Grants for programs that benefit children in the region

Grants for programs that benefit children in the region is sponsored by The Charles H. Dater Foundation. The Charles H.

Dater Foundation makes grants to private, non-profit organizations and public agencies in Greater Cincinnati for programs that benefit children in the region in the areas of arts/culture, education, healthcare, social services, and other community needs.

Charles H. Dater Foundation Grant | Grant Ready Kentucky Charles H. Dater Foundation Grant The Charles H.

Dater Foundation was established in 1985 by fourth-generation Cincinnati businessman and philanthropist Charles H. Dater (1912-1993) to ensure that funding for worthwhile community programs that enrich the lives of children would continue after his death as well as to preserve the memory of the Dater family name.

The $40-million Foundation is one of the largest private foundations in Greater Cincinnati and is governed by a five-person Board of Directors. The Foundation has no full-time staff and does not direct programs. Officers and directors take an active role in the organization's work, reviewing grant applications, making grant awards and evaluating results, and monitoring investments and the financial performance.

The Foundation makes grants to private, non-profit organizations and public agencies in Greater Cincinnati for programs that benefit children in the region in the areas of arts/culture, education, healthcare, social services and other community needs.

Greater Cincinnati is defined as the eight-county metropolitan area made up of the counties of Hamilton, Butler, Warren and Clermont in Ohio; Boone, Kenton and Campbell in Northern Kentucky; and Dearborn in Indiana. The Foundation does not make grants to individuals, for scholarships for individuals, for debt reduction, and, with rare exception, for capital fund projects.

Grants are usually made for one year and subsequent grants for an extended or ongoing program are based on an evaluation of annual results. Multiple grants to an organization in the Foundation's same fiscal year (September through August) are possible, but rare. The Foundation looks favorably on applications that leverage a grant to seek additional funding and resources as well as an organization's effective use of volunteer resources.

The Foundation's directors/officers regularly evaluate the grantmaking focus and priorities based on an assessment of current community needs and available resources. TimingThe Grant Request/Application process requires a minimum of 30-60 days from the time an application is received until a grant request is approved or declined.

Note that the Grant Request/Application form asks the date by which a funding decision is requested or needed. Directors/officers meet monthly to evaluate grant applications. Once an application is approved, funds are dispersed to the grant recipient organization in about two weeks.

Lest a grant applicant spend undue time filling out the complete online form for a grant application request that is not likely to be funded, the Foundation will accept a one-page "pre-application summary proposal" and provide feedback to an organization.

‍Pre-Application Summary ProposalLest a grant applicant spend undue time filling out the complete online form for a grant application request that is not likely to be funded, the Foundation will accept a one-page "pre-application summary proposal" and provide feedback to an organization.

This document should include general information about the organization, program/project description and budget, who has or will be impacted by the program, the anticipated amount of a grant request, and other sources of funding. Send to Beth Broomall at bb@DaterFoundation. org.

Specific Kentucky Counties The Foundation makes grants to private, non-profit organizations and public agencies in Greater Cincinnati including the Northern Kentucky Counties of Boone, Kenton, and Campbell. The Foundation does not make grants to individuals, for scholarships for individuals, for debt reduction, and, with rare exception, for capital fund projects.

Additional Grant Opportunities The grant opportunities listed here are curated by Grant Ready Kentucky as a selection of funding programs determined to be relevant for Kentucky-based organizations. This is not an all-inclusive list of available opportunities.

While we make every effort to accurately summarize and compile information, errors or omissions may occur, and all critical details such as eligibility requirements, deadlines, and application instructions should be verified directly with the funding organization. Program information is subject to change, and this content is provided for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, financial, or tax advice.

Agriculture & Environment Community & Economic Development Infrastructure, Transportation & Energy Public Safety & Disaster Resilience Tourism, Culture & Recreation Community & Economic Development Tourism, Culture & Recreation Hayswood Foundation Grant Program Supports nonprofit projects in northeast Kentucky and southeast Ohio that promote education, mental health, or physical health for residents of the foundation’s service area.

Nonprofit with 501C3 Status Specific Kentucky Counties Public Safety & Disaster Resilience Community & Economic Development Agriculture & Environment Community Foundation of Louisville UPS Louisville Community Care Fund UPS Louisville Community Care Fund Funds nonprofits serving UPS-affected communities through disaster relief, education, environmental resilience, first responder support, and mental wellness projects.

Nonprofit with 501C3 Status Nonprofit without 501C3 Status Specific Kentucky Counties Community & Economic Development Community Foundation of Louisville Felix E. Martin Jr. Foundation Community Leadership Fund Felix E. Martin Jr. Foundation Community Leadership Fund Supports leadership development for Muhlenberg County residents and groups researching solutions to local issues that can benefit the county.

Cost share/match Required Specific Kentucky Counties Community & Economic Development Tourism, Culture & Recreation Community Foundation of Louisville Felix E. Martin Jr. Foundation Community Grants Program Felix E. Martin Jr. Foundation Community Grants Program Supports nonprofit, church, school, and government projects that benefit Muhlenberg County and address educational, civic, cultural, economic, or human service needs.

Cost share/match Required Nonprofit with 501C3 Status City or Township Government Specific Kentucky Counties Community & Economic Development Tourism, Culture & Recreation Community Foundation of West Kentucky Livingston County Community Foundation Livingston County Community Foundation Micro Grant Provides micro-grant support for Livingston County nonprofits, churches, municipals, and fiscally sponsored projects serving local community needs.

Cost share/match Required Nonprofit with 501C3 Status City or Township Government Specific Kentucky Counties Community & Economic Development Tourism, Culture & Recreation Community Foundation of West Kentucky Murray-Calloway County Community Foundation / Weaver Challenge for Charities Drs.

Dick & Jan Weaver Challenge for Charities Helps Calloway County nonprofits raise funds and build long-term endowments through a community foundation matching challenge. Cost share/match Required Yes - This is structured as a fundraising/matching challenge. Participating organizations must solicit donations on their own behalf and raise at least $1,000 to receive matching funds.

Nonprofit with 501C3 Status Specific Kentucky Counties Community & Economic Development Tourism, Culture & Recreation Amazing Grace Foundation Grants Amazing Grace Foundation Grants Supports arts and culture, autism therapy, education, substance use recovery, food and clothing assistance, hospice care, children and youth, faith-based activities, and broader charitable work in Eastern Kentucky.

Recent recipients include the Mountain Arts Center, AVA Center, Foundation for Appalachia, East Kentucky Dream Center, Kylie’s Kids Foundation, Appalachian Hospice, Hope in the Mountains, and the University of Pikeville.

Cost share/match Required Nonprofit with 501C3 Status Specific Kentucky Counties Tourism, Culture & Recreation JW Kinzer Foundation Grants JW Kinzer Foundation Grants Supports education and scholarships, arts and cultural programming, homelessness services, and other local charitable and human-service activities. Recent reported grants supported Wesley Christian School, the Mountain Arts Center, and a Floyd County homeless shelter.

Cost share/match Required Nonprofit with 501C3 Status Specific Kentucky Counties Ephraim McDowell Foundation Health Professions Scholarships Ephraim McDowell Foundation Health Professions Scholarships Provides scholarships directly to students pursuing health professions, including medicine, osteopathy, pharmacy, optometry, nursing, and related healthcare fields.

Giving is concentrated in Kentucky and West Virginia, with limited Tennessee activity. Cost share/match Required Appalachian Community Fund Technical Assistance Grants ACF believes that building organizational capacity and skills is essential for carrying out effective social justice work.

Designed to meet specific technical assistance needs of grassroots organizations working for social change in Appalachia, this program awards grants to help build organizational capacity and train board or staff members in key skills such as:Leadership developmentFundraising and planned givingBoard responsibilities and rolesLong range planningFinancial managementLegal issues, e.g. non-profit incorporationCommunity organizingInforming community/media about workTraining fees, materials, and travelThe Technical Assistance grants have no deadlines, please allow three weeks to a month to process the application.

See past TA Grant recipients here. AKC Pet Disaster Relief Mobile Units AKC Reunite, through its Canine Support and Relief Fund, coordinates contributions and funds to donate AKC Pet Disaster Relief Units to qualified organizations and government units and instrumentalities.

These Units are intended to be used to provide co-location for the pets and service animals of people evacuating emergency situations, in accordance with the federal PETS Act of 2006. Each Unit comprises a 16 ft. x 7 ft.

two-axle trailer with many of the materials necessary to set up an emergency shelter for fifty or more pets and service animals. Cost share/match Required Yes - Recipient must coordinate with local AKC clubs to raise $12,000 toward the cost of the unit. Then AKC will contribute the remainder of the funds needed and purchase and deliver the mobile unit.

AIDS United - STP - National Rapid Response TA Program The purpose of this program is to strengthen nonprofit HIV service organizations, including clinical providers, community-based organizations, advocacy groups, and coalitions, as they navigate a national contraction of funding and increasing political hostility.

This program will provide financial and technical assistance to HIV service organizations that are experiencing or anticipating organizational transition. This program is intended to support ecosystem-wide resilience and sustainability of core service provision by helping HIV service organizations to plan for and execute systems-level changes to organizational structure and operations.

Cost share/match Required Banfield Foundation Community Care Grants With many owned pets in need of care, our hope is to help as many as possible, and at no or as little cost as possible to the owners.

While we may consider funding programs that deliver all types of veterinary care for owned pets, we prioritize free or nearly free preventive and wellness care, as well as basic care to address minor injuries and illnesses (such as ear or eye infections). If appropriate and cost-effective, we may consider providing you an in-kind donation of medications or vaccines in conjunction with a grant award.

With many pets in need, we may not be able to approve funding for microchips, expensive orthopedic, specialty, or emergency care. Cost share/match Required Community & Economic Development Public Safety & Disaster Resilience CSX Pride in Service Grants Funding to service needs of active military, veterans, first responders and their families.

Organizations in designated states, including Kentucky, may submit applications in one of the following focus areas: safety; mental, social, and emotional health; bridging community divides; workforce development; financial assistance; and, food insecurity.

Cost share/match Required Nonprofit with 501C3 Status City or Township Government Special District Government Community & Economic Development Appalachian Regional Healthcare Foundation ARH Foundation Community Grant Program Funds programs or projects that address needs or opportunities to improve the quality of life for women and children in South Central Kentucky.

Projects must be in one or more of the following focus areas: Education, Health, Human Services, Other Civic Endeavors.

Cost share/match Required Nonprofit with 501C3 Status City or Township Government Special District Government Specific Kentucky Counties Agriculture & Environment Appalachian Solar Finance Fund Appalachian Solar Finance Fund Programs Provides crucial grant and loan funding and technical assistance support across Central Appalachia to catalyze renewable, efficient, and resilient energy projects in local communities.

Cost share/match Required Other - There’s no fixed match percentage. SFF is designed to fill a gap and will work with you to size support and help line up the rest of the financing (grants/loans/tax incentives). In other words, leverage is expected, but a formal match isn’t stipulated.

Nonprofit with 501C3 Status Nonprofit without 501C3 Status Specific Kentucky Counties Public Safety & Disaster Resilience BluePearl Cares - Disaster Relief Grants This grant program is for nonprofit animal welfare organizations and/or government animal service agencies whose communities suffer the impact of unanticipated natural or other disasters.

Grants will assist organizations that have been directly affected, or are helping other pets or organizations in need. While we support and encourage disaster preparedness efforts, we prioritize funding for immediate disaster relief and assess our ability to help with preparedness requests at the end of the year.

Cost share/match Required Public Safety & Disaster Resilience Banfield Foundation - Disaster Relief Grants Disaster Relief Grants provide financial support to nonprofit animal organizations and local/state government agencies whose communities have suffered the impact of natural or other disasters. Community & Economic Development Tourism, Culture & Recreation Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation Carol Ann & Ralph V.

Haile, Jr. Foundation Funding supports organizations that strengthen the region's arts ecosystem, invest in community and economic development (including workforce development, entrepreneurship, and neighborhood revitalization), prioritize education that improves opportunities for underserved youth “from birth to workforce readiness,” and human services that address basic needs and help people build stability, dignity, and economic mobility.

Cost share/match Required Nonprofit with 501C3 Status Nonprofit without 501C3 Status Specific Kentucky Counties Charles H. Dater Foundation Grant The Charles H. Dater Foundation was established in 1985 by fourth-generation Cincinnati businessman and philanthropist Charles H.

Dater (1912-1993) to ensure that funding for worthwhile community programs that enrich the lives of children would continue after his death as well as to preserve the memory of the Dater family name. The $40-million Foundation is one of the largest private foundations in Greater Cincinnati and is governed by a five-person Board of Directors. The Foundation has no full-time staff and does not direct programs.

Officers and directors take an active role in the organization's work, reviewing grant applications, making grant awards and evaluating results, and monitoring investments and the financial performance.

The Foundation makes grants to private, non-profit organizations and public agencies in Greater Cincinnati for programs that benefit children in the region in the areas of arts/culture, education, healthcare, social services and other community needs.

Greater Cincinnati is defined as the eight-county metropolitan area made up of the counties of Hamilton, Butler, Warren and Clermont in Ohio; Boone, Kenton and Campbell in Northern Kentucky; and Dearborn in Indiana. The Foundation does not make grants to individuals, for scholarships for individuals, for debt reduction, and, with rare exception, for capital fund projects.

Grants are usually made for one year and subsequent grants for an extended or ongoing program are based on an evaluation of annual results. Multiple grants to an organization in the Foundation's same fiscal year (September through August) are possible, but rare. The Foundation looks favorably on applications that leverage a grant to seek additional funding and resources as well as an organization's effective use of volunteer resources.

The Foundation's directors/officers regularly evaluate the grantmaking focus and priorities based on an assessment of current community needs and available resources.

Specific Kentucky Counties Community & Economic Development Agriculture & Environment Duke Energy Foundation Local Impact Grants Funding for workforce training, economic recovery, job development, and K–12 STEM education focused on energy infrastructure, natural disaster preparedness, environmental conservation, clean water, underserved communities, and just transition projects improving access and mobility in underserved areas.

Cost share/match Required Nonprofit with 501C3 Status City or Township Government Special District Government Specific Kentucky Counties Agriculture & Environment Community & Economic Development Public Safety & Disaster Resilience US Department of Commerce - Economic Development Administration EDA Disaster Supplemental Grant Program - Industry Transformation Pathway Funding through the Industry Transformation Pathway will help communities and regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through large, multi-component initiatives to transform regional economies in areas where a Presidential declaration of a major disaster was issued in 2023 and 2024.

Cost share/match Required Yes - In general, applicants must provide at least 20 percent of the approved project cost via cash and/or in-kind contributions; however, the funding agency may require a greater matching share from certain applicants. This funding opportunity qualifies for the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development's GRANT Match.

Agriculture & Environment Community & Economic Development Public Safety & Disaster Resilience US Department of Commerce - Economic Development Administration EDA Disaster Supplemental Grant Program - Readiness Pathway Funding through the Readiness Pathway will help communities and regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through a variety of non-construction projects to build capacity for future recovery in areas where a Presidential declaration of a major disaster was issued in 2023 and 2024.

Cost share/match Required Yes - In general, applicants must provide at least 20 percent of the approved project cost via cash and/or in-kind contributions; however, the funding agency may require a greater matching share from certain applicants. This funding opportunity qualifies for the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development's GRANT Match.

Agriculture & Environment Community & Economic Development Public Safety & Disaster Resilience US Department of Commerce - Economic Development Administration EDA Disaster Supplemental Grant Program - Implementation Pathway 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.

Cost share/match Required Yes - In general, applicants must provide at least 20 percent of the approved project cost via cash and/or in-kind contributions; however, the funding agency may require a greater matching share from certain applicants. This funding opportunity qualifies for the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development's GRANT Match.

Public Safety & Disaster Resilience Dept of Justice - Technology to Support Services for Victims of Crime (Part A): Advancing the Use of Technology to Assist Victims of Crime The purpose of this program is to support the use of technology to improve the overall effectiveness, accessibility, and coordination of victim services by strengthening infrastructure, building organizational capacity, and enhancing service delivery systems.

Funding will projects that support or enable the development, deployment, or implementation of secure and user-centered technological solutions that will streamline service coordination.

Program objectives include: Developing or expanding the use of technology to enhance victims’ access to services, foster innovation and efficiency in the provision of services, improve the quality of services, and improve the accessibility and responsiveness of victim service organizations Leveraging and enhancing technology to develop organizational capacity to support data collection needs and support victims of crime in new and innovative ways that protect victims’ rights and enhance victim safety and confidentiality Collaborating with community stakeholders; victim service providers; subrecipient organizations, if applicable; and other allied professionals on the technology needs to best serve victims Producing a detailed project roadmaps Priority consideration will be given to projects designed to advance one or more of the following goals: Directly support law enforcement operations, including immigration law enforcement operations Support services to American citizens Protect American children Supporting American victims of trafficking and sexual assault Cost share/match Required No - Matching funds are not required for this component; however, matching funds proposed by successful applicants will become mandatory and subject to audit.

Applicants will not receive higher consideration during the application evaluation process for proposing voluntary matching contributions in their budget. Good Sports - Equipment Donation Good Sports is a national non-profit organization that provides donations of brand-new sports equipment, footwear, and apparel to schools and youth-serving organizations in communities all across the country.

Approved organizations will have access to up to 8 donations from Good Sports’ inventory of brand-new donated equipment over a two-year period, may be eligible for a one-time partnership-funded donation to meet top equipment needs, and may receive an invitation to join our portfolio model in the future.

Cost share/match Required Other - Match is not required, but successful organizations must pay a shipping and handling fee of 5% of the cost of the equipment.

US Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD - Resident Opportunity Self-Sufficiency (ROSS): Rapid Response Program (RRP) Funding The purpose of this program is to address challenges that require immediate attention and/or new or expanded service provision to help U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-assisted residents affected by an urgent event.

Funding will support one-time assistance for service coordination and limited direct services for residents of HUD-assisted housing. This program promotes local leadership and flexibility in addressing urgent social needs caused by unanticipated emergencies.

Examples of these emergencies can include: Natural disasters, such as wildfires, hurricanes, extreme heat, flooding, or catastrophic weather events Public health crises, including gun violence, community-level contamination, or environmental hazards, or widespread traumatic events Economic disruptions, such as closure of a major employment center that employs residents at the target site Other urgent events that have had a widespread impact on the HUD-assisted community Cost share/match Required Yes - Applicants must provide at least 25 percent of the total award amount via cash and/or in-kind contributions for this program.

Community & Economic Development Foundation for the Tri-State Foundation for the Tri-State Community Grants The Foundation for the Tri-State Community engages donors to build community wealth for a stronger region. The Foundation’s Board of Trustees seeks to respond to current community needs through this Community Grant process.

Since the Foundation’s mission is broad, it enjoys supporting a variety of projects the improve the quality of life in the Tri-State. Special priority shall be placed on projects that: Enhance a non-profit’s capacity. Examples include improving internal management, reducing operating costs, etc. Test or demonstrate new approaches and techniques to solve important community problems.

Cost share/match Required The mission of Emma Loves Dogs is to provide financial assistance to organizations that share the same passion that Emma had for helping animals, such as police K9 units and non-kill animal shelters. Community & Economic Development Groundwork USA is committed to supporting community-led brownfield and land reuse efforts nationwide.

Through our Nonprofit Brownfields Assistance Program, we work with nonprofits of all sizes to help integrate land reuse strategies into their mission-centered work and advance brownfield and land reuse projects that transform underutilized spaces into parks, trails, urban farms, and other community assets.

Our technical assistance team offers *free* one-on-one customized strategy, tools, and peer support for those in brownfield-affected communities pursuing land reuse projects through which everyone can prosper. Community & Economic Development Agriculture & Environment LG&E and KU Community Grants Funding for initiatives that promote the well-being of the people and communities served by LG&E and KU.

Focus is on education, the environment, diversity and activities benefiting low-income people. Examples include community festivals, children's organizations, family support groups, and community events.

Cost share/match Required Nonprofit with 501C3 Status Community & Economic Development Kentucky Power Economic Growth Grants (K-PEGG) Provides resources for attracting new businesses, helping existing business customers expand, and assisting with developing new business and industrial real estate product, and economic development educational opportunities.

Cost share/match Required Nonprofit with 501C3 Status City or Township Government Special District Government Specific Kentucky Counties Community & Economic Development National Association of Counties NACo - Counties for Housing Solutions Housing is a key component of economic mobility yet housing affordability continues to be a challenge for many residents.

NACo’s Counties for Housing Solutions (C4HS) program provides free three-month technical assistance sprints to address this challenge. In partnership with Smart Growth America, NACo has designed these fast-paced sprints to be high-intensity and implementation-focused with solutions that draw upon recommendations made by NACo’s 2023 Housing Task Force.

Applications are currently open for NACo's third sprint, which will provide free virtual technical assistance to help counties assess and update their zoning codes to increase affordable housing development and overall housing supply. Participating counties are expected to be on track to formally adopt an amendment to their zoning code at the conclusion of the sprint.

Cost share/match Required Community & Economic Development The Labcorp Charitable Foundation Labcorp Charitable Foundation Grants Provides funding for projects that focus on health and welfare, education, or community.

Common grant opportunities include: supporting food pantries and meal programs, providing healthcare and patient services for underserved populations, encouraging STEM programming, advocating for healthy lifestyles through ongoing medical research and screenings.

Cost share/match Required Nonprofit with 501C3 Status Community & Economic Development Literary Arts Fund Innovation Project Grants Innovation project grants provide funding to literary arts nonprofits for projects that may be collaborative and that aim to address critical challenges in one or more literary arts nonprofit organizations, presses, or publications that, if improved, would directly benefit creative writers’ artistic work and ability to share it with readers and audiences.

These grants are disbursed to nonprofits in a single payment and intended for use during the project period. Cost share/match Required Agriculture & Environment Community & Economic Development Looking Out Foundation Grants Grants to organizations are made to tax-exempt public charities under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Program interests include, but are not limited to: LGBTQIA2S+ support, disadvantaged youth, public health, women, the environment, the arts, the hungry and the unhoused. The Looking Out Foundation generally does not support: endowment programs, fund raising events, annual appeals of well-established organizations, scholarships, or grants to individuals.

Cost share/match Required National Science Foundation NSF: Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education: Conference and Workshop Projects The purpose of this program is to bring recent advances in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) knowledge into undergraduate education, that adapt, improve, and incorporate evidence-based practices into STEM teaching and learning, and that lay the groundwork for institutional improvement in STEM education.

Funding will support projects that implement evidence-based and knowledge-generating approaches to understand and improve STEM learning and learning environments, improve the diversity of STEM students and majors, and prepare STEM majors for the workforce.

Funding will also support projects to conduct workshops and conferences aimed at improving undergraduate STEM education, developing implementation practices, and/or assembling research partnerships and agendas.

Conference projects that address diversity in STEM teaching and learning and/or involve collaborations of educational researchers and disciplinary scientists to ensure that STEM teaching reflects cutting-edge STEM disciplinary research are especially encouraged.

Cost share/match Required SEARCH - Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households in Kentucky This program helps very small, financially distressed rural communities with predevelopment feasibility studies, design and technical assistance on proposed water and waste disposal projects.

Funds may be used to pay predevelopment planning costs, including:Feasibility studies to support applications for funding water or waste disposal projectsPreliminary design and engineering analysisTechnical assistance for the development of an application for financial assistanceThe predevelopment planning costs must be related to a proposed project that meets the following requirements:Construct, enlarge, extend or improve rural water, sanitary sewage, solid waste disposal and storm wastewater disposal facilitiesConstruct or relocate public buildings, roads, bridges, fences or utilities, and to make other public improvements necessary for the successful operation or protection of facilitiesRelocate private buildings, roads, bridges, fences, or utilities, and other private improvements necessary for the successful operation or protection of facilities Numotion Foundation FY 2026 Grants The Numotion Foundation fosters relationships with other 501(c)(3) organizations, such as the ALS Association, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, United Spinal Association, and other similar national organizations, as well as smaller, more localized charities to raise awareness for the needs of individuals with mobility disabilities.

Through the Foundation’s charitable giving, partner organizations will fund research, and other necessary support services. Cost share/match Required Agriculture & Environment Public Safety & Disaster Resilience The Franklin P. and Arthur W.

Perdue Foundation Perdue Corporate Giving by The Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation Our corporate giving philosophy is guided by the belief that we can make the most difference by strengthening our communities through a grassroots contribution program.

We manage requests at the local level from organizations that meet our Guidelines. To support this local focus, we afford each of our major facilities the opportunity to provide company funding to local organizations. As a company, we may also identify opportunities to work directly with organizations and programs that support our charitable giving objectives.

Cost share/match Required Community & Economic Development USDA - RD - Rural Housing Service RHS - Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) Qualified private, nonprofit and public (including tribal) intermediary organizations proposing to carry out financial and technical assistance programs will be eligible to receive the funding.

The RCDI structure requires the intermediary (grantee) to provide a program of financial and technical assistance to recipients to develop their capacity and ability to undertake projects related to housing, community facilities, or community and economic development. The recipients will, in turn, provide programs that will support their communities (beneficiaries).

The Intermediary will be required to provide matching funds in an amount at least equal to the RCDI grant. Cost share/match Required Yes - $1 for $1 match is required South Arts Cross-Sector Impact Grants: Art & Health and Wellness South Arts welcomes applications from partnering entities working together on a project that addresses Arts & Health and Wellness through cross-sector partnerships.

Projects must utilize the arts as a tool in creative approaches to address and advance a health and wellness issue that is of importance in their community. Projects should also establish or advance relationships across at least two different sectors, one being in the arts. Cost share/match Required Yes - Match ratio of 2:1 (grantee provides match of .

50 for every $1. 00 of grant funds). Up to half of the match may be comprised of in-kind contributions such as donated materials, donated services, or other contributed non-cash assets or staff time diverted to this project.

At least half of the match must be cash. For staff time diverted to this project, up to 10% of the total project expenses, but no more than $5,000 can be included as a cash expense or cash match for staff time. The remaining staff time must be an in-kind contribution.

Contracted individuals and services specifically for this project are eligible cash expenses. Community & Economic Development R. C.

Durr Foundation Grants Priority funding for organizations that focus on education, social services and community development activities which are likely to increase the quality of life in the larger Northern Kentucky region. Secondary consideration is given to health care, particularly to public health care, in the same geographic area.

Cost share/match Required Nonprofit with 501C3 Status Specific Kentucky Counties The Commonwealth Fund Grants The Commonwealth Fund carries out its mission by supporting independent research on health care issues and making grants to improve health care practice and policy.

Cost share/match Required US Department of Housing and Urban Development U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care Program (COC) The Continuum of Care Program is designed to promote a community-wide