We provide grant writing and capacity-building support for Kentucky organizations.


















We believe every Kentucky community should have access to resources for growth and innovation. Our nonprofit empowers communities with the capacity, confidence, and connections to turn local visions into lasting impact.
We are a collective of grant experts, policy advocates, philanthropists, and nonprofit professionals helping under-resourced organizations build capacity, navigate complex applications, and secure funding through training, personalized coaching, and support needed to ignite impact across Kentucky.
Join Grant Ready Kentucky for “How to Interpret a Private Foundation’s 990 for Smarter Grant Seeking,” featuring insights from Funding for Good. This webinar will guide nonprofit leaders through how to use a private foundation’s 990-PF to better understand funders before applying. Participants will learn how to identify a foundation’s giving capacity, priorities, leadership, past grantees, geographic focus, and application practices, as well as how to spot trends and align proposals with true funding behavior. Attendees will also learn where to access 990s for free and how to strategically use this information to make smarter, more targeted grant-seeking decisions.
This workshop, led by Melissa Vermillion and hosted by Dr. Elise Kieffer, Ph.D., will equip participants with the essential knowledge and practical skills needed to begin grant writing or further strengthen their experience.
This comprehensive workshop covers everything from the basics of grant writing to the critical sections of a proposal, from the need/problem statement to the budget justification.
This comprehensive workshop covers everything from the basics of grant writing to the critical sections of a proposal, from the need/problem statement to the budget justification.
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.
We are a collective of grant experts, policy advocates, philanthropists, and nonprofit professionals helping under-resourced organizations build capacity, navigate complex applications, and secure funding through training, personalized coaching, and support needed to ignite impact across Kentucky.