Several area communities are included in federal funding allotments announced Tuesday by Kentucky Second District Congressman Brett Guthrie and Senator Mitch McConnell.
According to a release from Guthrie’s office, the final passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 included the final two of 13 total community projects requested by the congressman. The total funding for Guthrie-requested projects is $76.65 million.
Included in Guthrie’s requests are $2 million for improvements for the Green River Valley Water District in Hart County, $2,130,750 for Meade County Water District system upgrades, $1,500,000 for City of Clarkson Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion, $675,000 for New Haven asbestos water line replacement, $750,000 for Bullitt County collection system rehabilitation, $50,000,000 for the Fort Knox ARAC Aviation Support Facility, and $817,491 for Vine Grove water line improvements.
“We have water and sewer in the City of Vine Grove,” Vine Grove Mayor Pam Ogden said. “We own our own, and this is something we’ve been going through and replacing on our own. It is very expensive, very costly, so we applied for this grant with Brett Guthrie’s office and we’ve communicated several times back and forth. This is a grant that he’s sponsored for us. I’m very appreciative, and it actually got approved.”
Meanwhile, McConnell announced $117 million in funding for Kentucky projects as part of 2026 Transportation-Housing and Urban Development appropriations. Included in that funding is $9.25 million for the Elizabethtown Regional Airport, with $9 million “for enabling design work and land acquisition for the new runway once the initial study is complete” and $250,000 for a study to inform future efforts to reorient the airport’s runway.
