LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Mayor Craig Greenberg joined state lawmakers to announce more than $1 billion allocated for Louisville projects in Kentucky’s newly approved two-year state budget.

Greenberg was joined Friday morning by Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers, Kentucky House Speaker David Osborne and other city leaders to announce the investment.

"1 billion is an extraordinary investment in Louisville, and it is one that does not does not happen by chance," Greenberg said at the press conference.

Among the projects receiving funding are downtown revitalization efforts, improvements tied to the Jefferson County road plan, expansion projects at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport and redevelopment at the Kentucky Exposition Center.

In addition, the city arts are getting a major boost, with multimillion dollar investments in the Louisville Orchestra and Ballet along with several museums.

The is the second time the city has received more than $1 billion from the state during Greenberg's administration.

"Louisville is critical to our economic success, and this budget reflects that through significant investments in infrastructure, public safety, economic development, the arts, and other community priorities," Stivers said.

Below is the full list of city investments announced:

Transportation & Infrastructure — More than $730 Million

  • Road Plan (Jefferson County): $707 million
  • Louisville Regional Airport Authority: $17.3 million
  • Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport Direct Flight Incentives: $4 million
  • Cedar Creek Access Improvements: $1.75 million

Public Safety — $30 Million

  • First Responder Training Center in South Louisville: $5 million
  • Middletown Firing Range and Training Center: $25 million
  • Economic Development & Revitalization: more than $120 Million
  • Downtown revitalization: $90 million
  • KY Exposition Center Redevelopment: $27 million
  • 4th & Oak Corridor: $3 million
  • Brownfield Redevelopment: $2.5 million
  • Education & Workforce Development: more than $42 Million
  • University of Louisville: $30 million
  • KentuckianaWorks: $10 million
  • Thrive By 5 Louisville: $500,000
  • Canopy: $750,000
  • Kentucky Film Foundation: $500,000
  • KY FIRST Robotics: $250,000

Health & Human Services — Nearly $38 Million

  • Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies: $9 million
  • Dare to Care: $5 million
  • Heuser Hearing Institute: $3.78 million
  • Cedar Lake Foundation: $3 million
  • The Healing Place: $2.835 million
  • Maryhurst: $2.7 million
  • UofL Cancer Institute designation: $2.7 million
  • Uspiritus: $2.5 million
  • Southwest Center for the Developmentally Disabled: $2 million
  • Family Scholar House: $1.89 million
  • Down Syndrome of Louisville: $1 million
  • Bluegrass Center for Autism: $1 million
  • National Stem Cell Foundation: $220,000

Arts, Culture & Tourism — Nearly $31 Million

  • Kentucky Center for the Arts: $11.1 million
  • Louisville Zoo: $5 million
  • Louisville Orchestra: $3.2 million
  • Louisville Ballet: $3 million
  • Speed Art Museum: $3 million
  • Sons of the American Revolution: $2.5 million
  • Kentucky Center for African American Heritage: $2 million
  • Frazier History Museum: $1 million

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