Nov 12 Health Louisville Adds Mental Health Care To Healthy Start Program Louisville will soon offer mental health care to families enrolled in a program aimed at reducing infant mortality. By Lisa Gillespie Nov 12 Health Louisville Adds Mental Health Care To Healthy Start Program Lisa Gillespie
Nov 15 Local News U of L Extends Services to Help Low-Income Middle and High School Students Succeed The University of Louisville has received a federal grant to help disadvantaged students prepare for college. U of L’s Talent Search program targets middle and high school students and provides them with academic and personal counseling. Roy Sutton is a counselor who plans on working with students from Western Middle School. He’s also a graduate […] By Devin Katayama Nov 15 Local News U of L Extends Services to Help Low-Income Middle and High School Students Succeed Devin Katayama
Nov 11 Local News Kentucky Awarded Grant to Create Veteran Transportation Call Center Gov. Steve Beshear says a federal grant has been approved that will help veterans find local, affordable transportation services, but it may be a year before the program is in place. “So many veterans that are struggling to get their bills paid and just making ends meet, transportation often goes first,” said Pat McKiernan, Kentucky’s […] By Devin Katayama Nov 11 Local News Kentucky Awarded Grant to Create Veteran Transportation Call Center Devin Katayama
Sep 20 Local News Low Achieving Schools Receive Federal Funding A second round of federal funds for persistently low-achieving (PLA) schools is being distributed to Jefferson County Public Schools. Seven district schools are approved by the Kentucky Department of Education to receive one-year School Improvement Grant (SIG) funding this year. Education Commissioner Terry Holliday and Superintendent Donna Hargens toured Western Magnet high school today on […] By Devin Katayama Sep 20 Local News Low Achieving Schools Receive Federal Funding Devin Katayama
Sep 19 Local News Kentucky Supports JCPS in Common Core Standards Kentucky is one of three states receiving a grant to help support implementation of the Common Core State Standards. Jefferson County Public Schools will participate in the project, which looks to create resources and set models for the state. Kentucky was the first state to adopt the standards, which are meant to unify what students […] By Devin Katayama Sep 19 Local News Kentucky Supports JCPS in Common Core Standards Devin Katayama
Aug 25 Local News JCPS Schools Get $1.57 Million Grant to Help Disadvantaged Students Five Jefferson County high schools will split a five-year $1.57 million grant to help hundreds of disadvantaged students. The U.S. Department of Education’s Educational Talent Search Program grant will help 750 Jefferson County students each year, said Mayor Greg Fischer. The program targets the following: “Students who need guidance on and assistance in secondary school […] By Devin Katayama Aug 25 Local News JCPS Schools Get $1.57 Million Grant to Help Disadvantaged Students Devin Katayama
Aug 15 Environment Federal Grant Goes to Carbon Capture Research at the University of Kentucky The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that it’s giving the University of Kentucky a $14 million grant earmarked for coal technology research. Carbon capture and sequestration is a process by which carbon dioxide is removed from power plant emissions, then injected deep underground. It’s controversial because it’s very costly and many of the available […] By Erica Peterson Aug 15 Environment Federal Grant Goes to Carbon Capture Research at the University of Kentucky Erica Peterson
Jul 14 Local News Louisville to Receive $4.8 Million Bloomberg Grant Louisville is among five cities chosen to receive money and assistance from the philanthropic arm of the Bloomberg company. Bloomberg Philanthropies is giving a total of $24 million to Louisville, Atlanta, Chicago, Memphis and New Orleans. The money will essentially pay for brain power, through what the charity is calling innovation teams. They’ll work with […] By Gabe Bullard Jul 14 Local News Louisville to Receive $4.8 Million Bloomberg Grant Gabe Bullard
Oct 1 Local News Grant Will Pay For 32 Additional Police Officers In Louisville The six million dollar federal grant comes from the Community Oriented Policing Services program and will fund the positions for three years. After that, it's up to the next mayor to find the money to keep the officers on board. By Gabe Bullard Oct 1 Local News Grant Will Pay For 32 Additional Police Officers In Louisville Gabe Bullard
Sep 8 Local News U Of L Receives Grant For Palliative Care The National Institutes of Health has awarded a 1.5 million dollar grant to the University of Louisville for a new oncology program. The program focuses on palliative care, which combines medicine, nursing, social work and religious education to provide broad care for cancer patients. By Gabe Bullard Sep 8 Local News U Of L Receives Grant For Palliative Care Gabe Bullard
Jun 29 Local News Family And Children's Place Receives Grant For New Facility Kosair Charities Tuesday presented a two million dollar grant to the Family and Children's Place in Louisville. The donation will go toward a comprehensive center for abused children. By Gabe Bullard Jun 29 Local News Family And Children's Place Receives Grant For New Facility Gabe Bullard
Jun 8 Local News Health Officials Working to Launch Grant-Funded Projects by Stephanie Crosby Louisville health officials are working to start programs that were funded through a federal grant announced in March. The Louisville Department for Public Health and Wellness received a stimulus grant for nearly $8-million dollars to fund community health and nutrition programs. Project manager Wendy Carlin says most of the work that has […] By Stephanie Crosby Jun 8 Local News Health Officials Working to Launch Grant-Funded Projects Stephanie Crosby
Jun 7 Local News Housing Authority To Re-Apply For HUD Grant The Louisville Metro Housing Authority is preparing to resubmit an application for federal funds to demolish the Sheppard Square housing complex in the Smoketown neighborhood. By Gabe Bullard Jun 7 Local News Housing Authority To Re-Apply For HUD Grant Gabe Bullard
Oct 14 Local News Flood Relief Offices Closing Thursday Louisville's two flood disaster relief offices will close Thursday. By Gabe Bullard Oct 14 Local News Flood Relief Offices Closing Thursday Gabe Bullard
Sep 16 Environment More Energy Efficiency Stimulus Funds for KY Cities Kentucky’s smaller cities and counties, as well as a small number of schools, will be the beneficiaries of the latest round of federal stimulus dollars aimed at improving energy efficiency. The state’s 10 largest cities and counties are already receiving direct grants from the government, so this grant of more than 10 million dollars will help fill the gap. By Kristin Espeland Sep 16 Environment More Energy Efficiency Stimulus Funds for KY Cities Kristin Espeland