Supports the development, expansion, and strengthening of victim service programs for all victims of crime, including child and youth victims; victims of elder abuse, fraud, and exploitation; and other types of crime victims.
Funding for economic development and job creation projects in two separate categories, business opportunity grants and business enterprise grants, for use in funding various business and community projects that serve rural areas.
Provides funding for rural projects through local utility organizations. USDA provides zero-interest loans to local utilities which they, in turn, pass through to local businesses (ultimate recipients) for projects that will create and retain employment in rural areas.
The Kentucky Peer Advisory Network consists of arts professionals on the Kentucky Peer Advisory directory available to provide six-hour consultancies to assist eligible organizations and individual artists with board development, grant writing, marketing and promotions, strategic planning, festival planning and other activities.
The purpose of this program is to engage elementary, middle, and high school students in real-world problem-solving that builds technical and professional skills needed to succeed in college and/or the workforce. This program provides funding to schools and school districts to implement or expand Project Lead the Way (PLTW) programs consisting of a series of modules, units, or courses that utilize hands-on, project-based learning. PLTW includes career and technical education (CTE)- and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-aligned curriculum intended to empower students to discover and explore interests; imagine and design solutions to real-world challenges; and become independent, confident problem solvers. Programs also include in-depth professional development for teachers as well as live classroom support.
Offers federal grant funding for projects that help Appalachian communities that have been affected by job losses in coal mining, coal power plant operations, and coal-related supply chain industries. ARC prioritizes POWER funding for projects that will produce economic opportunities.