Grant Requests

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Thank you for visiting my website in order to explore competitive federal funding opportunities for your community or organization. I hope this information is helpful to you.

Resources for Federal Grants and Assistance

If you are interested in learning more about federal government funding and the competitive grantseeking process, you may like to refer to the following report on federal grants, loans, nonfinancial assistance for projects, and private funding.

Provided by the Congressional Research Service for Members of Congress, updated August 2014.

This report includes information regarding:

  • Who is eligible for a federal grant

  • A-Z Index of U.S. Government Agencies

  • Key federal funding sources

  • Writing grant proposals for federal government programs

Below you will find a few helpful resources for exploring available funding opportunities:


The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA)

As Majority Leader, Senator McConnell saw how the prescription opioid and heroin abuse epidemic was devastating families and made enacting this bill into law a priority. CARA is a comprehensive approach to tackling the opioid and prescription drug epidemic by bolstering treatment, prevention and recovery efforts, and law enforcement tools to help those already suffering with addiction and help prevent more senseless loss of life. In addition to authorizing new grants, CARA includes several policy reforms including:

  • Expanding treatment by giving prescribing authority to nurse practitioners and physician assistants to administer medication-assisted treatments for opioid addiction
  • Increasing the availability of naloxone, which can instantly reverse a drug overdose, to law enforcement agencies and other first responders
  • Strengthening and enhancing prescription drug monitoring programs to crack down on “doctor shopping”

Click here to learn more about CARA Funding and Grant Programs


State and Local Resources

While my purview as a U.S. Senator is limited to the federal government, you may find these state and local Kentucky resources to be helpful:

Many federal agencies also have state offices located in Kentucky. To contact one of these local offices regarding funding opportunities, you may visit the following websites:


Constituent Case Work

If your request requires assistance regarding a specific federal concern, you may find our Federal Casework resources to be helpful.


Requesting a Letter of Support from Senator McConnell

Consistent with Senate Ethics Rules, I am pleased to be able to provide support letters for Kentuckians applying for certain competitive federal grants.  However, I am unable to support applications for grants that are provided by non-federal agencies, such as nongovernmental organizations or state governments.

If you would like to request a letter of support for an application to a competitive federal grant program, please submit the completed form below and a member of my staff will contact you regarding your request.

*Assistance is limited to individuals and organizations from Kentucky

**Please allow two weeks’ notice prior to your application deadline for all support letter requests.

Grant Information
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