AMLRR program awards $6.6 million to three Western Kentucky projects

Sep 17, 2026

Beshear announced three Abandoned Mine Lands and Economic Revitalization awards: $2.8M to Baptist Health Deaconess (CT scanner/security), $1.8M to Madisonville Community College (workforce equipment), and $2.0M to Muhlenberg fiscal court (manufacturing and welding training equipment).

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Governor Beshear announced the first AMLRR awards for Western Kentucky in the program’s history, naming three recipients and the amounts they will receive: $2,800,000 to Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville for a CT scanner and security upgrades, $1,800,000 to Madisonville Community College to support workforce training equipment and instructional vehicles, and $2,000,000 to Muhlenberg fiscal court to buy manufacturing and welding equipment for a regional training facility (SEG 311–338).

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