New! Quick Grant Summaries for Manufacturers

[Image: Strategy Group Icons]New! Quick Grant Summaries Tailored for KY Manufacturers
Each listing now includes a short summary showing where and how the opportunity could support metals and manufacturing businesses in Kentucky—making it easier to spot the best fit at a glance.JULY:Felix E. Martin Jr. Foundation Community Grants Program Deadline: 7/14/2025Amount:Up to $20K.Muhlenberg Co. – Local projects & nonprofitsAmerica Makes High Priority Open Topics for AM Grant Deadline:7/15/2025Amount: Up to $460K.Nationwide – Additive mfg R&D & innovationDuke Energy Foundation Urban Revitalization Grants Deadline:7/31/2025Amount:Up to $20K.Northern KY – Mfg space, reuse, job growth AUGUST:Delta Regional Authority (DRA): Strategic Planning Program Deadline: 8/1/2025Amount:$25K-$150K.KY DRA region – Plan for jobs, mfg, or growthCentral Kentucky Community Foundation (CKCF) Granted Program Deadline: 8/1/2025Amount: Up to $10K.Central KY – Local mfg, youth, or educationDOT Large Bridge Investment Program Deadline:8/1/2025Amount: No maximum amount. Statewide – Replace or rehab big bridgesNSF EPSCoR E-RISE RII Deadline:8/12/2025Amount:$7M-$11.5M. KY eligible – Build science & mfg capacitySEPTEMBER:Norfolk Southern Thriving Communities Grant Deadline: 9/1/2025Amount: $1K-$50K.Statewide – Mfg, safety, or site reuse projectsNSF Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE) Deadline:9/2/2025Amount:Up to $300K (Phase I) Up to $1.5M (Phase II).KY eligible – Open-source tools for mfgCDBG Community Projects Deadline:9/2/2025Amount:Up to $750K.KY cities – Support mfg sites & job growthCDBG Public Facilities Deadline: 9/2/2025Amount:$300K-$1.5M.KY cities – Fund mfg buildings or upgradesNSF Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) Deadline:9/8/2025 (Preliminary Proposal)Amount: Varies.KY eligible – Tech for smart mfg & citiesDOD Long Range BAA for Navy and Marine Corps Science and TechnologyDeadline:9/30/2025Amount:Varies.Nationwide – Defense R&D in mfg & materialsOCTOBER:Association for Iron & Steel Technology Steel Internship Deadline: 10/6/2025Amount:$7,500-$12,000. KY students – Paid steel/mfg internships The Raymond Corporation University Research Program (URP) Deadline:10/31/2025 Amount:$100K-$250K. KY colleges – Robotics & mfg research fundsKY DLG Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Grants Deadline:10/31/2025Amount:Up to $500K. Eastern KY – Mfg, sites, jobs & planningNOVEMBER:NSF Research on Innovative Technologies for Enhanced Learning (RITEL) Deadline: 11/4/2025Amount: Up to $900K. KY eligible – Tech for mfg training & learningONGOING:Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS) TRAINS Program Deadline: OngoingAmount:Up to $225K per company per year.KY – Job training support for mfg employersKentucky Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (KY FAME) Deadline: OngoingAmount:No monetary award. KY – Train future mfg workers via co-op modelKentucky Registered Apprenticeship Program Deadline:OngoingAmount: No monetary award. KY – Earn-while-you-learn trades trainingNSF Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) Deadline:OngoingAmount:$600K-$7M. U.S. – Smart systems for advanced mfgNSF Manufacturing Systems Integration (MSI).Deadline: Applications accepted anytime Amount: Varies. U.S. – R&D to streamline mfg processesDept. of Defense Research and Education Program for HBCU/MSI Deadline:Ongoing until 7/31/2029Amount:$100M. U.S. – STEM R&D at minority institutionsKentucky Business Investment (KBI) Program Deadline: Ongoing. Application due 30 days prior to the month's KEDFA meetingAmount:Varies. KY – Tax credit for mfg job creationKentucky Enterprise Initiative Act (KEIA)Deadline:OngoingAmount:$5M (equipment) $20M (construction materials). KY – Sales tax savings on mfg assetsBSCC Grant-in-Aid (GIA) and Skills Training Investment Credit (STIC) Programs Deadline:9/15/2025, 11/15/2025, & 3/15/2025Amount:Up to $75K. KY – Grants & credits for workforce trainingDelta Regional Authority (DRA): Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF)Deadline:OngoingAmount:$500K-$2M. DRA region – Sites, roads & utilities for mfgKentucky STEP Grant Deadline: OngoingAmount: Up to $10,000. KY – Export support for small mfg firmsEDA Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance (PWEAA) Deadline:Ongoing Amount:Up to $30M.U.S. – Infrastructure for job creationNSF Environmental Sustainability Program Deadline:OngoingAmount: Total program funding over $7M. U.S. – Greener industrial processes & research.NSF Innovation Corps Teams Program Deadline:OngoingAmount:$50K. U.S. – Prep R&D for mfg product marketsNSF America's Seed Fund (SBIR/STTR) Deadline:OngoingAmount: Up to $2M.U.S. – Tech R&D for small businessesDOE Spurring Projects to Advance Energy Research and Knowledge Swiftly (SPARKS) Deadline: Ongoing Amount:$500K. U.S. – Energy & mfg innovation grantsNSF Advanced Manufacturing (AM) Deadline:OngoingAmount:Proposals of all sizes will be considered.U.S. – Research to improve mfg systemsNSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering: Core Programs Deadline: 9/30/2025 (Small Projects) Applications Open 10/1/2025-10/23/2025 for Medium & OAC Core ProjectsAmount: Up to $280M.U.S. – Software & AI for smarter mfgNSF Division of Materials Research: Topical Materials Research Programs (DMR: TMRP) Deadline:OngoingAmount: Varies. U.S. – New materials R&D for mfgNSF Mechanics of Materials and Structures (MOMS) Deadline:OngoingAmount:Varies. U.S. – Mechanics of mfg materialsNSF Metals and Metallic Nanostructures (MMN) Program Deadline:OngoingAmount:Varies. U.S. – Metals & nanotech for mfg useKentucky Sales Tax Exemption for Manufacturing Facilities Deadline:OngoingAmount:Varies. KY – Tax savings for mfg build-outNSF Electrochemical Systems Deadline: OngoingAmount:Not specified.U.S. – Energy storage & process techDOD Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research (PACER) Deadline: OngoingAmount:Up to $500M. U.S. – Aerospace mfg & R&D fundingHUD Distressed Cities Technical Assistance Program (DCTA) Deadline:OngoingAmount:Provides technical assistance for distressed city projectsEnergy-Efficient Commercial Buildings Tax Deduction Deadline: OngoingAmount:Project cost or $5/sq foot, whichever is less. U.S. – Energy upgrades for mfg sitesAdvanced Manufacturing Production Credit Deadline:OngoingAmount:Tax credit. U.S. – Tax credit for U.S.-made goodsClean Electricity Investment Tax Credit Deadline: OngoingAmount:Tax credit. U.S. – Clean energy project creditCredit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration Deadline: OngoingAmount: Tax credit. U.S. – Tax credit for CO₂ captureKentucky Power Economic Growth Grants (K-PEGG) Deadline:Ongoing Amount:Up to $700K. KY – Grants for local job creation.KY Recycling, Composting, and Household Hazardous Waste Grants Deadline:OngoingAmount:Varies.KY – Support for local recycling programsKentucky Small Business Tax Credit (KSBTC) Deadline: OngoingAmount: Varies. KY – Tax credit for new hires at small firmsKHEAA Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship (WRKS) Deadline:OngoingAmount:Award total is capped at the in‑state tuition and fees rate charged by public KCTCS institutions (plus up to $400 per year in eligible fees).KY – Tuition help for workforce trainingU.S. Department of Labor Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Deadline: OngoingAmount: $1,200-$9,600 per employee.U.S. – Hiring tax credit for target groupsBreakthrough Energy Catalyst Deadline: OngoingAmount: $25M-$100M. U.S. – Big $ for clean energy innovation in mfg, carbon captureKentucky Sales Tax Exemption - Machinery for New and Expanded Industry Deadline:OngoingAmount:Varies.KY – No tax on eligible mfg equipmentKentucky Tax Exemption for Large-Scale Renewable Energy Projects Deadline:OngoingAmount:Varies. KY – Exemption for clean energy projectsLouisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities Small Business Audit and Direct Install Deadline:OngoingAmount:Varies. Central KY – Free energy-saving upgradesTVA Energy Right Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate ProgramDeadline:OngoingAmount:Varies. TVA customers– Incentives for energy upgradesKentucky PACE for Commercial Property Owners Funding Deadline:OngoingAmount:Varies. KY – Finance energy & water upgradesAutodesk Foundation Grants and Impact Investments Deadline:OngoingAmount:$100K-$1M.U.S. – Funds for sustainable innovationDuke Energy Foundation Powerful Communities: Local Impact Grants Deadline:OngoingAmount: Up to $20K.KY (Duke Energy service area) – Local job & site grantsNSF Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Deadline:10/2/2025Amount:$70K-$7.5M. U.S. – Train techs via 2‑year collegesTruist Foundation Grant Deadline: 7/31/2025 or 11/30/2025Amount: $5,000+.U.S. – Economic mobility & workforceAvery Dennison Foundation Grant Program Deadline: OngoingAmount:$50K-$100K. U.S. – STEM & community project grantsPNC Bank Mary Cofer Trigg Trust Grant Deadline: 10/15/25Amount: Varies. Jefferson County KY – Local community developmentMarilyn and William Young Foundation Grant Deadline:OngoingAmount: Varies.KY – Education & health initiativesR.C. Durr Foundation GrantDeadline:OngoingAmount: Varies. Northern KY – Capital & program supportNSF Operations Engineering (OE) Deadline:OngoingAmount: Varies. U.S. – Optimize manufacturing processesKentucky Highlands Investment Company Freight Enhancement Revolving Loan Fund Deadline: OngoingAmount:Up to $250K (loans).SE KY – Loans for freight projectsEnvironmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) Grant Deadline: Ongoing (May 1 & Dec 1 annually)Amount: Varies.U.S. – Waste & recycling R&D grantsNSF IUSE: Innovation in Two-Year College STEM Education Deadline: 12/10/2025Amount:Up to $500K.U.S. – STEM ed in community collegesEDA Planning and Local Technical Assistance Program Deadline: Ongoing Amount:$70K-$100K. U.S. – Economic dev planning grantsPella Rolscreen Foundation Grant Deadline: 11/1/2025Amount:$10K-$50K.U.S. – $10K–$50K for local projectsKentucky Business and Professional Women’s (BPW) Foundation Grant Deadline:10/15/2025Amount: Varies.KY – Support for working womenDOE Seeding Critical Advances for Leading Energy technologies with Untapped Potential (SCALEUP) Ready Deadline:OngoingAmount: $5M-$20M.U.S. – to scale clean techKentucky Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation (GRANT) Program Deadline:Ongoing (1st of each month)Amount: Varies (matching grant). KY – Matching funds for local projectsCharles Koch Foundation Future of Work Grants Deadline:OngoingAmount:Varies.U.S. – Funding workforce innovationKY DLG Area Development Fund (ADF) Deadline: OngoingAmount:Varies.KY – Infrastructure & site readinessANTICIPATED:DOE Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing Round 2 Deadline:NOI Issued January 2025Amount: Not yet announced.U.S. – Battery supply chain mfg supportDOE Grid Resilience State/Tribal Formula Grant ProgramDeadline:NOI issued, expected to open February 2025, no updates currentlyAmount: Not yet announced.U.S. – Grid upgrades for state & Tribal useDOE ITAC Implementation Grants Deadline: TBDAmount: Up to $300K.U.S. – Deploy mfg tech at small firmsDOE State Manufacturing Leadership Program Deadline:TBDAmount:$1M-$2M. U.S. – Lead state-level mfg innovation