ONE Lexington says 2026 survivor-led gun violence prevention grant did not reach any organizations

ONE Lexington, a Lexington-based organization focused on gun violence prevention, posted an update on Aug. 3 saying that no organizations ended up receiving its 2026 survivor-led gun violence prevention grant. The announcement comes as community groups across central Kentucky look for funding tied to survivor-led violence prevention programming.

In the social media update, ONE Lexington said that despite the grant process, there were no award recipients for the 2026 cycle. The group’s statement described the outcome as falling short of what applicants and partners expected going into the year.

WKYT’s report identifies ONE Lexington’s Devine Carama as the speaker in a photo connected to the story. Carama’s comments were tied to recent public discussion around the grant and its results, according to the outlet’s accompanying image caption.

The development means that the 2026 survivor-led gun violence prevention grant cycle did not translate into direct funding for outside organizations through ONE Lexington during this round. For communities that rely on grant-funded programming, the outcome can affect staffing, programming schedules, and the timing of violence prevention services that are designed to run on annual calendars.

While the posting centers on the absence of recipients, it also raises questions about what occurred between the grant being announced or sought and the final determinations for 2026. The WKYT report frames the update as a correction to expectations that organizations would receive assistance during the year.

For public safety stakeholders, such delays or cancellations can have downstream effects, including reduced capacity for outreach, mentoring, trauma-informed services, and community-based intervention strategies that are often funded through time-limited grant streams.

The next step for residents and partner organizations, based on the reporting, is to monitor any further clarification ONE Lexington provides about the 2026 grant process and whether a revised timeline or alternative funding paths will be pursued for violence prevention work in Lexington.

If additional details emerge from ONE Lexington or from any funder connected to the grant initiative, they could shed light on eligibility, review criteria, or administrative changes that led to no awards in the 2026 cycle.