Eastern Kentucky Lands $22M-Plus in Revitalization Grants
Kentucky Governor Beshear and U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers announced more than $22 million in AMLER economic-revitalization funding for Eastern Kentucky at the SOAR Summit in Corbin, the governor's office said Oct. 9.
The largest awards include more than $4 million for Leslie County to install 35,000 linear feet of gas line serving 12 businesses, over 100 households, and six schools and churches; $3.5 million for the city of London's Wilderness Road event center, expected to draw 65,000 visitors over two years; $2.9 million for Johnson County schools; and $2.76 million for AdventHealth Manchester to acquire a Da Vinci 5 surgical robot projected to serve about 360 patients in its first year.
Other awards include $2.5 million for Elliott County emergency services, $2.2 million for Cumberland water, $2.15 million for Letcher County water, $1.64 million for Booneville, and $600,000 for Pike County. A separate $25.7 million in BEAD broadband funding will reach more than 3,000 households across 12 counties.
For 2026 overall, Kentucky's AMLER program approved 14 grants totaling more than $35 million, against 112 applications seeking $268 million. The funding targets long-standing infrastructure gaps — gas, water, broadband, and health care — in the state's eastern coal country.
(Source: Kentucky Governor's Office)
Source: Kentucky Governor's Office
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