Kentucky Department for Local Government (DLG) grants are for all cities and counties except Ashland, Bowling Green, Covington, Elizabethtown, Henderson, Hopkinsville, Owensboro, Lexington/Fayette Urban County Government, and Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government. Grants to Kentucky counties and cities in eligible locations for neighborhood improvement projects. Funding is intended for projects addressing housing, public facilities and services, community emergency relief, community projects, and economic development.
Goals:
1. To improve local economies and the economic well-being of the people of Kentucky while protecting the environment.
2. To provide public facilities to eliminate conditions that are detrimental to public health and safety and thus detract from further community development or which are necessary to meet other essential community needs.
3. To improve the condition of housing and expand fair housing opportunities, especially for persons of low and moderate income (LMI).
4. To improve the quality of life through funding community projects requested by individual communities to enhance community pride and involvement and perpetuate local identity.
5. To improve the lives of citizens by helping them overcome chemical addictions and avoid the risk of homelessness.
6. To assure that no less than 70% of the total amount of CDBG funds received for Fiscal Years 2023, 2024, and 2025 shall be used for support of activities that benefit persons of low and moderate income.
Applications
Applications may be submitted in the following program areas:
1. Community Emergency Relief Fund (CERF)
2. Community Projects
3. Economic Development
4. Housing
5. Public Facilities
6. Public Services
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