Grants and investments to assist communities with infrastructure improvements, health and safety initiatives and job creation activities

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Randy Boyd recently approved more than $27 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to assist Tennessee communities with infrastructure and health and safety projects. 

Gov. Haslam and Commissioner Boyd along with Delta Regional Authority Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill, and public and private partners, also announced nearly $100 million in new investments into strengthening infrastructure, supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs, and encouraging tourism in West Tennessee.

“These funds will help empower communities to improve and grow, expanding services and programs to create more economic development opportunities, and leading us one step closer to our goal of making Tennessee the No. 1 location in the Southeast for high quality jobs,” Haslam said.

“I am pleased to see that all of these communities are willing to put together solid projects and matching funds to make long-lasting changes with assistance of CDBG funds and DRA investments,” Boyd said. “Having so many communities awarded CDBG funds and DRA investments showcases that our Team Tennessee communities believe in themselves and believe that they can succeed.” 

Allocation of CDBG funds is based on priorities set through the public meeting process at the local level where community needs are best known. The CDBG program is funded through HUD and administered in Tennessee by the Department of Economic and Community Development. Funds are available for water and sewer improvements and extensions, housing rehabilitation and health and safety projects.

Below is a list of the Community Development Block Grants: 

Community

Project

CDBG Amount

Local Funds

Total

Alamo

Fire Protection

$309,235

$16,275

$325,510

Baileyton

Water System Rehabilitation

$524,978

$78,445

$603,423

Bedford County

Water Line Extension

$390,000

$200,000

$590,000

Bells

Sewer System Improvements

$448,186

$33,734

$481,920

Bethel Springs

Sewer System Improvements

$525,000

$0

$525,000

Blaine

Fire Protection Improvements

$264,600

$5,400

$270,000

Bledsoe County

Nursing Home Improvements

$315,000

$16,579

$331,579

Celina

Water System Rehabilitation

$525,000

$46,000

$571,000

Chapel Hill

Sewer System Improvements

$361,250

$788,750

$1,150,000

Collinwood

Water System Improvements

$376,000

$24,000

$400,000

Cowan

Water System Rehabilitation

$364,894

$7,447

$372,341

Crab Orchard

Housing Rehabilitation

$525,000

$0

$525,000

Cumberland Gap

Water System Rehabilitation

$168,000

$32,000

$200,000

Decherd

Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements

$400,000

$10,800,000

$11,200,000

DeKalb County

Water Line Extension

$500,000

$121,000

$621,000

Doyle

Fire Protection Services

$315,000

$9,450

$324,450

Dresden

Sewer System Improvements

$347,399

$22,181

$369,580

Ducktown

Copper Basin Medical Center Renovation

$315,000

$88,846

$403,846

Dyersburg

Wastewater System Improvements

$525,000

$73,100

$598,100

Enville

Water System Improvements

$525,000

$33,500

$558,500

Fentress County

Pall Mall Emergency Shelter

$315,000

$24,000

$339,000

Gleason

Sewer System Improvements

$223,511

$0

$223,511

Gordonsville

Housing Rehabilitation

$36,040

$0

$36,040

Grainger County

Fire Protection Improvements

$315,000

$13,200

$328,200

Greenfield

Water System Improvements

$298,002

$6,082

$304,084

Guys

Road Restoration

$142,394

$2,906

$145,300

Halls

Ambulance

$278,400

$11,600

$290,000

Hamblen County

Fire Service Improvements

$285,600

$54,400

$340,000

Hartsville/Trousdale County

Water System Rehabilitation

$525,000

$40,000

$565,000

Haywood County

Ambulance Services

$315,000

$39,000

$354,000

Henderson

Housing Rehabilitation

$500,000

$0

$500,000

Hohenwald

Water System Improvements

$525,000

$39,516

$564,516

Hornsby

Water Main Replacement

$249,760

$0

$249,760

Humphreys County

Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements

$525,000

$43,500

$568,500

Huntingdon

Sewer Line Extension

$327,600

$32,400

$360,000

Jacksboro

Sewer System Rehabilitation

$493,750

$131,250

$625,000

Jellico

Water System Rehabilitation

$525,000

$10,800

$535,800

Johnson County

Fire Equipment

$315,000

$27,391

$342,391

Lafayette

Sewer System Improvements

$525,000

$95,000

$620,000

LaFollette

Sewer System Improvements

$525,000

$45,900

$570,900

Lake County

Housing Rehabilitation

$500,000

$0

$500,000

Loretto

Fire Protection

$315,000

$23,710

$338,710

McEwen

Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements

$525,000

$1,064,500

$1,589,500

Meigs County

Water System Improvements

$525,000

$670,100

$1,195,100

Michie

Water Main Improvements

$525,000

$17,124

$542,124

Middleton

Sewer System Improvements

$387,100

$102,900

$490,000

Mountain City

Sewer System Rehabilitation

$525,000

$109,000

$634,000

Oliver Springs

Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements

$525,000

$325,000

$850,000

Paris

Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements

$525,000

$375,000

$900,000

Parker’s Crossroads

Fire Department Improvements

$161,607

$30,783

$192,390

Pickett County

Emergency Services

$315,000

$48,500

$363,500

Pikeville

Water Loss Improvements

$500,500

$49,500

$550,000

Ramer

Water System Improvements

$104,650

$10,350

$115,000

Red Boiling Springs

Water System Rehabilitation

$525,000

$17,000

$542,000

Ripley

Fire Protection

$315,000

$27,500

$342,500

Rocky Top

Water System Improvements

$525,000

$39,516

$564,516

Sardis

Water Treatment Plant Improvements

$380,500

$0

$380,500

Sevier County

Water System Rehabilitation

$525,000

$184,460

$709,460

Spencer

Water System Rehabilitation

$525,000

$40,000

$565,000

Surgoinsville

Sewer Line Extension

$510,405

$21,267

$531,672

Tiptonville

Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements

$525,000

$525,000

$525,000

Tracy City

Elimination of Slums and Blight

$236,180

$4,820

$241,000

Trezevant

Water System Improvements

$509,000

$0

$509,000

Unicoi County

Water Line Extension

$525,000

$193,875

$1,368,875

Vanleer

Water Line Extension

$331,000

$30,000

$361,000

Wartburg

Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements

$525,000

$122,000

$647,000

Wartrace

Sewer System Improvements

$289,750

$15,250

$305,000

White County

Emergency Services

$315,000

$113,380

$428,380

White Pine

Water Line Extension

$467,020

$50,932

$518,911

In addition to the CDBG funding, Tennessee is announcing Delta Regional Authority investments; these are a combination of the DRA’s 2016 economic awards as well as state, local and private resources, and are expected to create and retain hundreds of local jobs, train workers and support industries across the region.

Below is a list of the DRA investments:

Community

Project

Total Investment

DRA Investment

Other Public Resources

Martin, TN

Staging Area to Serve MTD Projects Products

$30,650,000

$150,000

$500,000

Memphis, TN

South Main Artspace Lots Project

$17,652,768

$150,000

$17,502,768

Paris, TN

Offsite Storage to Serve Euro Tranciatura Project

$12,842,000

$150,000

$692,000

Camden, TN

Jones Plastic Expansion-Industrial Access Road

$3,525,000

$150,000

$150,000

Tiptonville, TN

Riverine Fisheries of the Port Cates Landing Project

$9,9990,000

$80,000

$410,000

Nashville, TN

Western Branch Distribution Center Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee

$3,752,700

$150,000

$3,602,700

Henderson, TN

Inside Out Dad/Responsible Mom Program

$43,063

$38,063

$5,000

Hornbeak, TN

Hornbeak Emergency Operations Center

$680,244

$250,000

 

$430,244

 

Henderson, TN

Water Line Extension

$133,134

$119,819

$13,315

Dyersburg, TN

Develey Mustard and Condiment Corporation-New Industry

$20,452,000

$200,000

$20,252,000

Delta Region

M/WBE Strategic Growth Services

$203,825

$150,000

$53,825

The investments are primarily made through the DRA States’ Economic Development Assistance Program, the agency’s main federal funding program that invests in basic public infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, workforce development, small business and entrepreneurship, and health access projects in the 252 counties and parishes of the eight-state Delta region. DRA coordinates directly with Tennessee’s three planning and development districts in the region for program funding implementation.

DRA leadership works closely with the governor of each state and his board designee to identify projects to receive SEDAP investments, which are aligned with state economic development goals.  

These federal investments require a minimal investment of state funds that can bring a large return in DRA and other agency funding and result in a great economic impact for the Delta region of Tennessee. 

About the Delta Regional Authority
The Delta Regional Authority is a federal-state partnership created by Congress in 2000 to help create jobs, build communities, and improve lives through strategic investments in economic development in 252 counties and parishes across eight states. To date, the DRA’s SEDAP investments, together with its state and local partners, have leveraged $138 million in federal resources into more than $2.9 billion in public and private investment into local small business owners, entrepreneurs, workers, and infrastructure development projects. These investments have helped create or retain more than 26,000 jobs since the DRA was established. Learn more at dra.gov

About the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development
The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development’s mission is to develop strategies which help make Tennessee the No. 1 location in the Southeast for high quality jobs. To grow and strengthen Team Tennessee, the department seeks to attract new corporate investment in Tennessee and works with Tennessee companies to facilitate expansion and economic growth. Tennessee is the only three-time winner of “State of the Year” for economic development by Business Facilities magazine. Find us on the web: tnecd.com. Follow us on Twitter: @TNECD. Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/TNECD.

 

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