Grant-In-Aid Program

Contact

Hope Reasons

Grants Administrator

Phone:

Fiscal Year 2025 Grant-in-Aid Program

The City of Paducah's Fiscal Year 2025 begins July 1, 2024. The deadline for eligible non-profit agencies within the Paducah city limits to submit an application to be considered for fiscal year 2025 funding is March 29, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. Each agency interested in applying MUST attend the February 29 workshop at 10 a.m. at City Hall.

The Grant-in-Aid Categories are as follows:

Quality of Life Standard Grant – eligible for non-profit agencies that provide new or existing programs or projects that benefit the quality of life for the residents of Paducah.
Quality of Life Micro Grant – eligible for non-profit agencies providing programs or projects that benefit the quality of life for Paducah residents. The grant request is limited to $5000 or less.

Grant-In-Aid Applications - Standard Grant and Micro Grant

Application Guidelines

Agency's primary office must be located within the city limits of Paducah.
Agency must be a 501(c)3 organization
Agency must apply by the deadline and submit them to the Grant-In-Aid Committee Chair Hope Reasons by 4:30 p.m. CST, Friday, March 29, 2024. No late applications will be accepted.
An Agency can only submit ONE application.
Applicants must complete an application, submit a proposal and attach all required supplementary documents.
If the request is for operations, it cannot be more than 50% of the operations budget.
All agencies selected to receive a Standard Grant-In-Aid funding must provide an annual audit.
Agencies selected to receive a grant will be required to enter into a Contract for Services with the City of Paducah.
All grantees must provide a final report on how the funds were used and the impact on the City.
Applicants must show they have both the fiscal and human resources to complete projects.

Mandatory Workshop

Agencies interested in applying MUST attend a workshop at City Hall located at 300 South 5th Street on Thursday, February 29 at 10 a.m. to review the application process. The workshop will last approximately one hour.