Tag Archives: Grant

Byrdstown utilizing a $50,000 planning grant to update its waterline maps. Mayor Sam Gibson said this came about as a need after the town acquired the Pall Mall Utility District a few years ago. He said they made good strides to update the maps, but there is more to be done. “Most places we have like a big map showing ... Read More »

Highlands Residential Services has received $2.5 million in state housing funds for a future master plan development. Redbud Village would bring 20 units to the housing authorities inventory. Executive Director Dow Harris said the grant means half of the Cookeville project is now funded. “That starts to get us close to making this development actually a reality,” Harris said. “There ... Read More »

Pickett County applying for $500,000 in grant funding to help residents in need of home repairs. County Executive Stephen Bilbrey said the state shares the funds to help with housing needs for low-income families. “They may have a house that is beyond repair, and they may be eligible for that house to be torn down and a new house built,” ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Medical Center set to apply for some $10.6 million for work on the 4 and 5 West capital project. CFO Tommye Rena Wells said the opportunity for the grant funding came from the Tennessee Healthcare Resiliency Program at the Tennessee Department of Health. She said the goal of the funding program is to help underserved communities make necessary ... Read More »

Pickett County wants to purchase new CPR equipment and heart monitors for its ambulance service. County Executive Stephen Bilbrey said the county is applying for some $400,000 in grant funding for the upgrades. “The heart monitors that we have are probably about nine or 10-years-old,” Bilbrey said. “They still work, but we definitely need to upgrade those and some CPR ... Read More »

UCDD wants the state to make a one million dollar childcare grant program into a reoccurring opportunity. The state funding was used for nine projects that created some 300 additional childcare spots in the Upper Cumberland. Executive Director Mark Farley said the development district wants to get more operations licensed by state. “We have a lot of small operations where ... Read More »

White County Schools applying for a one million dollar grant to install interactive learning boards in classrooms. Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said grades K-5 already have the technology. Dronebarger said the grant would install interactive boards for the remaining grade levels. “These are great tools. They are not just tvs,” Dronebarger said. “They are presentation devices. It’s like a ... Read More »

The Clay County Chamber of Commerce has a new full-time tourism director, Beverly Murphy. The chamber received a grant from the state to fund the new position. Murphy said her main objective is to get local businesses recognized beyond the Celina community. “There’s ways for them to learn to reach out on social media,” Murphy said. “There’s ways for them ... Read More »

Putnam County Schools awarded more than $60,000 to promote employee recognition and appreciation. The funding from Utrust includes $30,000 to promote employee appreciation system-wide and an additional $30,200 to be divided among all Putnam County schools to fund appreciation activities in each school. Utrust is an organization that assists school systems in Tennessee with unemployment issues and in recognizing, supporting, ... Read More »

The state Department of Economic and Community Development investing some $30,000 for industrial development in Warren County. Industrial Development Board Executive Director Don Alexander said the money will be used to determine if some 200-acres near the Coffee County line is suitable for business. “We have a site that is on the west side of Warren County very close to ... Read More »