — with Fresh Start Inc., Sober Houses in Nebraska LLC, and the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska — tied to Office of Justice Programs grant funding that ends Sept. 30, 2026; county staff said drug court services have transferred to the state.
Lancaster County presented termination letters for three contracts funded through the federal Office of Justice Programs and effective Sept. 30, 2026: CD-26-0010 with Fresh Start Inc. (transitional housing), CD-26-0099 with Sober Houses in Nebraska LLC (transitional housing), and C-24-0331 with the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska for evaluation of the adult drug court program.
Jeff Kilpatrick, community corrections director, told commissioners the grant ends at the end of September and that drug court programming has been transferred to the state. "These 3 letters terminate the contracts that we had in place that were grant funded that grant ends the end of September and drug court has been transferred over to the state," Kilpatrick said. The board approved the terminations during the meeting.
Commissioners expressed thanks for the staff who managed the transition and the work that moved drug court operations to state oversight; the transcript does not record transition details or new vendor agreements beyond the terminations.
