
With support from the Kentucky Historical Society and the Kentucky General Assembly, the Kentucky Arts Council is offering grant funds up to $10,000 arts and cultural organizations, communities, or other nonprofit entities and up to $5,000 for individual artists.
As the United States prepares to celebrate 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, the commonwealth is exploring the people, places, and events that created our shared history over the past 250 years. As a legacy of this semiquincentennial, artists, organizations, and communities are invited to commemorate this anniversary and interpret its themes through the arts.
America250KY grants will fund public art projects, artwork creation, and other initiatives, events, and programs that provide a long-lasting legacy of the America250KY commemoration to the people of the commonwealth. The deadline to apply is March 15, and all proposals should include the creation and presentation of art that addresses America250KY focus areas and themes.
PROGRAM TIMELINE
Deadline: March 15, 2025
Grant period begins: April 15, 2025
Grant period ends: Oct. 15, 2025
Final report due: 30 days after completion of grant activities; no later than Nov. 15, 2025
For more information, contact Sarah M. Schmitt, executive staff advisor, [email protected].