The Kentucky Department of Education offers a variety of competitive grant opportunities each year. Current grants are advertised as Requests for Application (RFAs) below. Grants provide funding to districts, schools and related entities to enhance public education in Kentucky.
FY25 Equipment Assistance Grant
Grant applications due: Friday, February 14, 2025, at 4 PM ET
Award Amount: Up to $25,000
Matching Funds Requirement: No
The Division of School and Community Nutrition is making available the FY24 Equipment Assistance grant. The competition is open to School Food Authorities (public schools/districts, private schools, residential childcare institutions) that participate in the National School Lunch Program that are at least 50% or above F/R. Funds may be used to purchase new equipment, renovation of equipment, or replacement of equipment.
Previously awarded districts may apply.
RFA FY25 Equipment Assistance Grant Updated
FAQ FY25 Equipment Assistance Grant
FY25 Kentucky Numeracy Counts Grant
Grant applications due: March 6, 2025, 4 PM ET
Award Amount: $70,000 per awarded district
Matching Funds Requirement: No
The Kentucky Numeracy Counts Fund grant shall only be used to purchase approved high-quality research and evidence-based curriculum aligned to kindergarten through grade three (3) academic standards in mathematics and expenditures for curriculum-based professional learning to implement a new curriculum.
TA Session
RFA FY25 Numeracy Counts Grant Revised
CALL for Reviewers FY25 KYNC
FAQ FY25 Numeracy Counts Grant
FY25 Kentucky AED Grant
Grant applications due: February 28, 2025, 4 PM ET
Award Amount: $2,000 per AED award.
Matching Funds Requirement: No
The Kentucky AED Grant will assist districts with the purchase of new devices when none are presently available; replace AEDs that are more than 8 years old; and increase the inventory of such devices all for the purpose of improving survival rates in the event of a cardiac event.
TA Session AED
RFA FY25 AED Grant Revised
FAQ FY25 AED Grant
2024
AED Counts
FY25 Kentucky Comprehensive Literacy (KyCL) Grant
Grant applications due: December 18, 2024, 4 PM ET
Award Amount: The award amount varies
Matching Funds Requirement: No
The purpose of the Kentucky Comprehensive Literacy (KyCL) grant is to provide competitive grant funds to support public and state schools and participating early childhood partners to improve oral language, increase readiness for school, strengthen transitions between levels, and improve reading and writing instruction and student literacy outcomes.
The certification form was erroneously omitted from the originally posted KyCL25 grant RFA. Due to the addition of the certification form, the questions deadline has been extended until Monday, November 25, 2025, at 4 p.m. A new FAQ document will be posted on or around Wednesday, November 27th. All questions must be emailed to the KDERFP@education.ky.gov inbox by the deadline.
Technical Assistance Session
Call for Reviewers FY25 KyCL
RFA FY25 Kentucky Comprehensive Literacy Grant UPDATED
FAQ FY25 Kentucky Comprehensive Literacy Grant UPDATED
Sample Budget Summary Form
Raven Miller
Office of Finance and Operations
Division of Budget and Financial Management
300 Sower Blvd., 5th Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-1979 ext. 4345raven.miller
@education.ky.gov