Nebraska Finalizes Two-Year Emergency Child Welfare Case Management Contract With Saint Francis Ministries, Replacing Previous Contract

On January 29, 2021, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) finalized an emergency contract agreement with Saint Francis Ministries to continue providing foster care case management services in the Eastern Service Area (ESA), which is comprised of Douglas and Sarpy counties. This new 25-month agreement replaces the five-year contract awarded to Saint Francis Ministries in July 2019 for foster care case management services in the ESA.

The new contract value is estimated at $68.9 million for the first year, and $78.4 million for the second year; it also reimburses for fiscal year 2020 . . .