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.
Proposed projects should:
Serve rural areas
Help people to help themselves
Be modest and direct in aim
Be narrow in function
Be based on experience
Demonstrate community financial, in-kind, or other support
Be essential, rather than merely desirable
Yield a direct and measurable, rather than a remote, benefit to people
Be conducted by competent, practical organizations and managers and demonstrate strong leadership capacity at both the organizational and program level
The service area for the Appalachian Kentucky Grant Program is confined to the Appalachian counties designated by the federal Appalachian Regional Commission.
No grants are made to individuals or to entities that have not been recognized as federally tax-exempt by the Internal Revenue Service. The Foundation considers requests from 501(c) 3 organizations and from governmental entities or agencies such as schools, fire departments, and libraries.
For Kentucky applicants, the online application form is available in mid-November and must be submitted no later than March 2, 2026, by 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
The Trustees will notify organizations of their decisions no later than August 1, 2026.