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.
Most FY2008 grant deadines are now passed, but additional FY2009 grant funding will be available after July 1, 2008.
The FY2008 grants 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 List of projects that have received grant funding to date.
Grants are still available through the Kentucky Arts Council and mini-grants are available through the Kentucky Humanities Council. In addition, Lincoln Heritage Education minigrants are still available to Kentucky 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.
Links to applications for Lincoln Commission grant programs are available below.
Kentucky Humanities Council
Grant Program Status: Active
Application Deadline: Minigrants: 1st of any month and at least 8 weeks before your program.
Notification: Minigrants: Last day of each month.
Lincoln Heritage Education Grants
Grant Program Status: Active
Application Deadlines: Minigrants: June 30, 2008 for field trips taken during the months of October-December, 2008.
Notification: Six weeks after grant application deadline.
Lincoln Heritage Education Grant (PDF 127KB)