Opportunity Overview
Open now. The Catholic Diocese of Lexington is accepting applications for its 2026-27 Opportunities for Life Grants. The program supports diocesan ministries and qualifying parish partnerships that promote human dignity and provide practical support to women, children and families, including accompaniment for women and couples facing unexpected or difficult pregnancies and assistance during early parenthood.
Funding
Grant requests may not exceed $15,000. The current public 2026-27 guidance does not publish a separate lower funding cap for partner-supported projects.
Eligibility and Restrictions
Applications are submitted by Catholic parishes, schools, Catholic Charities or other diocesan ministries. The Diocese may also consider requests that support organizations partnering with a parish, Catholic Charities or another diocesan ministry; partnering organizations must have 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. Partner organizations must remain consistent with the Diocese’s stated moral and social-teaching requirements and may not participate or intervene in political campaigns. The public program page does not state a matching or cost-share requirement.
Application and Deadline
The 2026-27 application window opened September 1, 2026 and closes November 30, 2026. Applications are submitted through the Diocese’s online grant portal and are evaluated on a rolling basis by the Opportunities for Life Grant Committee, with recommendations provided to the bishop for final approval. The controlling public portal does not publish an exact closing time or time zone. It also directs applicants to the logged-in program guidelines for required information and attachments rather than listing every required upload publicly, so applicants should confirm the live application checklist before final submission.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 82/100. This is a verified, active Kentucky opportunity with clear applicant classes, funding caps and maternal/family-support relevance, but eligibility is narrowly limited to diocesan applicants and qualifying parish partnerships.
N9+ Fit: 0/100 for initial pursuit. The published funding purpose centers on human-life ministries, practical assistance to mothers and families, and parish partnerships rather than remote physical examination technology. The Nonagon N9+ device and platform should not be introduced or forced into this opportunity absent a separately verified, funder-approved use case.
Dr. Miltie/QC direct-applicant fit: not eligible as a prime under the published applicant classes. A role, if any, would have to be through and subordinate to an eligible diocesan applicant and remain fully consistent with the funder’s rules.
Next Action
Eligible Diocese of Lexington parishes, schools, Catholic Charities and other diocesan ministries should verify that the proposed activity fits the current program rules, confirm all required fields and uploads inside the live application portal, and submit before November 30, 2026 without assuming an unpublished end-of-day cutoff.
Official source: Catholic Diocese of Lexington Grant Applications.