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.
Supports the efforts of nonprofit organizations to build vibrant communities that offer stable jobs, homes, and communities connected through culture, recreation, and play.
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.
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.
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 funds can be used to repair damaged water infrastructure AND to develop greater water infrastructure system capacity and resiliency to reduce long term risk.
Funds will be awarded until expended.
Applications are being accepted year round and can be filed electronically or through the USDA Kentucky State Office. The following Kentucky counties are eligible:
Applications are accepted year-round, and can be filed electronically using RD Apply (available at this link: https://tinyurl.com/ya7s437u).
You will find a link to the RD Apply Application Intake Guide at this link: https://tinyurl.com/2w8ekdh3.
For questions and assistance, contact the USDA Kentucky State Office:
771 Corporate Drive
Suite 200Lexington
KY 40503
Voice: (859) 224-7300
Fax: (855) 661-8335
OR
To be eligible for USDA funding under this program, a system must have been damaged by a Presidentially Declared Disaster that occurred in Calendar Year 2022 (January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022). For a current list of Presidentially Declared Disasters, visit the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and type “2022” into the Declaration Date search box.
An applicant must have legal authority to own and operate the water system and meet certain other criteria as spelled out in the Federal Register notice (link above). The following types of organizations may apply:
The following Kentucky counties qualify:
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