With the state's decision to not take a second round of the federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program funding, families and individuals scramble as they face eviction over the next month.
Most of the $120 million in federal rental assistance earmarked for Nebraska could end up going to the state s most populated areas, even if the state doesn t request any funding.
State budget director Lee Will noted that Nebraska hasn t spent its first installment of emergency rental assistance, but advocates say there is still a dire need for help.