The grant opportunities listed here are curated by Grant Ready Kentucky as a selection of funding programs determined to be relevant for Kentucky-based organizations. This is not an all-inclusive list of available opportunities.
While we make every effort to accurately summarize and compile information, errors or omissions may occur, and all critical details such as eligibility requirements, deadlines, and application instructions should be verified directly with the funding organization. Program information is subject to change, and this content is provided for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, financial, or tax advice.
The highest priority of the Appalachian Kentucky Grant Program is ensuring that children leave the third-grade able to read and write on grade level; and that children leaving middle school can perform mathematics on grade level. Additional priorities include improving school libraries, providing supplemental materials to aid learning; elementary, middle, and high school programs that improve outcomes for students; support of literacy programs and out-of-school services.
Supportive services grants are awarded to selected private non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives that will assist very low-income Veteran families residing in or transitioning to permanent housing. Grantees will provide a range of supportive services to eligible Veteran families that are designed to promote housing stability. SSVF provides case management and supportive services to prevent the imminent loss of a Veteran's home or identify a new, more suitable housing situation for the individual and his or her family; or to rapidly rehouseVeterans and their families who are homeless and might remain homeless without this assistance.
VA’s Homeless Providers GPD National Program Office anticipates awarding new grants to community-based organizations to provide TIP supportive housing services to facilitate Veteran engagement in permanent housing
VA’s Homeless Providers GPD National Program Office anticipates awarding new grants to community-based organizations to provide supportive housing services to facilitate Veteran engagement in permanent housing
Activities funded through Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) enable Americans throughout the nation to experience the arts, foster and celebrate America’s artistic heritage and cultural legacy, and benefit from arts education at all stages of life. We also support arts and health programs, including creative arts therapies, that advance the well-being of people and communities.
The History of Art Grants program supports scholarly projects that will enhance the appreciation and understanding of European works of art and architecture from antiquity to the early 19th century. Grants are awarded to projects, including those incorporating the use of digital methodologies and tools, that create and disseminate specialized knowledge, such as archival projects, development and dissemination of scholarly databases, documentation projects, museum exhibitions and publications, photographic campaigns, scholarly catalogues and publications, and technical and scientific studies
Innovation project grants provide funding to literary arts nonprofits for projects that may be collaborative and that aim to address critical challenges in one or more literary arts nonprofit organizations, presses, or publications that, if improved, would directly benefit creative writers’ artistic work and ability to share it with readers and audiences. These grants are disbursed to nonprofits in a single payment and intended for use during the project period.
If your organization is interested in applying for a grant from the Theresa Foundation that focuses on art, music, dance, drama, or recreation for children with special needs, please complete and submit a grant application for our consideration
This initiative is a funding mechanism to support youth baseball and softball organizations. The program is inspired by local inner-city coaches who help keep baseball and softball vibrant in our communities, while striving to be positive role models. Grant dollars can be used by approved organizations to assist with equipment, uniforms, and/or field support.
Helping to provide affordable and accessible veterinary care, Community Care Grants provide funding and medical supplies to nonprofit organizations and local/state government agencies that deliver veterinary care to owned pets through on-site, mobile, or pop-up clinics.
The Choice Neighborhoods program focuses on the revitalization of severely distressed public housing. Implementation Grants provide funding to support the redevelopment of the target housing project, supportive services for residents of the target housing project, and physical improvements in the surrounding neighborhood. Only local governments and public housing agencies that previously received a Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant are eligible to apply for an Implementation Grant under this NOFO.
The Airport Improvement Program (AIP) provides grants to public agencies — and, in some cases, to private owners and entities — for the planning and development of public-use airports that are included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS).
The Polaris TRAILS GRANTS program makes funds available to organizations in the United States and Canada to promote safe and responsible riding, support trail preservation and help protect the environment and natural resources that are a part of the off-road trail systems. Funds can be used by organizations for off-road trail development and maintenance projects, safety and education initiatives, and other projects to increase and maintain land trail access.
Grants from National Trust Preservation Funds (NTPF) are intended to encourage preservation at the local level by supporting on-going preservation work and by providing seed money for preservation projects. These grants help stimulate public discussion, enable local groups to gain the technical expertise needed for preservation projects, introduce the public to preservation concepts and techniques, and encourage financial participation by the private sector. A small grant at the right time can go a long way and is often the catalyst that inspires a community to take action on a preservation project.
The current funding opportunity aims to support community-based organizations, local health departments, local government agencies, or other entities working on collaborative community violence prevention at the local level. Applicants should demonstrate connection to broader efforts through coalitions (formal and informal) working groups, action teams, etc. as part of strategic work to support a comprehensive communityfocused approach to preventing violence.
The Crowell Trust provides grants to organizations dedicated to the advancement and teaching of evangelical Christianity globally. They prioritize reaching biblically illiterate or underserved populations, fostering leadership through Christian higher education, and supporting holistic gospel expressions that address both spiritual and physical needs. Additionally, the Trust focuses on protecting and empowering oppressed or vulnerable people, specifically women. All funded projects must demonstrate a strong spiritual intentionality and align with the foundation's specific Statement of Beliefs.
The Sparkplug Foundation provides seed funding for grassroots projects in music, education, and social justice organizing. They prioritize small-scale, innovative initiatives that foster community self-determination and systemic change. By targeting emerging artists, non-traditional learning, and local activist movements, the foundation empowers "sparkplug" ideas often overlooked by larger donors.
The Numotion Foundation fosters relationships with other 501(c)(3) organizations, such as the ALS Association, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, United Spinal Association, and other similar national organizations, as well as smaller, more localized charities to raise awareness for the needs of individuals with mobility disabilities. Through the Foundation’s charitable giving, partner organizations will fund research, and other necessary support services.
The Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant is an annual grant to recognize, promote, and support innovative and meaningful community engagement efforts in libraries. Community engagement is the process of working collaboratively with community members – be they library patrons, residents, faculty, students, or local organizations – to address issues for the betterment of the community.
This grant is offered to 501(c)(3) Organizations/Agencies who create program(s) that create and/or strengthen opportunities that build and prepare a pipeline of talent for overall college ready youth in Science, Technology, Engineering and/or Math (STEM) for middle and high school students.
The grant is offered to 501(c)(3) Organizations/Agencies who create or build and prepare a pipeline of talent for overall college readiness.
Three cities dedicated to changing their approach to recruiting, training, and retaining their municipal workforce will be invited to join the 2026 Municipal Workforce Learning Lab. This 8-month intensive action planning process will enable participating cities to develop a comprehensive, responsive approach to addressing their workforce challenges and opportunities through changes in policies, programs, and practices.
Assessment Grant funds can be used for the direct costs associated with the inventory, site prioritization, community involvement, site reuse planning, assessment, and cleanup planning for brownfield sites.
A Multipurpose Grant is appropriate for communities that have identified, through community engagement efforts, a discrete area (such as a neighborhood, neighboring towns, a district, a corridor, a shared planning area, or a census tract) with one or more brownfield sites. Multipurpose Grants provide funding to carry out a range of eligible assessment and cleanup activities, including planning and additional community engagement activities.
Cleanup Grants provide funding to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites owned by the applicant. An applicant may request funding to address hazardous substances and/or petroleum contamination at one or more brownfield sites.
We believe in putting our resources where there is a direct benefit to a broad-based spectrum of the community. We strive to strengthen our communities by focusing our efforts on agriculture and the environment, education, fighting hunger and poverty, health and social services, and public safety We also support organizations that celebrate the heritages and cultures of our communities We may give additional preference to organizations in which our associates have direct involvement, but the overarching consideration is the betterment of the community
The Alzheimer's Association BOLD Public Health Center of Excellence on Dementia Risk Reduction (Center) in collaboration with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) are convening local health department leaders in strengthening their capacity to hold community action planning meetings focused on improving brain health, by sharing knowledge and skills necessary to hold community action planning meetings focused on improving brain health.
The goal of the program is to support exceptional land protection projects that contribute to landscape-scale conservation and connectivity within TNC’s Appalachians Program area.
The Parkinson’s Foundation funds community grants that further the health, wellness and education of people with Parkinson's disease (PD) across the U.S. The Foundation funds programs that are impactful, sustainable, scalable and measurable. Programs may be new and existing grant-supported areas and/or pilot programs.
This JAMS Foundation - ACR Initiative seeks to provide financial support for conflict resolution education and training (CRE) for Pre-K through 12th-grade students and youth. The populations to be served by the funding streams will be both (1) youth in the Pre-K through 12th grade age range and (2) adults working with these youth populations in ways that directly transfer CRE skills for adults to the youth populations.
Program interests include, but are not limited to: LGBTQIA2S+ support, disadvantaged youth, public health, women, the environment, the arts, the hungry and the unhoused.
Funding to engage elementary, middle, and high school students in real-world problem-solving that builds technical and professional skills needed to succeed in college and/or the workforce.
Support for projects that aim to increase autism awareness and acceptance.
Grants to organizations committed to improving the world with solutions that emphasize innovation, practicality, hard work, and compassion in the areas of education, social service, health care, civic and cultural issues, and environmental issues.
Provides lifesaving equipment and prevention education tools to first responders and public safety organizations.
Good Sports is a national non-profit organization that provides donations of brand-new sports equipment, footwear, and apparel to schools and youth-serving organizations in communities all across the country.
Program to strengthen HIV service organizations as they navigate a national contraction of funding and increasing political hostility. The initiative supports organizations in adapting, thriving, and continuing to meet the needs of the communities they serve.
Disaster Relief Grants provide financial support to animal welfare organizations whose communities have suffered the impact of natural or other disasters.
The purpose of this program is to prevent fatalities, disease, and injury from mining and secure safe and healthful working conditions for America's miners. This program will help states develop and enforce state mining laws and regulations, improve state workers' compensation and mining occupational disease laws and programs, and improve safety and health conditions in the nation's mines through federal-state coordination and cooperation.
The purpose of this program is to address challenges that require immediate attention and/or new or expanded service provision to help U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-assisted residents affected by an urgent event. Funding will support one-time assistance for service coordination and limited direct services for residents of HUD-assisted housing. This program promotes local leadership and flexibility in addressing urgent social needs caused by unanticipated emergencies.
The purpose of this program is to support shelter and transitional housing services for victims of domestic violence and their companion animals, which under this program means pets, service animals, emotional support animals, and horses. The program will enable shelters to expand their programming to house domestic violence victims and their pets.
The purpose of this program is to support the use of technology to improve the overall effectiveness, accessibility, and coordination of victim services by strengthening infrastructure, building organizational capacity, and enhancing service delivery systems. Funding will support projects that enable the development, deployment, or implementation of secure and user-centered technological solutions that will streamline service coordination.
The purpose of this program is to bring recent advances in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) knowledge into undergraduate education, that adapt, improve, and incorporate evidence-based practices into STEM teaching and learning, and that lay the groundwork for institutional improvement in STEM education. Funding will support projects that implement evidence-based and knowledge-generating approaches to understand and improve STEM learning and learning environments, improve the diversity of STEM students and majors, and prepare STEM majors for the workforce. Applications for conference and workshop proposals are accepted on a rolling basis.
Funding through the Industry Transformation Pathway will help communities and regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through large, multi-component initiatives to transform regional economies in areas where a Presidential declaration of a major disaster was issued in 2023 and 2024.
Funding through the Readiness Pathway will help communities and regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through a variety of non-construction projects to build capacity for future recovery in areas where a Presidential declaration of a major disaster was issued in 2023 and 2024.
Qualified private, nonprofit and public (including tribal) intermediary organizations proposing to carry out financial and technical assistance programs will be eligible to receive the funding. The RCDI structure requires the intermediary (grantee) to provide a program of financial and technical assistance to recipients to develop their capacity and ability to undertake projects related to housing, community facilities, or community and economic development. The recipients will, in turn, provide programs that will support their communities (beneficiaries). The Intermediary will be required to provide matching funds in an amount at least equal to the RCDI grant.
NACo’s Counties for Housing Solutions will provide free virtual technical assistance to help counties assess and update their zoning codes to increase affordable housing development and overall housing supply. These fast-paced technical assistance sprints are designed to be high-intensity and implementation-focused, with a county being on track to formally adopt an amendment to their zoning code at the conclusion of the sprint.
AKC Pet Disaster Relief helps local Emergency Management Teams provide emergency pet sheltering in preparation for, or in response to, a disaster! They help coordinate funds to donate a mobile AKC Pet Disaster Relief Unit to communities in need.
The mission of the Folke H. Peterson Foundation is to prevent cruelty to animals and to benefit and improve the quality of life for animals.
South Arts’ mission is advancing Southern vitality through the arts, and this program addresses a strategic goal to cultivate and strengthen deep, cross-sector partnerships that are artist and community centered. This year's focus is The Arts & Health and Wellness.
Funding through the Implementation Pathway will help communities and regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through a variety of construction and non-construction projects to address economic challenges in areas where a Presidential declaration of a major disaster was issued in 2023 and 2024.
The foundation is dedicated to uplifting communities and enriching lives. They focus their efforts on supporting individuals and families in need through three key areas of funding: health and wellness, education and career development, and quality of life.
Supports the efforts of nonprofit organizations to build vibrant communities that offer stable jobs, homes, and communities connected through culture, recreation, and play.
The Commonwealth Fund carries out its mission by supporting independent research on health care issues and making grants to improve health care practice and policy.
Disaster Relief Grants provide financial support to nonprofit animal organizations and local/state government agencies whose communities have suffered the impact of natural or other disasters.
Groundwork USA's technical assistance team offers *free* one-on-one customized strategy, tools, and peer support for those in brownfield-affected communities pursuing land reuse projects through which everyone can prosper.
The Poetry Foundation's grant program provides general operating support to nonprofit poetry organizations, presses, publications, and select literary arts service and membership organizations based in the U.S. and U.S. territories.
Emma Loves Dogs assists K9's and other no kill shelters with the funding necessary to keep their operations running.
Grants to support innovative nonprofits that align with key areas of focus: building career pathways to economic mobility and strengthening small businesses.
Funding for small and rural towns with populations less than 50,000 to jumpstart projects that will build, or rebuild community spaces that help foster local connections, such as technology upgrades, outdoor spaces, the arts, and community centers.
The GRANT Program is available for eligible recipients to support the local match requirement when applying for a federal government grant. Applications open June 1, 2024 and will continue on a rolling monthly basis thereafter until funds expire.
The Brown-Forman Foundation Awards Grants on a quarterly basis to organizations that that meet their mission under three categories: enhance arts and cultural living, ensure essential living standards, or empower responsible and sustainable living.
The Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) is a federally funded grant program that provides Youth, Adult and Dislocated Worker funding throughout our Commonwealth.
This program helps very small, financially distressed rural communities with predevelopment feasibility studies, design and technical assistance on proposed water and waste disposal projects.
Designed to meet specific technical assistance needs of grassroots organizations working for social change in Appalachia, this program awards grants to help build organizational capacity and train board or staff members in key skills.
The Foundation makes grants to organizations and public agencies in Greater Cincinnati for programs that benefit children in the region in the areas of arts/culture, education, healthcare, social services and other community needs.
The USDA has made $247 million in supplemental grants available nationwide to help communities repair water infrastructure damaged by presidentially declared disasters in calendar year 2022.