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Kentucky Transportation Grants

Explore 14 grant opportunities

The C.e. and S. Foundation’s
Contact for amount
The C.E. and S. Foundation
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 17, 2023

This grant provides funding to support programs that help individuals and families in Louisville, Kentucky, build resilience and thrive through caregiver engagement, social-emotional support, academic assistance, and postsecondary education success.

Science and Technology
Nonprofits
Area Development Program
Contact for amount
Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)
State
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 31, 2025

This funding initiative provides financial support to local communities in the Appalachian Region for projects that enhance critical infrastructure and promote business and workforce development.

Community Development
State governments
The Community Placemaking Grants program
$100,000
Project for Public Spaces
Private

Application Deadline

Oct 13, 2025

Date Added

Sep 25, 2025

This program provides funding to U.S.-based nonprofits and local governments to improve public spaces through community-driven projects that promote inclusivity and accessibility.

Community Development
Nonprofits
The Lubrizol Foundation Grant
$20,280,000
The Lubrizol Foundation
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 17, 2023

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations in communities near Lubrizol facilities to enhance health, education, and environmental protection initiatives.

Science and Technology
Nonprofits
Competitive Highway Bridge Program
$75,000,000
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT Federal Highway Administration )
Federal

Application Deadline

Aug 4, 2025

Date Added

Jun 3, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to state transportation departments in rural U.S. states for the replacement and rehabilitation of multiple highway bridges to improve safety and efficiency.

Transportation
State governments
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
Professional Development and Artistic Planning Grants
$1,000
South Arts
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 29, 2024

This funding supports Southern nonprofit organizations and government entities in enhancing their artistic programming and professional development through travel and training opportunities.

Workforce Development
Nonprofits
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
2024 States' Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP)
$500,000
Delta Regional Authority
Federal

Application Deadline

Jun 25, 2024

Date Added

Apr 15, 2024

The 2024 States’ Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP), announced by the Delta Regional Authority (DRA), seeks applications for grants to target federal resources toward communities in the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions. With a focus on economically distressed counties and parishes, SEDAP aims to invest in community-based and regional projects across four congressionally mandated funding categories: basic public infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, business development with an emphasis on entrepreneurship, and workforce development. The program is designed to encourage job creation, regional collaboration, and funding partnerships, leveraging a total of $16,930,642, allocated across the eight-state DRA region with awards ranging from $50,000 to $500,000 depending on project type and application score.

Business and Commerce
Nonprofits
501vc® Investment Fund for Early-stage Climate Tech Startups
$300,000
Evergreen Climate Innovations
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Dec 7, 2023

The 501vc® Investment Fund is seeking to invest $200,000 to $300,000 in early-stage climate tech startups in the Greater Midwest region, focusing on sectors like advanced materials, renewable energy, and agriculture technologies.

Environment
Small businesses
Fiscal Year 2025 Intercity Bus Security Grant Program
$1,800,000
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Department of Homeland Security - FEMA)
Federal

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Aug 2, 2025

This program provides financial assistance to eligible intercity bus operators to enhance security measures and protect against terrorism, focusing on critical transportation infrastructure and public safety.

Disaster Prevention and Relief
For profit organizations other than small businesses
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
Fiscal Year 2025 Intercity Passenger Rail Program
$9,000,000
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Department of Homeland Security - FEMA)
Federal

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Aug 2, 2025

This funding is exclusively available to Amtrak to enhance security measures for intercity passenger rail systems, protecting them from potential terrorist threats.

Disaster Prevention and Relief
Other
2024 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