OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Nebraska Auditor Mike Foley is raising concerns about an Omaha nonprofit’s job reporting and use of a $1.2 million recovery grant.
In a letter to the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, Foley said Nebraska Startup Academy had received $886,956.56 of the award from the North and South Omaha Recovery Grant Program as of July 31, 2026. His office’s findings came from preliminary planning work, not a full financial audit.
The academy projected it would help create and support about 60 startups and more than 300 full-time jobs over three years. Foley said its initial progress reports overstated job creation; amended reports showed two direct and two indirect jobs during 2024 and 2025. Those reports do not establish a final total for the three-year projection period…