Community Projects - Commonwealth of Kentucky
Forecasted
Community Projects supports Kentucky communities with funding for senior centers, crisis centers, fire stations, and other human service facilities to meet local needs and improve quality of life.
Funder: Commonwealth of Kentucky
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $850,000 per community; estimated 2026 program allocation of $5,712,679
Summary: Supports Kentucky community facilities that address human service needs, including senior centers, crisis centers, and fire stations.
Key Information: Only Kentucky cities and counties outside the listed entitlement jurisdictions may apply.
Description
The Commonwealth of Kentucky’s Community Projects program supports community development projects that address human service needs. Administered by the Department for Local Government (DLG), Office of Federal Grants, it uses part of Kentucky’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocation to fund facilities such as senior centers, crisis centers, fire stations, and facilities providing services to low-income persons.
The program aims to help communities provide important services they generally cannot afford, strengthen community involvement, and improve quality of life. Projects must demonstrate significant community need, necessary and reasonable use of CDBG funds, and effective results relative to the funding requested, local effort, and program design. Each funded activity must also meet a CDBG national objective.
