Bredesen Announces 55 Community Development Block Grants
Released on Thu, Oct 30, 2008 - 4:44 pm under
NASHVILLE – Gov. Phil Bredesen and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matthew Kisber recently approved more than $23 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to assist with infrastructure improvements in Tennessee.
“Community Development Block Grants are fundamental to the growth of communities across Tennessee, and I’m very pleased that our state can be a partner in this vital financial assistance program,” Bredesen said. “The projects funded by these grants result in necessary improvements that bolster growth and development at the most fundamental level.”
The funds were allocated under a procedure authorized by the Tennessee General Assembly.
“The building blocks for economic development are simple infrastructure necessities like water systems and road improvements, and CDBG grants help communities meet those basic needs,” Kisber said. “ECD is proud to support such a critical program for our state’s communities.”
Allocation of CDBG funds is based on priorities set at local levels where community needs are best known. The CDBG program is administered in Tennessee by the Department of Economic and Community Development.
Below is a list of communities who were awarded grants:
Housing:
Fayette County: $500,000
Greeneville: $300,000
Winchester: $365,000
Community Livability:
Clay County: $300,000
Obion County: $300,000
McNairy County: $300,000
Viola: $218,400
Tusculum: $300,000
Alamo: $182,910
Michie: $94,176
Moscow: $139,230
Mosheim: $135,900
Sewer Systems:
Obion: $365,728
Sparta: $500,000
LaFollette: $500,000
Harriman: $500,000
Lafayette: $500,000
Lewisburg: $450,275
Englewood: $263,340
Milan: $500,000
Lake City: $500,000
Martin: $500,000
McKenzie: $500,000
Sewer Lines:
Sweetwater: $318,713
Hamblen County: $410,856
Scott County: $450,022
Decatur: $220,000
Water Lines:
Wayne County: $500,000
Houston County: $500,000
Lawrence County: $500,000
Polk County: $500,000
Marshall County: $500,000
Auburntown: $400,000
Rhea County: $500,000
DeKalb County: $400,000
Sevier County: $400,000
Union County: $444,432
Water Systems:
Grundy County: $1,000,000
Hartsville/Trousdale County: $500,000
Lewis County: $500,000
Celina: $500,000
Maynardville: $500,000
Elizabethton: $500,000
Oliver Springs: $500,000
Spencer: $500,000
Gallaway: $300,000
Stewart County: $500,000
Collinwood: $370,944
Tipton County: $500,000
Jasper: $500,000
Graysville: $479,400
New Johnsonville: $205,000
Mason: $500,000
Byrdstown: $500,000
Greene County: $500,000
About the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development
The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development’s mission is to create higher skilled, better paying jobs for all Tennesseans. The department seeks to attract new corporate investment in Tennessee and works with Tennessee companies to facilitate expansion and economic growth. To find out more, go to www.tnecd.gov.
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Contact: Michaela Jackson
Phone: (615) 253-4897
Email: Michaela.Jackson@state.tn.us
