NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee leaders approved sending a total of $26.6 million to 40 different communities across the state in the form of different grants. They are meant to help fund efforts that address infrastructure and safety needs, known as the Community Development Block Grant program.
A release said the communities were chosen after a public meeting process at the local community level. Funds were specifically available for water and sewer improvements, and for projects that address people's health and safety. Money could also be spent on projects to build sidewalks, walking trails, pave roads or improve community centers.
A list of the East Tennessee communities chosen to get different grants is available below.
- Carter County: $420,000 for fire protection improvements
- Cumberland Gap: $282,750 for fire protection improvements
- Grainger County: $420,000 for emergency services improvements
- Greene County: $1 million for improvements to Kinser Park
- Harriman: $840,419 for sidewalk improvements
- Jamestown: $702,691 for sewer system improvements
- Johnson County: $420,000 for emergency services improvements
- Lafayette: $1 million for sewer system improvements
- Oliver Springs: $516,000 for water system improvements
- Oneida: $907,100 for improvements to the Oneida Library
- Parrotsville: $84,000 for fire protection improvements
- Sneedville: $831,580 for improvements to the city park
- Sweetwater: $1 million for improvements to the community center
- Tazewell: $487,898 for improvements to the park system
- Tusculum: $1 million for pedestrian safety improvements
- White Pine: $496,986 for sewer system improvements
