Opportunity Overview
Active recurring Kentucky funding opportunity. The Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs (KDVA) administers the Kentucky Veterans Program Trust Fund for projects and programs that directly benefit Kentucky veterans when other funds are not available. KDVA’s live page accepts applications and lists the next 2026 application cycle for November 2026, but it does not yet publish the exact November day, cutoff time, or exact December board-meeting date.
Healthcare-Relevant Uses
Kentucky’s controlling regulation expressly allows assistance that directly benefits veterans, including transportation to VA medical facilities for veterans lacking financial means, assistance for wounded or disabled veterans including those diagnosed with service-related PTSD, and specialized therapeutic services for wounded or disabled veterans returning from combat when those services cannot be provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or KDVA.
Funding and Award Controls
KDVA does not publish an applicant-specific maximum award on the live program page. The Board reviews and prioritizes requests, and KDVA states that no more than eight applications can be considered at a board meeting. Applications are considered in the order received, and non-time-critical requests may be postponed when more than eight are received.
Deadline and Submission
KDVA states that applications are due thirty calendar days before the applicable board meeting and must be received, not merely postmarked. The live 2026 schedule lists prior deadlines of February 10, May 10 and August 9 and lists the next deadline only as November 2026, with the corresponding meeting listed only as December 2026. Atlas will not invent an exact deadline until KDVA publishes it. The live page directs applicants to submit the application to KDVA.PIO@KY.GOV.
Key Restrictions
The governing regulation prohibits construction, renovation or maintenance of a veterans-organization meeting hall or similar facility, entertainment costs, charitable work that does not primarily benefit veterans, legally prohibited support of federally administered facilities, and programs already funded by state or federal government. KDVA also identifies continuing maintenance, organizational salaries and travel to seminars, conferences or meetings as impliedly prohibited.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 86/100. This is a recurring, state-administered Kentucky funding source with explicit healthcare-relevant uses, including PTSD-related support, specialized therapeutic services and medical transportation. The score is moderated because KDVA has not yet published the exact November 2026 deadline, applicant-specific maximum award or a narrow organizational eligibility class on the live public page.
N9+ Fit: 22/100, conditional. The fund does not expressly identify remote physical-examination technology or telehealth equipment as a priority. N9+ should not be forced into a request. Any technology role would require a veteran-serving applicant to establish that the proposed use directly benefits veterans, is allowable under KDVA’s rules and is not already funded by state or federal government.
Direct-vendor fit: not established. This is an applicant-driven funding program rather than a procurement solicitation.
Next Action
Monitor KDVA for the exact December 2026 board date and corresponding November deadline, then verify the applicant’s project, direct veteran benefit, funding gap, tax/organizational status, budget, required documentation and absence of prohibited duplicative state or federal funding before advancing an applicant pursuit.
Official sources: Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs – Veterans Program Trust Fund and 201 KAR 37:010.