Funding

Based on an agreement of the three organizing partners (local citizens, the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the Department of Social Services of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government), LexLinc is staffed by these partners.

The board provides resources for administrative costs. State, federal and private funds that support LexLinc initiatives, such as TANF grants, are often disbursed from the federal and state agencies directly to the local service providers that provide programming. While LexLinc is responsible for monitoring grants and holding contracted agencies accountable to their outcomes, LexLinc does not typically serve as a financial agent for these grants. LexLinc does not provide direct services or programs and receives no state or federal dollars directly.

LexLinc also helps leverage and pool public and private resources, supports collaborative grants and will serve as an organizing partner or umbrella organization.

LexLinc funds its initiatives through an annual board-supported budget and also seeks local corporations and foundations as sponsors. LexLinc covers all administrative costs though its board supported budget. Community sponsorships go only to meet direct project costs.