Rural Workforce Housing Fund

What is the Rural Workforce Housing Fund? (RWHF)

The Rural Workforce Housing Fund (RWHF) provides competitive matching grants to non-profit development organizations who administer workforce housing investment fund. The funds are invested in eligible projects to increase the supply and reduce the costs of workforce housing in Nebraska’s rural communities. Workforce housing is housing that meets the needs of working families and is attractive to new residents locating in a rural community.

Eligible Projects

  • New owner-occupied housing costing no more than $325,000.

  • New rental housing units costing no more than $250,000.

  • Owner-occupied or rental housing units for which the cost to substantially rehabilitate exceeds 50% of a unit’s assessed value.

  • Upper-story housing.

  • Rehabilitation/conversion of an existing building into housing.

  • And in all cases, housing that does not receive federal or state low-income housing tax credits, Community Development Block Grants, HOME funds, National Housing Trust Fund, or funds from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund.

Matching Funds

Matching funds can be dollars contributed by individuals, businesses, foundation, local and regional political subdivisions, or other non-profit organizations into a single investment fund administered by the eligible nonprofit development organization. Imperial’s local match contributors are: Imperial Beef, Pinnacle Bank, and the Imperial Public Power District.

Have questions about the RWHF?

Tyler Pribbeno
City Administrator/Community Development Director
(308) 882-4368
tylerp@imperial-ne.com