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South 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

Adair County Clerk
$40,000 to provide an imaging system. (SY0903LR01)
 
Adair County Clerk
$19,610 to microfilm records. (SY1103LR01)
 
Adair County Clerk
$9,600 to provide funding for salary support. (AY1603LR01)
 
Adair County Clerk
$9,446 to create security microfilm of many historically important books. (AY1703LR27)
 
Adair County Clerk
$5,280 for scanning. (AY2403LR01)​


Emergency Grants

None.​

Local Records Program Grants

Allen County Clerk
$14,274 to install additional roller shelving and an additional attorney’s bench. (SY1003LR13)
 
Allen County Clerk
$6,933 to transfer valuable permanent records to security microfilm. (AY1203LR18)
 
Allen County Clerk
$19,630 for salary support. (AY1503LR02)
 
Allen County Clerk
$2,995 to provide funding for a much-needed plat cabinet. (AY1703LR28)
 
Allen County Clerk
$15,820 for salary support. (SY1903LR01)
 
Allen County Clerk
$35,301 for equipment and security microfilming. (AY2003LR21)​

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Emergency Grants

None.​

​Local Records Program Grants

Barren County Clerk
$29,190 to continue the process of converting permanent records from microfiche to digital images. (AY1003LR08)
 
Barren County Clerk
$20,000 for salary support so contract employees can load scanned images into a digital scanning system, match the documents to an existing index, and create an index where non exist. (AY1203LR13)
 
Barren County Clerk
$37,085 to purchase a scanner and for salary support for loading scanned images into a digital imaging system, matching documents to an existing index, creating an index where none exists, and scanning aperture cards into the imaging system and indexing them. (AY1303LR02 and SY1302LR02)
 
Barren County Clerk
$20,280 for salary support. (AY1403LR02)
 
Barren County Fiscal Court Clerk
$9,100 to fund codification and final legal review. (AY1403LR27)
 
Barren County Clerk
$20,280 for salary support. (AY1503LR03)
 
Barren County Clerk
$20,280 to provide salary support. (AY1603LR02)
 
Barren County Clerk
$20,280 for salary support. (AY1703LR01)
 
Barren County Clerk
$20,280 to provide funding for salary support. (AY1803LR24)
 
Barren County Clerk
$20,280 for salary support. (SY1903LR02)


Emergency Grants

None.

​Local Records Program Grants

Boyle County Clerk
$14,628 to transfer valuable permanent records to security microfilm and furnish microfiche (for plats only). (AY1103LR26)
 
Boyle County Clerk
$15,840 for salary support. (AY1503LR06)
 
Boyle County Clerk
$5,580 for salary support. (AY1703LR03)
 
Boyle County Clerk
$11,573 for scanning and security microfilming. (AY1803LR25)
 
Danville City Clerk
$12,500 for preservation and security microfilming. (AY1803LR30)
 
Boyle County Clerk
$8,725 for security microfilming. (AY2003LR22)


Emergency Grants

None.​​

​Local Records Program Grants

Casey County Clerk
$7,065 to preserve permanent records. (SY1003LR06)
 
Casey County Clerk
$7,552 to convert filmed documents to digital images, provide images on DVD, and to purchase shelving. (AY1303LR18)
 
Casey County Clerk
$1,256 to microfilm mortgage books that have not been filmed. (SY1403LR13)
 
Casey County Clerk
$16,400 to provide salary support. (AY1603LR05)
 
Casey County Clerk
$44,990 to provide funding for security microfilm, digital scanning, and equipment. (AY1803LR09)​


Emergency Grants

None.​​

​Local Records Program Grants

Cumberland County Clerk
$11,492 to produce DVDs of filmed materials that will be downloaded into the office’s imaging system and to film plats. AY1003LR24
 
Cumberland County Clerk
$19,200 for salary support. (AY1503LR10)
 
Cumberland County Clerk
$14,918 to fund security microfilm and digital scanning (plats). (AY1803LR12).​


Emergency Grants

Cumberland County Clerk (AY25LRE009)


​Local Records Program Grants

Edmonson County Clerk
$26,451 to provide funding for microfilming of permanent records. (AY1603LR17)
 
Edmonson County Clerk
$35,538 to provide funding for shelving. (AY1703LR31)


Emergency Grants

None.​

​Local Records Program Grants

Garrard County Clerk
$12,400 to provide preservation of selected permanent records. (AY0903LR02)
 
Garrard County Clerk
$3,746 to purchase a plat cabinet. (AY1103LR16)
 
Garrard County Clerk
$21,479 to transfer valuable permanent records to security microfilm and to obtain binders for deed books. (AY1203LR43)
 
Garrard County Clerk
$19,128 for security microfilming and preservation. (SY1503LR06)
 
Garrard County Clerk
$18,000 for salary support. (AY1703LR04)
 
Garrard County Clerk
$15,400 for salary support. (SY1903LR04)


Emergency Grants

None.​​

​Local Records Program Grants

Grayson County Clerk
$4,613 for a new plat cabinet that will house 400 plats and to purchase canvas covers to the county’s old real estate books. (AY1003LR12)
 
Grayson County Clerk
$55,120 to digitize records, create security microfilm, and download images of many of the county’s permanent records and all of its plats into the current system. (SY1103LR07)
 
Grayson County Clerk
$56,070 to purchase roller shelving for deed, mortgage, index, and other permanent record books. (SY130LR15)
 
Grayson County Clerk
$4,004 to fund an electronic project. (SY1803LR07)


Emergency Grants

None.​​

​Local Records Program Grants

Green County Clerk
$19,350 to microfilm selected permanent records. (SY1003LR07)
 
Green County Clerk
$7,284 to purchase shelving. (AY1103LR17)
 
Green County Clerk
$49,750 to purchase hardware and software to operate an imaging system. (AY1203LR36)
 
Green County Clerk
$21,690 to add images to the digital imaging system and tie the images to an existing index. (SY1303LR06)
 
Green County Clerk
$11,912 for scanning permanent records and downloading into an existing imaging system. (AY1403LR33)
 
Green County Clerk
$11,250 for salary support. (AY1503LR12)
 
Green County Clerk
$7,625 for preservation of permanent books. (AY1703LR12)
 
Green County Clerk
$8,477 for preservation and security microfilming. (AY1803LR31)


Emergency Grants

None.​​

​Local Records Program Grants

Hart County Clerk
$48,257 to transfer valuable permanent records to security microfilm and to digitize books and plats. (AY1203LR44)
 
Hart County Judge Executive
$8,050 for codification of county ordinances. (SY1503LR07)
 
Hart County Clerk
$20,600 to purchase new equipment. (AY1603LR32)
 
Hart County Clerk
$42,016 for scanning and security microfilming. (AY1803LR33)


Emergency Grants

None.​​

​Local Records Program Grants

Laurel County Clerk
$31,060 to transfer valuable permanent records to security microfilm. (AY1103LR29)
 
Laurel County Clerk
$11,150 for scanning and indexing. (AY1803LR37)


Emergency Grants

None.​​

​Local Records Program Grants

Lincoln County Clerk
$24,941 to purchase shelving, a plat cabinet, and microfilming. (SY0903LR08)
 
Lincoln County Clerk
$46,621 to purchase roller shelving, a roller shelving desk, and a plat cabinet to move permanent records into a more suitable environment. (AY1103LR30)
 
Lincoln County Clerk
$14,395 to provide funding for microfilming of permanent documents. (AY1703LR17)
 
Lincoln County Fiscal Court
$52,688 for security microfilm. (SY1903LR22)


Emergency Grants

None.​

​Local Records Program Grants

Marion County Clerk
$9,442 to scan all large plats. (AY1003LR38)
 
Marion County Clerk
$16,000 for salary support. (AY1703LR06)


Emergency Grants

None.​​

​Local Records Program Grants

McCreary County Clerk
$3,819 to provide a plat cabinet. (SY0903LR10)
 
McCreary County Clerk
$27,845 to purchase a digital imaging system. (AY1003LR39)
 
McCreary County Clerk
$13,472 to transfer valuable permanent records to security microfilm and purchase records-storage equipment. (SW1203LR06)
 
McCreary County Clerk
$20,030 for an electronic project and to provide salary support. (AY1603LR19 and AY1603LR08)
 
McCreary County Clerk
$17,341 to provide funding for security microfilm and digital imaging of plats. (AY1803LR20)


Emergency Grants

None.​​

​Local Records Program Grants

Metcalfe County Clerk
$14,371 to provide back file conversion. (SY0903LR11)
 
Metcalfe County Clerk
$8,088 to fund back file conversion. (AY1003LR40)
 
Metcalfe County Clerk
$1,200 for additional scanning of records to make them accessible on the computer. (AY1103LR21)
 
Metcalfe County Clerk
$30,724 to upgrade an existing imaging system and transfer valuable permanent records into security microfilm. (AY1303LR31)
 
Metcalfe County Clerk
$3,090 to provide funding to microfilm permanent records. (AY1603LR37)
 
Metcalfe County Clerk
$41,616 for scanning and indexing. (AY1803LR43)
 
Metcalfe County Clerk
$8,634.38 for security microfilming. (AY2203LR27)


Emergency Grants

None.​​

​Local Records Program Grants

Monroe County Clerk
$19,200 to scan documents. (AY1103LR06)
 
Monroe County Clerk
$20,548 to provide funding for security microfilming of permanent records. (AY1503LR34)
 
Monroe County Clerk
$2,450 to provide funding for the purchase of plat cabinet sleeves. (AY1703LR40)
 
Monroe County Clerk
$8,840 for shelving. (AY2003LR14)​


Emergency Grants

Monroe County Clerk (AY25LRE027)

​Local Records Program Grants

Pulaski County Clerk
$30,000 to provide preservation of various types of permanent records. (AY0903LR21)
 
Pulaski County Clerk
$40,005 to transfer valuable permanent records to security microfilm. (SY1203LR09)
 
Pulaski County Clerk
$25,424 to preserve permanent documents. (AY1603LR40)
 
Pulaski County Clerk
$26,100 to fund and electronic project and security microfilming. (SY1803LR10)
 
Pulaski County Clerk
$41,800 for scanning. (AY2203LR29)


Emergency Grants

Pulaski County Clerk (AY25LRE018)

​Local Records Program Grants

Rockcastle County Clerk
$46,506 to transfer valuable, permanent records to security microfilm, add plats to a digital imaging system, and add and index deed and mortgage books into the digital imaging system. (AY1203LR51)
 
Rockcastle County Clerk
$5,150 to provide funding for new equipment. (AY1503LR36)
 
Rockcastle County Clerk
$12,503 to provide funding for new computer terminals. (AY1803LR11)
 
Rockcastle County Clerk
$12,960 for salary support. (AY2003LR18)


Emergency Grants

None.​​

​Local Records Program Grants

Russell County Clerk
$18,627 to security microfilm valuable permanent records. (SY1103LR11)
 
Russell County Clerk
$15,973 to transfer valuable, permanent records to security microfilm and purchase a plat cabinet. (SY1203LR13)
 
Russell County Clerk
$2,667 for film duplication, scanning, and a DVD disc. (SY1403LR12)
 
Russell County Clerk
$3,256 for microfilming of permanent documents. (AY1703LR19)
 
Lake Cumberland Area Development District
$6,750 for salary support. (AY2203LR12)


Emergency Grants

Russell County Clerk (AY25LRE021)

​Local Records Program Grants

Taylor County Clerk
$4165 to provide roller shelving. (SY0903LR14)
 
Taylor County Clerk
$14,469 for salary support and to purchase a plat cabinet. (AY1303LR13 and SY1303LR13)
 
Taylor County Clerk
$12,525 to fund microfilming of permanent documents. (AY1703LR21)
 
Taylor County Clerk
$5,450 for equipment. (AY2003LR42)

Emergency Grants

None.​​

​Local Records Program Grants

Warren County Clerk
$16,759 to convert approximately 527,000 electronic images to microfilm. (AY1003LR31)
 
Warren County Clerk
$13,284 to transfer valuable permanent records to security microfilm. (AY1203LR52)
 
Warren County Schools
$8,869 to provide funding for a microfilm reader/scanner. (SY1603LR06)
 
Warren County Fiscal Court
$9,250 to provide funding to microfilm permanent documents and work on an electronic project. (AY1603LR43)
 
Warren County Clerk
$19,890 to provide funding for salary support. (AY1803LR04)
 
City of Bowling Green
$50,685 for security microfilming. (SY1903LR19)
 
Warren County Clerk
$19,500 for salary support. (SY1903LR14)
 
Warren County Clerk
$19,500 for salary support. (AY2003LR19)
 
City of Bowling Green
$1,518 for digitization. (AY2203LR02)


Emergency Grants

Warren County Clerk (AY25LRE025)​

​Local Records Program Grants

Wayne County Clerk
$28,500 to purchase an imaging system. (AY1003LR05)
 
Wayne County Clerk
$40,892 to transfer valuable permanent records to security microfilm and to purchase roller shelving. (AY1103LR34)
 
Wayne County Clerk
$11,094 to provide funding for a plat cabinet and microfilming of permanent records. (AY1603LR22)
 
Wayne County Clerk
$34,367 for security microfilming and preservation. (AY1803LR46)


Emergency Grants

Wayne County Clerk (AY25LRE013)

​Local Records Program Grants

Whitley County Clerk
$24,565 to microfilm valuable, permanent records and provide public use copies of the film. (AY1003LR21)
 
Whitley County Clerk
$32,700 to purchase roller shelving. (AY1203LR53)
 
Whitley County Fiscal Court
$7,050 to provide funding for codifying the county’s ordinances. (SY1503LR15)
 
Whitley County Clerk
$31,593 to provide funding to microfilm permanent documents. (AY1603LR44)
 
Williamsburg City Clerk
$8,175 for preservation of permanent documents. (SY1903LR15)​


Emergency Grants

None.​
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​Local Records Program Grants​

Clinton County Clerk
$19,206 to security microfilm permanent valuable records and to pay salary support for the back scanning and indexing of previously recorded permanent documents. (AY1103LR03 and SY1103LR06)
 
Clinton County Clerk
$23,984 to fund security microfilm, digital scanning, and preservation. (AY1803LR11)
 
Clinton County Clerk
$12,000 for salary support. (AY2003LR04)
 
Clinton County Clerk
$22,750 for scanning and digitization. (AY2203LR04)
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Emergency Grants

None.​​