Building a Better KY Building Stronger Communities

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Building Stronger Communities​​

​“Part of Gov. Andy Beshear’s Better Kentucky Plan​ is to use the $6.5 billion allocated through the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) – also known as the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act – to build stronger communities in every corner of the commonwealth. These federal dollars offer unprecedented opportunities to communities, businesses and local governments to make improvements in areas of energy efficiency, forestry, renewable energy, waste management and water. It will let Kentucky make significant progress in reclaiming abandoned mine lands, redeveloping brownfields and capping orphaned oil and gas wells.​”   - Secretary Rebecca Goodman​​

In addition to IIJA/BIL funding, the Inflation Reduction A​​ct (IRA)​ provides additional state funding opportunities, as well as credits and incentives to consumers and businesses. Funding opportunities below include programs from both IIJA/BIL and IRA. 

"Building a Better Kentucky Weekly Update"  _{(4/30/2025​)​​}

Upcoming Dates

​​​See "Funding Opportunities" section for specific program application dead​lin​es.

May 1, 2025: U.S. EPA / Army Webinar

WOTUS Listening Session: Industry, Agriculture Stakeholders (9:30a - noon ET) ​​
For more information or to register, visit the event's Zoom page​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​.​​​

May 1, 2025: U.S. EPA / Army Webinar

WOTUS Listening Session: Environmental, Conservation Stakeholders (1:00 - 3:30p ET) ​​
For more information or to register, visit the event's Zoom page​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​.​​​

May 9, 2025: EEC Office of Energy Policy

Stakeholders Meeting: Kentucky Solar for All (2:00 - 3:00p ET) ​​
To observe, visit the event's registration page​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​.​​​

Aug. 5 - 8, 2025: EPA Conference

2025 National Brownfields Training Conference (Chicago, IL) ​​​
For more information or to register, visit the Conference's event page​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​.​​ 

Approaching Deadlines...​​​​

See "Funding Opportunities" below for additional deadlines:

• May 2 ​ - letter of intent, OSG Green Infrastructure, program page​
• May 12 - application, Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER), program page​​
• May 31 - nomination, (IRA) Methane Emissions Reduction Program, program page