Grants, Events, & Training Opportunities

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.

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.

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.

This program helps very small, financially distressed rural communities with predevelopment feasibility studies, design and technical assistance on proposed water and waste disposal projects.

The Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) is a federally funded grant program that provides Youth, Adult and Dislocated Worker funding throughout our Commonwealth.

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.

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.

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.

The Kentucky Services and Infrastructure eXpansion (KY SIX) initiative aims to increase equitable access to services and supports for children and youth at risk of or with serious emotional disabilities, specifically those with involvement in child welfare and/or juvenile justice systems.

Funds to provide match for IDAs for refugees.

To provide training and technical assistance to increase access for low-income families to water supply and waste disposal services.

The Brown-Forman Foundation Awards Grants on a quarterly basis to organizations (primarily in Louisville) that meet their mission under three focus areas: enhancing arts and cultural living, ensuring essential living standards, or empowering responsible and sustainable living.

The Just Transition Fund is proud to announce the launch of our Local Economy Lab, a new initiative designed to help eligible coal communities scale high-impact, community-led economic development projects.

Kentucky Firewise Community Grants are awarded for projects that reduce the wildfire risk and/or hazard in Kentucky's wildland-urban interface communities.

Emma Loves Dogs assists K9's and other no kill shelters with the funding necessary to keep their operations running.

The FJ Brotherton Charitable Trust’s main areas of interest are arts and culture; community, housing, and social services; education; historic preservation; medical programs, and scientific research.

Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grants from the USDOT are now open. This grant program will award $9.8 million in direct, accessible grants to local communities to improve roadway safety.

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 Vilcek Foundation invites applications for grants to support nonprofit organizations that work with immigrant artists and communities, and that promote diversity in the arts, sciences, education, and humanities.

The Doyle Foundation offers grants to nonprofit organizations to support resourceful communities.

The purpose of this program is to strengthen communities where Walmart and Sam’s Club operate by supporting local nonprofit organizations, governments, or educational institutions that directly benefit the service area.

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.

Grants to support innovative nonprofits that align with key areas of focus: building career pathways to economic mobility and strengthening small businesses.

The Lois Lenski Covey Foundation awards grants to organizations that operate a lending bookmobile that travels into neighborhoods populated by underserved youth.

The Foundation is committed to funding projects that directly align with our focus areas: Access to Health Care and Children’s Health.

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