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ASSIST Funding Approved for 2020

ASSIST Funding Approved for 2020

Last year was a record-setting and record-tying year for NIRMA’s ASSIST Program in terms of the number of members applying and the number of applications submitted for grant funding assistance. So when it came time for the NIRMA Board of Directors to consider renewing...

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Jail Liability Seminars Well Attended

Jail Liability Seminars Well Attended

Member county jail administrators, sheriffs, corrections staff members, county attorneys and county commissioners and supervisors were given an opportunity in February to learn about emerging trends in jail liability and the best practices for reducing liability risks...

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Jack Mills Scholarships Established

Jack Mills Scholarships Established

The legacy of Jack Mills will live on in the form of two college scholarships approved by the NIRMA Board of Directors. Mills, who was a driving force in introducing risk management pooling in Nebraska and the creation of NIRMA in 1988, died February 14, 2019, at the...

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Grants of $135K awarded

Grants of $135K awarded

NIRMA’s ASSIST Program established one record and tied another when the 13th round concluded with the Loss Prevention and Safety Committee awarding grant funds during a December 5 meeting. Fifty members submitted applications seeking funding assistance totaling...

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We are now 103 strong!

We are now 103 strong!

The core membership of NIRMA consists of 82 of Nebraska’s 93 counties. Nearly 10 years ago we began to broaden the membership when the first of six regional Area Agencies on Aging joined the pool. The membership was further diversified when the Region 26 Council, a...

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