On January 29th, the White House announced that they were rescinding the proposed funding freeze.
The Trump administration’s attempted funding freeze has already resulted in chaos, confusion and concern for Kentuckians. The federal budget includes many funding streams that are critical to Kentuckians’ safety, health and well-being and that drive our economy. The exact impact of the order remains unclear, and a federal judge has temporarily blocked the freeze until at least Monday, Feb. 3.
Federal funding impacts the lives of students, veterans, seniors, people with disabilities and Kentuckians from every walk of life. A potential freeze raises questions about jobs, including the thousands of Kentuckians currently working on the federally funded infrastructure and energy projects across the state.
Federal funding in Kentucky goes to individuals and families, nonprofit organizations, businesses, colleges and universities, counties, cities and the state. The portion that is grants that go through the state budget in 2025 totals $22 billion. Office of Management and Budget communications indicate that the freeze “does not include assistance provided directly to individuals,” but contradictory information has been shared on some programs, and uncertainty remains.
Federal grants to Kentucky in 2024 include the following:
| Kentucky | 2024 |
| AGRICULTURE | $2,000,782,000 |
| Child Nutrition – Child and Adult Care Food | $55,730,000 |
| Child Nutrition – Commodities | $32,267,000 |
| Child Nutrition – School Breakfast | $119,447,000 |
| Child Nutrition – School Lunch | $318,414,000 |
| Child Nutrition – State Admin Expenses | $8,219,000 |
| Child Nutrition – Summer Food Service Program | $33,564,000 |
| Commodity Supplemental Food Program | $15,957,000 |
| Coop State Research Animal Health/Disease | $51,000 |
| Coop State Research Coop Forestry | $789,000 |
| Coop State Research Hatch Act | $6,733,000 |
| Evans-Allen Research Grants | $5,635,000 |
| Extension Service 1890 Colleges | $4,746,000 |
| Extension Service Expand Food & Nutrition | $1,851,000 |
| Extension Service Renewable Resources | $82,000 |
| Extension Service Smith Lever | $9,998,000 |
| Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program | $4,185,000 |
| Secure Rural Schools (SRS), Forest Service Payments | $120,000 |
| Senior Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program | $422,000 |
| SNAP – Benefits | $1,134,419,000 |
| SNAP State Administration | $133,654,000 |
| Special Milk Program | $19,000 |
| Specialty Crop Block Grant | $332,000 |
| TEFAP – Emergency Food Asst. Administration | $1,238,000 |
| TEFAP – Emergency Food Asst. Commodities | $7,020,000 |
| WIC – Supplemental Feeding Program | $105,824,000 |
| WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program | $66,000 |
| APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION | $820,000 |
| Appalachian Regional Comm – Local Development | $820,000 |
| COMMERCE | $5,016,000 |
| EDA – Planning | $1,470,000 |
| EDA – Public Works | $3,180,000 |
| EDA – Technical Assistance | $366,000 |
| EDUCATION | $1,218,833,000 |
| 21st Century Community Learning Centers | $19,343,000 |
| Adult Education Basic Grant | $9,025,000 |
| Career and Technical Education State Grants | $22,026,000 |
| Client Assistance State Grants | $148,000 |
| College Work-Study | $17,638,000 |
| Comp Ed (Title I) – Local Education Agencies | $281,258,000 |
| Comp Ed (Title I) – Migrant | $7,986,000 |
| Comp Ed (Title I)- State Agency Neglect & Delinq. | $1,265,000 |
| Education For Homeless Youth | $1,951,000 |
| English Literacy and Civics Education State Grants | $522,000 |
| Impact Aid – Basic Support Payments | $381,000 |
| Impact Aid – Special Education Payment | $87,000 |
| Language Acquis. Grants | $5,614,000 |
| Pell Grants | $488,300,000 |
| Protection & Advocacy Individual Rts | $226,000 |
| Rural and Low-Income Schools Program | $6,483,000 |
| Services for Older Blind Individuals | $415,000 |
| Small, Rural School Achievement Program | $198,000 |
| Special Education Basic State Grant | $196,982,000 |
| Special Education Infants & Toddlers | $7,106,000 |
| Special Education Preschool Grants | $11,242,000 |
| State Assessments | $5,882,000 |
| State Library Program | $2,708,000 |
| Student Support Block Grant | $20,169,000 |
| Supplemental Educ. Opportunity Grants | $10,480,000 |
| Supported Employment State Grants | $300,000 |
| Supporting Effective Instruction | $33,835,000 |
| Voc. Rehab. – Basic State Grant | $67,261,000 |
| Election Assistance Commission | $1,000,000 |
| Election Reform Requirements Payments | $1,000,000 |
| ENERGY | $7,388,000 |
| State Energy Program | $974,000 |
| Weatherization Assistance Program | $6,414,000 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY | $132,780,000 |
| EPA – Clean Water SRF Grants | $39,731,000 |
| EPA – Drinking Water SRF Grants | $33,656,000 |
| EPA – Hazardous Waste Financial Assistance | $3,005,000 |
| EPA – Nonpoint Source (Sec. 319) | $2,763,000 |
| EPA – Pesticides Enforcement | $422,000 |
| EPA – Pollution Control (Sec. 106) | $1,983,000 |
| EPA – Public Water System Supervision | $877,000 |
| EPA – State and Local Air Quality Management | $3,044,000 |
| EPA – Underground Injection Control | $273,000 |
| IIJA – Clean Water SRF Grants for Emerging Contaminants | $2,734,000 |
| IIJA – Drinking Water SRF Grants for Emerging Contaminants | $9,301,000 |
| IIJA – Drinking Water SRF Grants for Lead Service Line Replacement | $34,991,000 |
| HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | $17,015,595,000 |
| Access and Visitation Grants | $131,000 |
| ACL – Independent Living State Grants | $348,000 |
| Administration on Aging Congregate Meals | $7,462,000 |
| Administration on Aging Family Caregiver | $2,573,000 |
| Administration on Aging Home Delivered Meals | $4,982,000 |
| Administration on Aging Nutrition Services Incentive Program | $1,039,000 |
| Administration on Aging Preventive Health Services | $343,000 |
| Administration on Aging Support Services | $5,345,000 |
| Adoption Assistance | $101,895,000 |
| Assistive Technology State Grant Program | $547,000 |
| Black Lung Clinics | $1,893,000 |
| CAPTA State Grants | $1,433,000 |
| Centers for Independent Living | $1,118,000 |
| Chafee Education and Training Vouchers | $933,000 |
| Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood | $2,703,000 |
| Child Care & Development Block Grant | $153,103,000 |
| Child Care Entitle. Mandatory & Matching | $46,854,000 |
| Child Supp. Enforcement Administration | $54,985,000 |
| Child Supp. Enforcement Fed Share Collection | ($18,415,000) |
| Child Welfare Services | $4,382,000 |
| Children’s Health Insurance Program | $407,361,000 |
| Children’s Justice Act | $245,000 |
| Community Services Block Grant | $12,800,000 |
| Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention | $3,657,000 |
| Consolidated Health Centers | $89,654,000 |
| Developmental Disabilities – Protection & Advocacy | $544,000 |
| Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program | $235,000 |
| Emergency Medical Services for Children | $191,000 |
| Family Planning Services | $4,970,000 |
| Family Violence Prevention and Services | $2,019,000 |
| Foster Care | $54,766,000 |
| Head Start | $205,453,000 |
| Healthy Start | $1,128,000 |
| Homeless Mental Health (PATH) | $482,000 |
| Hospital Preparedness Program | $2,980,000 |
| Low Income Home Energy Assistance | $60,361,000 |
| Maternal & Child Health Block Grant | $11,723,000 |
| Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program | $8,094,000 |
| Medicaid – Administration | $286,640,000 |
| Medicaid – Vendor Payments | $15,087,083,000 |
| Medicaid Fraud Control Units | $5,361,000 |
| Mental Health Block Grant | $13,367,000 |
| National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program | $2,000,000 |
| Personal Responsibility Education Program | $705,000 |
| Poison Control Center Program | $324,000 |
| Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant | $2,069,000 |
| Promoting Safe and Stable Families | $4,591,000 |
| Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness | $474,000 |
| Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) | $8,576,000 |
| Rape Prevention and Education Grants | $587,000 |
| Refugee Assistance Cash & Medical | $98,168,000 |
| Refugee Assistance Support Services | $25,303,000 |
| Runaway & Homeless Youth – Basic Center | $849,000 |
| Ryan White – HIV/AIDS Part B | $10,732,000 |
| Section 317 – Immunization Grants | $3,705,000 |
| Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (Abstinence Education) | $1,045,000 |
| Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention | $1,235,000 |
| Social Services Block Grant | $21,544,000 |
| State Councils on Developmental Disabilities | $1,192,000 |
| State Offices of Rural Health | $223,000 |
| State Opioid Response Grants/State Targeted Response | $37,208,000 |
| Substance Abuse Prevent. & Treatment Block Grant | $21,484,000 |
| Temporary Assistance For Needy Families | $180,689,000 |
| Vaccines for Children | $95,596,000 |
| Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities – P & A | $141,000 |
| Vulnerable Elder Rights Protection Activities | $353,000 |
| Homeland Security | $12,333,000 |
| Boating Safety | $1,481,000 |
| Emergency Food and Shelter Program | $1,529,000 |
| Emergency Management Performance Grants | $4,960,000 |
| State Homeland Security Grant Program | $4,363,000 |
| HUD | $217,228,000 |
| Comm. Devel. Block Grant – Entitlement (Locals) | $17,259,000 |
| Comm. Devel. Block Grant – Nonentitlement (States) | $26,356,000 |
| Emergency Solutions Grants – Entitlement (Locals) | $1,171,000 |
| Emergency Solutions Grants – Nonentitlement (States) | $2,670,000 |
| HOME Investment Partnerships – Entitlement (Locals) | $5,476,000 |
| HOME Investment Partnerships – Nonentitlement (States) | $12,035,000 |
| Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS | $3,053,000 |
| Housing Trust Fund | $3,145,000 |
| Public Housing Fund | $144,562,000 |
| Recovery Housing Pilot Program | $1,502,000 |
| INTERIOR | $121,800,000 |
| Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund | $81,617,000 |
| BLM – Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) | $3,537,000 |
| Fish & Wildlife – Enhanced Hunter Safety | $161,000 |
| Fish & Wildlife – Fish Restoration | $5,390,000 |
| Fish & Wildlife – Hunter Education | $3,639,000 |
| Fish & Wildlife – Wildlife Restoration | $12,607,000 |
| Historic Preservation Fund | $1,069,000 |
| Minerals Mgmt. Service: Mineral Leasing | $107,000 |
| State Wildlife Grants | $770,000 |
| Surface Mining Reclamation | $12,807,000 |
| Water Resources Research Act-State Institutes | $97,000 |
| JUSTICE | $20,114,000 |
| Crime Victims Fund – Assistance | $10,557,000 |
| Crime Victims Fund – Compensation | $447,000 |
| DNA Backlog Reduction Program | $1,029,000 |
| Justice Assistance Grants – Local | $946,000 |
| Justice Assistance Grants – State | $2,072,000 |
| Juvenile Justice Formula Grants | $601,000 |
| Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program | $304,000 |
| Res. Substance Abuse Trtmnt for State Prisoners | $569,000 |
| Sexual Assault Services Formula Program | $902,000 |
| State Criminal Alien Assistance Program – Local | $93,000 |
| State Criminal Alien Assistance Program – State | $149,000 |
| STOP Grants | $2,445,000 |
| LABOR | $94,925,000 |
| Community Service Employ for Older Americans | $7,438,000 |
| Employment Service State Grants | $7,958,000 |
| Foreign Labor Certification State Grants | $491,000 |
| Jobs for Veterans State Grants (DVOP/LVER) | $2,180,000 |
| National Farmworker Jobs Program | $865,000 |
| Unemployment Insurance State Administration | $34,152,000 |
| WIOA – Adult Training | $14,462,000 |
| WIOA – Dislocated Workers | $11,707,000 |
| WIOA – Youth Activities | $14,859,000 |
| Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program | $336,000 |
| Workforce Information Grants | $477,000 |
| NATL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS & HUMANITIES | $2,059,000 |
| Natl. Endowment for the Arts- State Programs | $969,000 |
| Natl. Endowment for the Humanities | $1,091,000 |
| TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY | $37,793,000 |
| TVA Payments in Lieu Of Taxes | $37,793,000 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $1,247,763,000 |
| Appalachian Regional Comm – Highways | $27,780,000 |
| FAA – Airport Improvement Program | $59,919,000 |
| FAA – Airport Infrastructure Grants | $40,716,000 |
| FHWA – Carbon Reduction | $22,369,000 |
| FHWA – Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality | $15,530,000 |
| FHWA – Highway Safety Improvement Program | $54,519,000 |
| FHWA – Metropolitan Planning | $3,477,000 |
| FHWA – National Highway Freight Program | $23,974,000 |
| FHWA – National Highway Performance Program | $515,036,000 |
| FHWA – Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Formula Program | $25,435,000 |
| FHWA – Railway Highway Crossings | $3,955,000 |
| FHWA – Surface Transportation Block Grant | $250,867,000 |
| FMCSA – National Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program | $7,124,000 |
| FTA – Appalachian Development Public Transportation Assistance Program | $821,000 |
| FTA – Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Grants | $6,704,000 |
| FTA – Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities | $5,270,000 |
| FTA – Metropolitan Planning | $1,029,000 |
| FTA – Nonurbanized Area Formula | $24,400,000 |
| FTA – Rural Transit Assistance Program | $406,000 |
| FTA – Statewide Planning | $249,000 |
| FTA – Urbanized Area Formula | $38,431,000 |
| NHTSA – National Priority Safety Program | $4,986,000 |
| NHTSA – State & Community Highway Safety | $5,421,000 |
| FHWA – IIJA Bridge Formula Program | $94,550,000 |
| FHWA – IIJA National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program | $14,794,000 |
