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This represents a 36.6% increase over 2021, when the state received $28,874,102 in funding.
Kentucky ranked 32nd across the U.S. in total EDA grant funding for 2022. California topped the list with $238,656,132 in funding across 57 grants.
Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet received the largest EDA grant for funding an economic development project in the state, totalling $5,346,250.
EDA Grant Recipients in Kentucky in 2022
| Grantee Name | Total Funding |
|---|---|
| Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet | $5,346,250 |
| City of Hazard | $5,000,000 |
| University of Pikeville | $4,400,000 |
| Wayne County Fiscal Court | $4,057,900 |
| McCreary County Heritage Foundation, Inc. | $3,900,400 |
| Purchase Area Development District | $3,200,000 |
| City of Henderson | $3,000,000 |
| Pikeville Medical Center, Inc. | $2,356,912 |
| City of Covington | $1,796,105 |
| Henry County Fiscal Court | $1,573,280 |
| Commonwealth of Kentucky – Department for Local Government | $1,050,000 |
| Kentucky Education and Work Force Development Cabinet | $1,000,000 |
| Union County Fiscal Court | $500,000 |
| Louisville Healthcare Ceo Council, Inc. | $500,000 |
| Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet | $500,000 |
| Mount Sterling/Montgomery County Industrial Authority | $400,000 |
| Louisville Healthcare CEO Council, Inc. | $299,970 |
| Muhlenberg County Fiscal Court | $169,600 |
| University of Louisville | $109,618 |
| The University of Kentucky Research Foundation | $109,618 |
| Northern Kentucky University | $109,618 |
| Appalshop, Inc. | $62,509 |