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LIHTC in Nebraska: 2026 allocations, QAP and data
Nebraska Investment Finance Authority (NIFA) allocates Nebraska's housing tax credits. The population-based part of Nebraska's 2026 9% credit ceiling, before carryforwards and returned credits, is $6,893,508. That is $3.416 times 2,018,006 residents. Its 2026 private activity bond cap is the $397,625,000 minimum, and every 4% deal in the state needs a share of it.
Agency and qualified allocation plan
| Allocating agency | Nebraska Investment Finance Authority (NIFA) |
|---|---|
| Tax credit program page | NIFA LIHTC page |
| Current QAP | 2026/2027/2028 Qualified Allocation Plan (2026-2028) |
| QAP status | Approved by NIFA board Dec 13, 2024 and Governor Pillen Dec 30, 2024. Covers LIHTC and Nebraska AHTC. Full PDF: www-nifa-org-files.s3.amazonaws.com link |
Agency and QAP links checked 2026-10-30.
2026 credit ceiling and bond cap
| Item | 2026 | Per resident |
|---|---|---|
| Population (IRS Notice 2026-22) | 2,018,006 | 39th of 52 |
| 9% ceiling, population amount | $6,893,508 | $3.42 |
| Formula | greater of $3.416 × pop or $3,953,600 | per-capita applies |
| Private activity bond cap | $397,625,000 | $197.04 |
| Formula | greater of $135 × pop or $397,625,000 | minimum applies |
Sources: IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 secs. 4.08 and 4.19 (the 9% amounts already include the 12% increase from Pub. L. 119-21 sec. 70422); IRS Notice 2026-22 (2026-15 I.R.B.). Computed by us and rounded to the dollar; agencies may round differently.
Only the population amount is shown. The full 2026 ceiling adds credits unused from 2025, credits returned by projects and any share of the national pool, which the agency reports in its allocation materials. See every state side by side on the 2026 ceilings and bond caps table.
Basis boost areas: 2027 QCTs and DDAs
HUD's 2027 lists, which apply from January 1, 2027, put 68 Nebraska census tracts in qualified census tracts, spread across 11 counties. No nonmetropolitan county is a 2027 DDA. No ZIP code area is a 2027 Small Area DDA. A building in either can take 130% of eligible basis. Check an address with the QCT and DDA lookup.
| County | 2027 QCT tracts |
|---|---|
| Douglas County | 41 |
| Lancaster County | 15 |
| Buffalo County | 2 |
| Gage County | 2 |
| Sarpy County | 2 |
Every Nebraska qualified census tract, with its population, poverty rate and median income, is on the Nebraska QCT list by county.
Source: HUD 2027 QCT and DDA designations, FR Doc. 2026-20390 (91 FR 63573, Oct. 6, 2026).
Tax credit properties in Nebraska
HUD's database lists 379 Nebraska properties financed with housing tax credits that the allocating agency still monitors, with 12,981 income-restricted units. The largest city totals are below; see all cities on the Nebraska apartments page.
| City | Properties | Restricted units |
|---|---|---|
| Omaha | 115 | 5,144 |
| Lincoln | 34 | 1,948 |
| Grand Island | 23 | 847 |
| Bellevue | 5 | 384 |
| Fremont | 11 | 363 |
| Hastings | 10 | 340 |
| Kearney | 10 | 327 |
| South Sioux City | 5 | 312 |
| Norfolk | 6 | 237 |
| North Platte | 9 | 235 |
| County | Properties | Restricted units |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas County | 116 | 5,156 |
| Lancaster County | 38 | 2,012 |
| Hall County | 26 | 927 |
| Sarpy County | 13 | 840 |
| Dodge County | 11 | 363 |
| Buffalo County | 10 | 327 |
| Adams County | 9 | 316 |
| Dakota County | 5 | 312 |
| Lincoln County | 10 | 267 |
| Scotts Bluff County | 11 | 246 |
For buyers and lenders: the Nebraska Year 15 and Year 30 list shows which of these properties reach the end of the compliance period or the 30-year extended use minimum from 2022 to 2034, by county.
Source: HUD's national LIHTC database (LIHTCPUB, revised May 28, 2026; projects placed in service through 2024). City pages cover cities with at least five properties; county links go to that county's 2026 income and rent limits.
Financing a LIHTC deal in Nebraska
A 9% deal in Nebraska competes for NIFA's 2026 ceiling of $6,893,508 (population amount) under the 2026/2027/2028 Qualified Allocation Plan (2026-2028). A 4% deal needs an award from the state's $397,625,000 private activity bond cap: tax-exempt bonds must finance 50% of the aggregate basis of the building and land, or at least 25% if one or more of those bonds, from an issue dated after December 31, 2025, together finance at least 5% of that basis (the 25% bond test, for buildings placed in service in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025). Sites in Nebraska's 68 qualified census tracts for 2027 can take the 130% basis boost.
On HUD's records for the 272 Nebraska properties on this site's city pages, 4% of those reporting the field were financed with tax-exempt bonds and 90% took 9% (70% present value) credits; 76 received allocations in 2015 or later.
Sources: IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32; HUD 2027 QCT list; HUD's national LIHTC database (LIHTCPUB, revised May 28, 2026; projects placed in service through 2024), bond and credit-type fields. What to read in a QAP: state LIHTC programs. Sizing a Nebraska deal: get a financing quote.
State housing tax credit
Yes. Nebraska Affordable Housing Tax Credit (AHTC), Neb. Rev. Stat. 77-2501 et seq., modeled on Section 42; every 9% LIHTC award also gets AHTC. Credits may be allocated, transferred or sold. (primary source)
More Nebraska data
- Nebraska 2026 income and rent limitsby county
- Nebraska tax credit apartmentsby city
- Nebraska QCTs and DDAs2027 lists by county
- Year 15 and Year 30 propertiesby county
- QCT and DDA lookupby address
- Monthly credit ratesIRS
- LIHTC in Montanaprevious
- LIHTC in Nevadanext
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Questions people ask
How much 9% LIHTC does Nebraska get in 2026?
The population part of Nebraska's 2026 housing credit ceiling is $6,893,508: the greater of $3.416 per resident or $3,953,600, applied to the 2,018,006 population in IRS Notice 2026-22. The agency's actual 2026 authority also adds unused and returned credits and any national pool share, so its own published figure can be higher.
Who allocates housing tax credits in Nebraska?
Nebraska Investment Finance Authority (NIFA). It awards 9% credits under its qualified allocation plan (2026/2027/2028 Qualified Allocation Plan, 2026-2028) and sets the rules 4% bond deals must meet to receive credits.
Does Nebraska have a state low-income housing tax credit?
Yes. Nebraska Affordable Housing Tax Credit (AHTC), Neb. Rev. Stat. 77-2501 et seq., modeled on Section 42; every 9% LIHTC award also gets AHTC. Credits may be allocated, transferred or sold.
Financing a Nebraska tax credit deal?
Construction, bond, bridge-to-equity and permanent debt for Nebraska 4% and 9% deals.