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Kentucky Grants

Explore 196 grant opportunities available in Kentucky

​​​​​​​​​​​​​Essay and Slogan Contest
Contact for amount
Kentucky Secretary of State
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Dec 23, 2024

This initiative invites high school and middle school students in Kentucky to participate in an essay and slogan contest focused on promoting voter awareness and civic engagement.

Employment Labor and Training
County governments
Partnerships for Success Grants
$50,000
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
Private

Application Deadline

Jan 3, 2025

Date Added

Dec 11, 2024

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Food and Nutrition
County governments
Impact 100 Greater Cincinnati Grant 2025
$15,000
Impact 100 Greater Cincinnati
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Dec 3, 2024

This grant provides up to $100,000 to nonprofit organizations for innovative projects that address critical community needs in areas such as culture, education, environment, family, and health & wellness within the Tri-State region.

Infrastructure
Nonprofits
Lawn Care for Cleaner Air Community Equipment Grant Program
Contact for amount
Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 19, 2024

This grant provides professional-grade electric lawn equipment to non-profit organizations in Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky, to promote sustainability and improve air quality by replacing gas-powered tools.

Health
Nonprofits
Accelerating Innovative + Equitable Workforce Pathways Grant
$500,000
Blue Grass Community Foundation
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 13, 2024

This grant provides funding to support a collaborative workforce development program aimed at equipping middle and high school students, particularly young men of color in Fayette County, Kentucky, with essential skills and experiences for high-wage career opportunities.

Education
Nonprofits
Literary Arts Grant
$5,000
South Arts
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 6, 2024

This grant provides financial support to Southern writers and independent publishers for literary projects that celebrate the region's unique traditions and voices.

Arts
Individuals
2024 Lex Grow Trees Grant Program
$100,000
Lex Grow Trees
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 4, 2024

This program provides funding to community groups and nonprofits in Lexington to support projects that expand and maintain the city's urban tree canopy while promoting education about the importance of trees in urban environments.

COVID
Nonprofits
Reptile and Amphibian Conservation Grant Program
$2,500
The Orianne Society
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 25, 2024

This funding initiative provides financial support to graduate students conducting herpetological research focused on the conservation and management of reptiles and amphibians in the southeastern United States.

Natural Resources
Individuals
Revitalization, Opportunity, and Workspace Improvement in Kentucky
$20,000
City of Fort Thomas
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 25, 2024

This program provides funding to small businesses and commercial property owners in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, for improving their storefronts and interiors to boost economic growth and community revitalization.

Business and Commerce
Small businesses
Wawa Foundation Grants
Contact for amount
The Wawa Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 23, 2024

This grant provides financial support to non-profit organizations focused on health, hunger, and community heroes in areas served by Wawa, with opportunities for both larger and smaller projects.

Health
Nonprofits
Black and Brown Artist Grant for Individual Artists
$10,000
ArtsWave
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 11, 2024

This program provides financial support to individual Black, Indigenous, and People of Color artists in Greater Cincinnati to create and showcase projects that explore themes of truth and innovation related to social justice and equity in July 2025.

Arts
County governments
Bell Charitable Foundation Grant Program
Contact for amount
Bell Charitable Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 8, 2024

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations in Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio that are focused on improving economic and social mobility for at-risk populations.

Science and Technology
Nonprofits
Truist Foundation Inspire Awards
$75,000
Truist Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 3, 2024

This grant provides financial support to nonprofit organizations that develop innovative resources and services to help adults in the middle or late stages of their careers with reskilling, upskilling, and career navigation, particularly those who are unemployed or underemployed.

Education
Nonprofits
Rooted in Justice 2024-2025
$25,000
Cedar Tree Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Oct 31, 2024

Date Added

Sep 27, 2024

This funding program provides financial support to community-based organizations that empower youth aged 12 to 20 through established, youth-led urban greening initiatives focused on social and environmental justice in select states.

Law Justice and Legal Services
Nonprofits
Minority, Women and Veteran Owned Businesses in Kentucky
$10,000
Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce (NKY Chamber)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 25, 2024

This grant provides financial support ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 to small businesses owned by minorities, women, and veterans in Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties in Northern Kentucky, helping them with various business improvement expenses.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Small businesses
Kentucky Poet Laureate Program
$6,000
Kentucky Arts Council
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 23, 2024

This grant provides a $6,000 honorarium to a Kentucky writer selected as poet laureate, supporting their efforts to promote the literary arts in the state over a two-year term.

Arts
County governments
Grants in Place Fellows for Rural Educators
$2,500
Rural Schools Collaborative
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 23, 2024

This grant provides funding for rural classroom teachers in selected states to develop and implement Place-Based Education projects in their schools.

Community Development
Individuals
2025 TranspARTation Grant Program
Contact for amount
Kentucky Arts Council
State

Application Deadline

Jan 10, 2025

Date Added

Sep 20, 2024

This grant provides funding for Kentucky teachers and schools to cover transportation costs for students traveling to high-quality arts programs.

Arts
County governments
Teaching Art Together Spring Grant Program 2025
$3,200
Kentucky Arts Council
State

Application Deadline

Jul 31, 2025

Date Added

Sep 20, 2024

This grant provides funding for Kentucky schools and nonprofit organizations to bring professional teaching artists into classrooms, enhancing student engagement and teacher development through immersive arts residencies.

Arts
Individuals
United Way of Southern Kentucky Grant Program 2024
Contact for amount
United Way of Southern Kentucky (UWSK)
Private

Application Deadline

Sep 30, 2024

Date Added

Sep 19, 2024

The United Way of Southern Kentucky is seeking proposals for grants aimed at implementing community impact strategies in the areas of Education, Income, Health, and Safety Net, inviting tax-exempt, nonprofit organizations that align with these strategies to apply before the deadline on 09/30/2024.

Education
Nonprofits

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