Let us help you market your business with a new sign! Approved applicants will be able to establish new signage or upgrade existing signage at their Barren County based business.
ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP
Barren County Economic Authority has established a scholarship program funded by German American Bank. The funds will be deployed to assist Barren County based businesses in improving their business signage.
The funds are to be used in a matching format as an incentive for Barren County based businesses to create new signage or upgrade existing signage to increase their marketing thereby supporting business economic activity of the county.
SCHOLARSHIP CRITERIA
- Funds will be deployed in a 1:1 match up to $1,000, paid upon presentation of receipts when the sign is installed. The business owner will be required to fund at least 50% of the signage.
- Barren County based businesses (home office/ownership in Barren County) that are Barren Inc members with a brick-and-mortar business location within the limits of Barren County are eligible to apply.
- The applicant must be registered and in good standing with the Secretary of State of Kentucky and be in possession of a valid business license based on the business location.
- Applications must be completed and submitted to the Barren County Economic Authority, as described below, no later than 10/31/2025. Applications will be approved until all funds have been expended.
- Applications will be reviewed and approved by the Revolving Loan Fund Committee of the Barren County Economic Authority.
- The business owner will submit renderings of proposed signage with application. If approval is required by any agency such as the Downtown Business Association, or the Historic Register, or other entities, said approval shall be part of the submitted application also.
- The signage must be permanently affixed to the brick-and-mortar business. No paper or vinyl, removable signage will be approved.
- Scholarship funds are paid to the business owner upon completion of the signage and with presentation of receipt and documentation of business owner’s payment of the balance of the invoice.
- The signage must be completed and in place at the business no later than 12/31/2025.
- Business owners will allow all photos of the sign to be used as promotional material by Barren Inc, the Barren County Economic Authority and German American Bank.
- Other terms and conditions may apply.
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
All applicants must complete the German American Sign Scholarship application linked here. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis in the order that they are received until all funds are depleted. Please email your completed application and all required supporting documents to: maureen@barreninc.com or deliver them to Barren, Inc office located at 126 E Public Square #101, Glasgow, Ky 42141
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