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Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

North Central Region Grants

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Local Records Program​ distributes grant funds to local government agencies to assist them with records management, which includes digitization, security microfilming, supplies/equipment, salary support, and records conse​​rvation. Funds are awarded twice annually, and any local government agency is eligible to apply.

Local Records Program Grants

Anderson County Clerk
$15,600 for salary support for downloading and indexing selected records. (AY1303LR01)

Anderson County Clerk
$7,577 for microfilming deed books, mortgage books, marriage books, will books, record of encumbrance on R.E., articles of incorporation books, and real estate release books. (AY1303LR01)

Anderson County Attorney
$9,100 to codify the county ordinances. (AY1403LR26)

Anderson County Clerk
$2,793 for security microfilming of valuable permanent records. (AY1503LR01)

Anderson County Clerk
$9,896 for preservation and binding of administrator bond books, guardian bond books, order book, fiscal court order books, election commissioner's book, negroes and mulattoes marriage declarations book, executor bond books, and inventory, appraisement, and sale bill books. (AY1803LR06)

Anderson County Clerk
$10,145.25 for security microfilming 75 permanent record books, 1670 plats, and one general cross index to recorded instruments. (AY2203LR01)

Anderson County Fiscal Court
$7,000 for codification of ordinances. (AY2203LR24)

Emergency Grants

None.​​​​​​​​​​

Local Records Program Grants

Bullitt County Clerk
$83,788 for salary support and to complete a back file conversion project and to create security microfilm from the images. (SY1003LR03 and SY1003LR04)

Bullitt County Clerk
$17,616 to provide funding for microfilming or permanent records. (AY1603LR14)

Bullitt County Sheriff's Office
$30,000 for salary support. (AY2013LR01)

Emergency Grants

None.​​​​​​​​​​

Local Records Program Grants

Breckinridge County Clerk

$22,888 to microfilm permanent records. (AY1003LR02)

Breckinridge County Clerk

$35,934 to provide funding for digital conversion. (AY1403LR30)​

Emergency Grants

Breckinridge County Clerk (AY25LRE008)​​

Local Records Program Grants

Carroll County Clerk
$16,210 to provide salary support to digitize records, link the current index information, and to create security microfilm from the imaged records. (AY1103LR02 and SY1103LR04)
 
Carroll County Clerk
$1,575 to digitize and create security microfilm of the county’s plats. (AY1203LR40)
 
Carroll County Clerk
$26,450 to provide funding for preservation of permanent records. (AY1503LR25)
 
Carroll County Clerk
$29,900 to provide funding for preservation of historical records. (SY1803LR03)
 
Carroll County Clerk
$11,365 for equipment and preservation. (SY1903LR28)
 
Carroll County Clerk
$61,990 for equipment. (AY2003LR25)​​


Emergency Grants

None.​​​​​​​​​​

Local Records Program Grants

Franklin County Clerk
$22,426 to download digitized images and create security microfilm. (AY1003LR41)
 
Franklin County Clerk
$38,384 to provide funding for security microfilming. (SY1403LR03)
 
Franklin County Clerk
$10,494 to fund an electronic project and preserve historic documents. (SY1803LR04)
 
Franklin County Fiscal Court
$19,950 for codification. (AY2003LR06)​

Emergency Grants

None.​​​​​​​​​​

Local Records Program Grants

Gallatin County Clerk
$16,449 to security microfilm selected permanent records. (AY0903LR19)
 
Gallatin County Clerk
$2,359 to digitize and create security microfilm for plats dating from 1800-2009. (AY1003LR25)
 
Gallatin County Clerk
$6,735 to purchase a roller desk for the second floor. (AY1303LR23)
 
Gallatin County Clerk
$2,578 to purchase, ship, and install a plat cabinet for the storage of permanent plats. (SY1303LR05)
 
Gallatin County Clerk
$45,760 to provide funding for preservation of permanent records. (AY1503LR27)
 
Gallatin County Clerk
$8,495 to fund the preservation of permanent documents. (AY1703LR10)
 
Gallatin County Clerk
$7240 to provide funding for an electronic project. (SY1803LR05)​


Emergency Grants

Gallatin County Clerk (AY25LRE036)​

Local Records Program Grants

Grant County Clerk
$21,642 to security microfilm permanent records. (AY1003LR33)
 
Grant County Clerk
$18,000 for salary support. (AY1703LR04)
 
Grant County Clerk
$18,000 to provide funding for salary support. (AY1803LR02)
 
Grant County Clerk
$18,000 for salary support. (SY1903LR05)
 
Grant County Clerk
$7,781 for digitization, security microfilming, and indexing. (AY2003LR29)


Emergency Grants

None.​​​​​​​​​​

Local Records Program Grants

Hardin County Clerk
$9,143 to purchase a scanner that will be used to create images of older books that have a sewn binding. (AY0903LR20)
 
City of Radcliff
$11,600 to provide codification of the city’s ordinances. (SY0903LR13)
 
Hardin County Clerk
$35,100 to purchase roller shelving and plat cabinet. (AY1303LR25)
 
Hardin County Clerk
$46,656 to provide funding for preservation. (AY1403LR34)
 
City of Vine Grove
$370 to provide funding for a mobile plat/plan storage unit. (AY1403LR23)
 
Hardin County Clerk
$63,875 to provide funding for preservation of permanent records. (AY1503LR29)
 
Hardin County Clerk
$32,725 to provide funding to microfilm permanent documents. (AY1603LR30)
 
Hardin County Clerk
$10,560 for two plat cabinets. (AY1803LR32)


Emergency Grants

None.​​​​​​​​​

Local Records Program Grants

Henry County Clerk
$4,804 to provide canvas covers and roller shelving. (AY0903LR10)
 
City of Pleasureville
$8,100 to codify the ordinances of the city. (AY003LR19)
 
City of Eminence
$2,355 to purchase and install roller shelving to house city minute books, ordinance books, and resolutions. (AY1303LR20)
 
Henry County Clerk
$6,882 to microfilm permanent records from digital images. (AY1303LR26)
 
Henry County Clerk
$21,335 to fund the preservation of permanent documents. (AY1703LR14)
 
Henry County Clerk
$6,361 for scanning and security microfilming. (AY1803LR34)
 
Henry County Clerk
$38,740 for preservation and equipment. (AY2303LR02)


Emergency Grants

Henry County Clerk (AY25LRE010)​

Local Records Program Grants

City Of Thornhill
$7,350 for codification of ordinances for the city. (AY1103LR33)
 
City Of Middletown
$8,450 to codify the ordinances of the city. (SY1203LR08)
 
Jefferson County Clerk
$9,200 to purchase and install industrial shelving that will house loose, permanent records kept in archival boxes. (AY1203LR03)
 
City of Meadowbrook Farm
$6,850 to codify city ordinances. (AY1303LR28)
 
City of Norborne Estates
$7,600 to codify city ordinances. (AY1303LR32)
 
Jefferson County Clerk
$32,064 to provide funding for microfilming and duplication. (AY1403LR35)
 
City of Audubon Park
$8,300 to provide funding for codification of city ordinances. (SY1503LR05)
 
Jefferson County Clerk
$12,135 for the purchase of a microfilm reader printer. (AY1803LR35)
 
Jefferson County Clerk
$10,354 for security microfilming. (SY1903LR25)
 
City of Hickory Hill
$7,000 for codification. (AY2003LR23)
 
City of Rolling Hills
$7,800 for codification. (AY2003LR40)
 
Jefferson County Clerk
$22,753 for equipment. (AY2003LR35)
 
Jefferson County Clerk
$2,539.75 for equipment. (AY2203LR26)​

Emergency Grants

Jefferson County Clerk (AY25LRE028)
 
Louisville Metro (AY25LRE035)

Local Records Program Grants

Larue County Clerk
$15,000 to provide salary support for imaging and indexing selected permanent records. (SY0903LR06)
 
Larue County Clerk
$3,305 to purchase and install a plat cabinet for the storage of permanent plats. (AY1103LR28)
 
Larue County Clerk
$9,208 to provide funding for security microfilming. (AY1503LR16)
 
Larue County Clerk
$4,515 for the purchase of a plat cabinet. (AY1803LR36)


Emergency Grants

Larue County Clerk (AY25LRE023)

Local Records Program Grants

Meade County Clerk
$30,390 to microfilm permanent records, to create microfilm from the digital images, to provide images for download into the current system, and to install canvas covers. (AY1003LR26)
 
Meade County Clerk
$6,450 to convert microfilmed images to digital images for download into the current imaging system. (AY1203LR24)
 
Meade County Clerk
$7,928 for security microfilming. (AY1803LR41)

Emergency Grants

None.​​​​​​​​​

Local Records Program Grants

Mercer County Clerk
$29,562 to convert microfilm to digital files. (AY1003LR28)
 
Mercer County Clerk
$33,799 to provide funding for preservation and microfilming. (SY1403LR06)
 
Mercer County Clerk
$15,685 to fund preservation of permanent books. (AY1703LR18)
 
Mercer County Clerk
$16,521 for preservation and security microfilm. (AY1803LR42)

Emergency Grants

None.​​​​​​​​​​​

Local Records Program Grants

Nelson County Clerk
$2,636 to provide canvas covers and binders for selected permanent records. (SY0903LR12)
 
Nelson County Clerk
$3,464 to convert permanent information to microfilm. (AY1003LR17)
 
City Of Bloomfield
$116 to transfer valuable permanent records to security microfilm. (SY1203LR01)
 
Nelson County Clerk
$10,225 to digitize approximately 4,100 plats. (SY1303LR11)
 
Joint City-County Planning Commission of Nelson County
$29,920 to provide funding for the purchase of a Land Use Records Management Software System. (SY1403LR07)
 
Nelson County Clerk
$26,910 to microfilm permanent documents. (AY1603LR38)
 
Joint City-County Planning Commission of Nelson County
$15,000 for salary support. (SY1903LR11)
 
Nelson County Clerk
$47,380 for digitization. (SY1903LR26)

Emergency Grants

Nelson County Clerk (AY25LRE029)​

Local Records Program Grants

City of Goshen
$6,600 to provide codification of the city’s ordinances. (AY0903LR09)
 
City Of Peewee Valley
$3,439 for salary support to purchase, deliver, and install a fireproof cabinet to house permanent records. (AY1203LR29)
 
OLDHAM County FISCAL COURT
$9,550 to codify the ordinances of the county. (AY1203LR27)
 
Oldham County Clerk
$47,635 to download digitized images and create security microfilm. (AY1203LR11)
 
Oldham County Clerk
$12,470 to provide funding for microfilming and roller shelving. (SY1403LR11)
 
Oldham County Water District
$11,648 for equipment. (AY2003LR38)


Emergency Grants

None.​​​​​​​​​​

Local Records Program Grants

Owen County Clerk
$2,614 to preserve plats dated from 1958-2009. (AV1203LR28)
 
Owen County Clerk
$3,620 to purchase archival folders and boxes to continue processing loose, permanent records. (AY1203LR50)
 
Owen County Clerk
$17,280 for salary support to clean, flatten, organize, folder, and label loose permanent records and to clean, organize, and inventory bound permanent books. (AY1303LR10)
 
Owen County Clerk
$17,280 to provide funding for salary support. (AY1403LR18)
 
Owen County Clerk
$17,280 for salary support. (AY1503LR21)
 
Owen County Clerk
$7,500 for salary support. (AY1603LR10)


Emergency Grants

None.​​​​​​​​​​

Local Records Program Grants

Scott County Clerk
$7,078 to download scanned images from CD to an existing imaging system, provide support to the office staff for creating an index, and to link documents to the index. (AY1003LR30)
 
Scott County Clerk
$12,000 for salary support for back scanning and indexing selected records. (AY1303LR11)
 
Scott County Clerk
$5,139 to provide funding for back file conversion and microfilming. (AY1303LR34)
 
Scott County Clerk
$46,447 to provide funding to microfilm permanent documents and purchase much-needed equipment. (AY1603LR41)
 
Scott County Clerk
$17,048 for security microfilming. (AY1803LR44)


Emergency Grants

None.​​​​​​​​​​

Local Records Program Grants

Shelby County Clerk
$24,174 to create security microfilm from the existing digital image. (AY1103LR25)
 
CITY Of SIMPSONVILLE
$1,908 to transfer valuable permanent records to security microfilm. (AY1203LR31)
 
Shelby County Clerk
$2,040 to transfer valuable permanent records to security microfilm from the existing digital images. (AY1203LR16)
 
Shelby County Clerk
$14,250 to rebind heavily damaged Will Books. (SY1203LR14)
 
Shelby County Clerk
$7,631 to provide funding for preservation on several permanent books currently in disrepair. (SY1503LR14)
 
Shelby County Clerk
$17,610 to provide funding for preservation of historical documents and equipment. (SY1803LR12)

Emergency Grants

None.​​​​​​​​​

Local Records Program Grants

Spencer County Clerk
$12,200 to provide restoration of selected permanent records. (AY0903LR07)
 
Spencer County Clerk
$7,252 to transfer valuable permanent records from digital images stored in the current system to security microfilm. (AY1203LR32)
 
Spencer County Clerk
$12,000 for salary support to index documents from original records. (AY1303LR12)
 
Spencer County Clerk
$12,000 for salary support. (AY1403LR22)
 
Spencer County Clerk
$7,600 to provide funding for equipment. (AY1703LR20)
 
Spencer County Clerk
$13,455 to provide funding for preservation of historic documents. (SY1803LR13)


Emergency Grants

Spencer County Clerk
$25,260 to remediate Administrator Bond Books, Executors Bond Books, and Guardians Bond Books damaged by flooding. (AY24LRE004)
 
Spencer County Clerk (AY25LRE020)

Local Records Program Grants

Trimble County Clerk
$14,400 to digitize and index permanent records. (AY1103LR10)
 
Trimble County Clerk
$1,590 to digitize and transfer the county’s plats to security microfilm. (AY1203LR34)
 
Trimble County Clerk
$8,873 to provide microfilming of permanent records. (AY1603LR21)
 
Trimble County Clerk
$18,320 for conservation. (AY2103LR09)​


Emergency Grants

Trimble County Clerk (AY25LRE026)

Local Records Program Grants

Washington County Clerk
$7,087 to provide the production of DVDs that are currently in the imaging system and produce microfilm of the selected records from the DVDs. (SY0903LR15)
 
Washington County Clerk
$6,100 to purchase a roller shelving desk. (SY1203LR12)
 
Washington County Board of Education
$22,920 to scan records, prepare DVD/discs, and transfer valuable permanent records to security microfilm. (SY1303LR17)
 
Washington County Clerk
$33,463 to provide funding for microfilming and preservation. (SY1403LR10)
 
Washington County Clerk
$22,920 to scan records, prepare DVD/discs, and transfer valuable permanent records to security microfilm. (SY1803LR14)
 
Washington County Clerk
$76,975 for an indexing system and shelving. (AY2003LR20)
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Emergency Grants

Washington County Clerk
$33,645 to remediate Marriage Bond Books (Colored), Marriage Bond Books (White), and Deed Books damaged by leaks. (AY24LRE001)
 
Washington County Clerk (AY25LRE030)

Local Records Program Grants

Woodford County Clerk
$21,517 to security microfilm selected permanent records. (SY1103LR12)
 
Woodford County Clerk
$74,492 to microfilm permanent indexes and to fund a new imaging system and (AY1603LR45 and SY1603LR07)
 
Woodford County Clerk
$27,375 for salary support. (AY2203LR23)


Emergency Grants

None.​​​​​​​​​​​

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