Covington has approved 2026’s round of grant recipients for neighborhood projects throughout the city. The program, which is administered in partnership with the Center for Great Neighborhoods, helps neighborhood groups fund community projects. Roughly $35,000 in total were furnished to nine recipients, according to city documents. The neighborhood groups below received grant funding for the […]
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First Financial grants $35K to NKY organizations
First Financial Bank announced Tuesday that it had awarded about $35,000 in grant funding to several service organizations in Northern Kentucky. The grants were part of a large annual fundraising effort throughout the Midwest region that saw the bank raise about $550,000. “Supporting our clients and communities has always reflected who we are as a […]
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Haile Foundation adds $1 million in grant funding for nonprofits
The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr. Foundation is expanding its nonprofit grant budget this year by $1 million in the face of government funding uncertainty. “The nonprofit community has been clear that immediate support is critical to address budget constraints, staffing challenges and the strain on leadership impacting morale, talent retention and overall […]
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Tell the City of Covington how to spend its federal grant money
Covington residents can now tell the city how it should spend grants it received from the federal government. Specifically, the city is seeking feedback on how to allocate money from two federal programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD: the Community Development Block Grant, or CDBG, program and the HOME […]
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Boone County secures funds for lane extension project design
Boone County is receiving funds to address the design portion of its Kentucky Route 237 lane extension project. In October 2022, the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments awarded the county a Surface Transportation of Northern Kentucky grant to add turn lanes at various county roads. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will administer the federal funding on behalf of […]
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Boone County Schools encourage scholarship, grant interest
The Kentucky School Boards Association and its Educational Foundation annually award thousands of dollars in scholarships and grants to Kentucky high school students. Boone County Schools hope their students can benefit from some of those funds. “The KSBA scholarships and grants for Kentucky high school students application period is going on,” Boone County School Division […]
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Project targets Hebron intersection traffic congestionÂ
Boone County is receiving funds to help reduce traffic congestion at a busy intersection. The county received a $660,000 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality grant award from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to add turn lanes and improve movement at the intersection, Boone County Assistant County Administrator/County Engineer Rob Franxman said. The funds will be focused on the […]
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Boone County Water Rescue seeking volunteer grant writersÂ
Boone County Water Rescue is seeking individuals with grant writing experience to assist with efforts to secure grant funding. Volunteers have proven to be vital to the agency, and the unique skill set grant writers provide is invaluable, officials said. Established in 1967 and under the direction of the Boone County Civil Defense program, Boone […]
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Boone County eyes receiving internet access expansion funds
Last year, Boone County was selected as the sole Northern Kentucky county to receive grant funds for high-speed internet expansion via the Broadband Deployment Fund. Now, the county is closer to actually receiving those dollars. During Tuesday’s regular session, the Boone County Fiscal Court approved the submission of final documents related to the grant, which […]
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Florence ordinance eyes economic growth, investment
A recently enacted Florence ordinance is targeting building rehabilitation and economic growth. The city council has allocated resources to its general fund to finance the Florence Business Building Façade Upgrades Grant Program. “The purpose of this ordinance is to encourage rehabilitation and enhancement of buildings,” Florence Mayor Julie Aubuchon said, “to provide economic growth and […]