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Down payment assistance for veterans and military families in Nebraska

8 programs name veterans and military families: 2 city, 2 county or regional, 4 statewide.

Naming a group is one eligibility rule among several. Each program also sets an income limit, a price cap, an occupancy rule and a credit requirement. Being a veteran puts a program on this list; it does not decide whether you can use it.

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The 8 programs, closest first

From one city out to the whole state

Listed A–Z within each group, not ranked.

In a Nebraska city 2 programs

For homes inside that city’s limits only
DeferredLincoln · Lancaster County

Down Payment Assistance

Deferred second loan · First-time homebuyers · Income limit 120% of area median income

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists and surviving spouses · Homebuyer class required

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DeferredLincoln · Lancaster County

First Time Homebuyer program

Deferred second loan · First-time homebuyers · Income limit 120% of area median income

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists and surviving spouses · Homebuyer class required

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In a county or region 2 programs

For homes anywhere in the county or the counties named
GrantMultiple County

Down Payment Assistance Program

Assistance grant

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists and surviving spouses · Homebuyer class required

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DeferredMultiple County

Homeownership Assistance

Deferred second loan · First-time homebuyers

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists and surviving spouses · Homebuyer class required

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Anywhere in Nebraska 4 programs

Can sit alongside a city or county program where both allow it
Deferred

Build Home

Deferred second loan · First-time homebuyers

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists and surviving spouses · Homebuyer class required

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Deferred

Homebuyer Assistance Program

Deferred second loan · First-time homebuyers

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists and surviving spouses · Homebuyer class required

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First mortgage

Military Home Program

First mortgage

Names: veterans, active-duty service members and reservists · Homebuyer class required

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Deferred

Welcome Home Program

Deferred second loan

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists and surviving spouses · No homebuyer class in the record

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Nationwide 5 programs · not in the 8

Nationwide: 5 more, not in the 8

What to know

What the 8 records say

From each program’s own record. The agency decides who can use it.

  1. 7 of 8

    ask for a homebuyer education class.

  2. 5 of 8

    are limited to first-time homebuyers, as each program defines it.

  3. 8 of 8

    name an FHA, VA, USDA or conventional loan they can be paired with.

Free help in Nebraska

8 HUD-approved counseling agencies in Nebraska

7 of 8 of these programs ask for a homebuyer class. A HUD-approved counselor teaches it and can walk you through every rule a program sets.

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Questions, answered

Does being a veteran mean I can use these programs?

No. These programs name veterans and military families in their eligibility rules, which is why they are grouped here, but every program also sets income limits, purchase price caps, credit and occupancy requirements. Membership in a group is one rule among several.

Why are nationwide programs listed separately?

A nationwide program is not one of Nebraska’s own, so it is listed below the 8 Nebraska programs and not counted in them. Each one sets its own area and eligibility rules; its page has the details.

Is Hey Prescott a lender?

No. Hey Prescott is an educational directory of down payment assistance programs. We list programs and link to official sources; we do not make loans or give individualized lending advice.

Programs and counts: Hey Prescott program records, each verified with its administering agency (June–July 2026). Counselors: HUD housing counseling agency list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.