NENEDD Direct Homebuyer Assistance Program
Northeast Nebraska Economic Development District (NENEDD) / Northeast Economic Development, Inc.
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
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76 programs a Bellevue buyer could use — grants, forgivable loans, and tax credits. Free to explore, no SSN, no credit pull.
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Northeast Nebraska Economic Development District (NENEDD) / Northeast Economic Development, Inc.
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
NeighborWorks Northeast Nebraska (NWNEN)
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka (delivered through participating member institutions)
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Southeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership, Inc. (SENCA)
Deferred second loan · Income limits
High Plains Community Development Corporation
Assistance grant · Income limits
Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka (delivered through participating member institutions)
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
Nebraska Investment Finance Authority (NIFA)
First mortgage · Income limits
NeighborWorks Northeast Nebraska (NWNEN)
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
Northern Ponca Housing Authority (Ponca Tribe of Nebraska)
Deferred second loan · Income limits
USDA Rural Development, Rural Housing Service - Nebraska State Office
First mortgage · Income limits
Nebraska Investment Finance Authority (NIFA)
Second mortgage · Income limits
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
First mortgage
Assistance grant · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant
Deferred second loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant
Assistance grant
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Shared-appreciation loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant
Assistance grant
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
First mortgage · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
What’s local to Bellevue
There are no programs run by Bellevue or by Sarpy County. A Bellevue buyer uses Nebraska statewide and federal programs, which are the ones listed above.
The closest city that runs its own program is Omaha, about 9 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits — worth checking if you’re still choosing where to buy.
HUD puts the 2026 area median income for Sarpy County at $114,000 for a four-person household. 10 of the programs listed here set an income limit as a percentage of that figure, which is why the same program admits a different income in a different county. Published limits for Nebraska →
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