Community partners working with youth and young adults ages 10 – 29 to prevent or address gun violence are invited to apply for grants.
Donor Name: City of Lexington
State: Kentucky
City: Lexington
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/19/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
ONE Lexington aims to address gun violence among youth and young adults (ages 10-29) by leveraging government resources and community partnerships.
- Prevention – Identifying and supporting individuals at risk of gun violence
- Intervention – Providing comprehensive support to those affected
- Enforcement – Strengthening community-law enforcement relationships
- Re-entry – Assisting system-involved individuals returning to society.
Funding Tiers
- Tier 1 focuses solely on delivering gun violence prevention programming.
- Tier 2 is for those who want to go beyond programming by also engaging the broader community through a messaging campaign or community event.
Funding Information
- Funding for the grants, which last year totaled $150,000
- Grants of up to $10,000.
Grant Period
July 1, 2026 and May 31, 2027.
Eligibility Criteria
Nonprofit 501(c) 3 Organization are eligible to apply.
Ineligibility
Funding in this round may not be used to support survivor services, victim advocacy, or crisis response programming, including emergency assistance, immediate post-incident response, or related response services. Additional funding opportunities may become available in the future that are better suited to support these vital efforts and organizations engaged in this work are encouraged to remain connected to ONE Lexington for updates.
For more information, visit City of Lexington.
