Through funding made available by the Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission (KALBC), an extensive competitive grants program for Lincoln-related projects has been funded through the Kentucky Arts Council, the Kentucky Heritage Council, the Kentucky Historical Society, and the Kentucky Humanities Council.
The grants to date to museums, historical organizations, educational institutions, city and county governments and other non-profit organizations, are being used to support a variety of themes relating to Lincoln and Kentucky, including slavery, nineteenth-century political culture, the Civil War, and Lincoln's legacy today. Funded projects include educational programs, exhibits, public art, community celebrations, speakers, classroom tools, preservation initiatives, and more.
For a list of funded projects, see Master Project List (Word doc. 590K). The deadline for the FY2009 Lincoln Bicentennial competitive project grants from the Kentucky Arts Council and the Kentucky Historical Society has passed. It is possible that additional grant funds might be available in the future, and any further funding will be announced on this site.
Lincoln Heritage Education minigrants are still available to Kentucky K-12 public and private schools for field trips to Kentucky Abraham Lincoln sites. Education project grants are also available through that program for projects that promote Abraham Lincoln or that are related to Lincoln. No cash match is required with either grant.
Links to an applications for Lincoln Heritage Education Grants is available below.
Lincoln Heritage Education Grants
Grant Program Status: Active
Application Deadlines: $100 - $350 Minigrants: September 30, 2009 for field trips taken during the months of January - March, 2010; December 31, 2009 for field trips taken during the months of April-June, 2010 and March 31, 2010 for field trips taken during the months of July-December, 2010.
$100 - $500 Project Grants: September 30, 2009 for projects that take place January, 2010-December, 2010; March 31, 2010 for projects that take place July, 2010-June, 2011.
Notification: Six weeks after grant application deadline.
2008-09 Lincoln Heritage Education Grant Application (Word doc. 893 KB)