Omaha Bridge Project
The Bridge Project is a national nonprofit that provides unconditional cash stipends to low-income pregnant women and new mothers. Its Omaha chapter, launched November 2025 in partnership with The Sherwood Foundation, will support 350 eligible pregnant women in Douglas County. Participants receive a one-time prenatal stipend followed by tapering monthly payments through their child's third year. The program is unconditional, with no restrictions on how funds may be spent.
Guaranteed Income, Pregnant Individuals, Prenatal, Bridge Project Network, Sherwood Foundation
Headquarters
- Organization Name
- Bridge Project
- City
- Omaha
- State / Province
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
Contact
- Social media links
Status & Funding
- Organization status
- Active
- Program status
- Active
- Application status
- Rolling
- Number of recipients
- 350
- Funding type
- Philanthropic
Benefits
- Currency Type
- Fiat
- Currency
- USD
- Total Amount
- 1,125 USD
- Avg. Per Month
- 31.25 USD
- Payment frequency
- Biweekly
- How long the program lasts
- 36 months
- Distribution Type
- Debit Card
- Benefit details
Participants receive a one-time $1,125 upfront prenatal stipend, followed by $750 per month for the first 15 months of program participation, then $375 per month for the remaining 21 months, totaling roughly $20,250 over three years per participant. Funds are loaded onto a debit card issued in the mother's name, replenished on a biweekly basis, and can be spent with no restrictions. No Social Security Number or ITIN is required to enroll.
Eligibility
Overview
- Eligibility details
Applicants must be at least 18 years old, have an annual household income under $44,000, be 27 weeks pregnant or less at time of application, and reside in Douglas County, Nebraska. Selection among eligible applicants is made by lottery until all 350 slots are filled. No Social Security Number or ITIN is required.
Demographics
- Minimum age
- 18
- Sex
- Female
- Gender
- Female
Family
- Family Status
- Expecting
Financial
- Income limit (annual household)
- $44,000
Geography
- US states covered
- Nebraska
- Countries covered
- United States
- Cities covered
- Omaha
- Counties covered
- Douglas
- Residency of Target Geography
- Yes
Participation
- Research / participation requirements
The Bridge Project cultivates evidence-based research on the effects of unconditional cash on maternal and infant outcomes across its national cohorts, alongside community networks and narrative storytelling to inform policy advocacy. Specific Omaha cohort research/data-sharing requirements for individual participants were not detailed in available public materials.
Application Process
- How to apply
Applications are submitted online at bridgeproject.org/apply and are reviewed on a rolling basis. Eligible applicants are entered into a lottery, and participants are selected until all 350 slots are filled.
- Selection process
Eligible applicants are selected via lottery until all 350 program slots in Douglas County are filled.
