Omaha dental school gets $4.6M nibble of $50B federal rural health fund

By: Cindy Gonzalez

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: June 29, 2026

Words: 719

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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OMAHA — Omaha Creighton University’s dental school has been awarded a $4.6 million grant by the state to help expand access to oral healthcare for Nebraska’s rural and underserved communities.

The funds come from the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, which was authorized under the mega tax and spending cut package President Donald Trump signed into law last July. In all, $50 billion is to be distributed ($10 billion annually through fiscal year 2030) among …

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