$4.7 Million in CDBG Grants Secured for Region
Gov. Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter recently approved $26.6 million in...
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FTDD Staff
Apr 292 min read
ABC Grant Applications Now Open
Applications for local non-profits or governments to apply for a Tennessee Arts Commission Arts Build Communities Grant are now open....
FTDD Staff
Apr 22 min read
Caring Workplaces Receives $924,000 Grant
The First Tennessee Development District's Caring Workplaces initiative has been awarded approximately $924,000 to enhance and expand the...
FTDD Staff
Jan 243 min read
Seven CDBG Grants Funded totaling $4 Million
Governor Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter recently announced a total of...
FTDD Staff
Dec 19, 20232 min read
Revitalizing Main Streets: How Downtown Improvement Grants are Empowering Small Businesses
Rogersville and Elizabethton recently took advantage of grant funds through the Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development...
FTDD Staff
Oct 10, 20232 min read
$62 Million in TDEC ARP Funds "In the Dirt" Across the Region
Funding allocated across the region based on a TDEC formula linked to population.
FTDD Staff
Oct 2, 20233 min read
FTDD Receives $1.5 Million Federal WORC Grant
The First Tennessee Development District is excited to announce that it has been awarded a $1.5 million dollar Work Opportunity for Rural...
FTDD Staff
Sep 25, 20232 min read
FTDD receives ARC INSPIRE Grant
The First Tennessee Development District has been awarded $44,800 in Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) funds through the Investments...
FTDD Staff
Mar 30, 20232 min read
$1.5 Million EDA Infrastructure Investment Awarded in Greeneville for Parkway Products Expansion
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo has announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a...
FTDD Staff
Mar 13, 20231 min read
FTDD Receives Consolidated Business Grant
The Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development has awarded the First Tennessee Development District a Consolidated Business...
FTDD Staff
Jan 18, 20232 min read
$1.5 Million EDA Grant Awarded in Hawkins County
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo has announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a...
FTDD Staff
Jan 11, 20232 min read
Elizabethton Awarded THDA HOME Grant
The First Tennessee Development District (FTDD) is excited to announce that the City of Elizabethton has been awarded a $500,000 HOME...
FTDD Staff
Dec 5, 20223 min read
$1.6 Million in CDBG Grants Secured for the Northeast Tennessee
Working with communities across the region, the First Tennessee Development District has secured $1.6 million in Community Development...
FTDD Staff
Dec 1, 20222 min read
FTAAAD Awarded Grant to Purchase Assistive Devices for Older Adults with Dementia or Hearing Loss
The First Tennessee Area Agency on Aging and Disability (FTAAAD), a part of the First Tennessee Development District, is proud to...
FTDD Staff
Apr 4, 20222 min read
$1.5 Million EDA Grant Awarded to City of Bristol
Last week, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has...
FTDD Staff
Aug 17, 20212 min read
$34,000 in Arts Grants Awarded to Local Organizations
The First Tennessee Development District, which administers the Tennessee Arts Commission Arts Build Communities (ABC) Grant, has just...
FTDD Staff
Jun 30, 20211 min read
$1.2 Million Dollar EDA Project Coming to Erwin
Earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA)...
FTDD Staff
May 24, 20212 min read
New Atlas is the Perfect Tool to Utilize TNECD Historic Development Grant
The First Tennessee Development District has released an updated Atlas of Historic Districts to assist communities and property owners...
FTDD Staff
Apr 26, 20211 min read
$265,000 HOME Grant Awarded to Hancock County
Photo curtsey of the Rogersville Review Hancock County, Tennessee is a recent recipient of a $265,000 HOME Program Grant to make...
FTDD Staff
Apr 12, 20212 min read
$2 Million Dollar EDA Grant Awarded to Johnson City
Last Thursday, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) had...
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