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.
The Town of Gordonsville received a Housing Rehabilitation Grant for $36,040.
